Programme: All

The municipality of Zlatograd is a municipality far from the major administrative centers in the country, which, combined with the negative demographic trends, confronts the local government with the need to implement measures for the development of social services aimed at the growing number of vulnerable groups of individuals and families with no or low income income, elderly family pensioners and pensioners living alone who have low incomes, cannot support themselves with these incomes and their property and do not receive support from their relatives; persons subject to social assistance, including from the circle of persons under Art. 4, para. 1 of the Ordinance, who are unable to meet their basic life needs and for whom a need for daily additional support has been established; persons with low incomes who, due to existing disabilities or health limitations, have difficulty or impossible self-care, including single persons with permanent disabilities with low personal income from a pension, for whom there is no suitable candidate for an assistant under the personal assistance mechanism; persons who, due to accidental circumstances, are in a difficult and vulnerable situation and for whom a need for this type of assistance has been established; 
In view of the fact that the population in our municipality is permanently aging, the natural increase is negative and the number of elderly people is increasing, it is necessary to pay special attention to the care of vulnerable groups and the provision of social services that meet their needs the needs. With the implementation of the "Hot Lunch in Zlatograd Municipality" project, help and support will be provided to the most needy persons and families and the need for a similar type of social service, will be satisfied. The activities that will be carried out, within the framework of the project, are the delivery of a hot lunch to the homes of vulnerable citizens who, due to poverty and prolonged social isolation.