Jingchu Network (Hubei ** Network) News (Reporter Lu Jianlei, Correspondent Huang Wangxuan, Jiang Ying) A porridge and a meal, the stomach is full, and the heart is warm.
Wang's Community Happiness Canteen. Photo courtesy of correspondent.
In the past, the unit canteen was good, the food was delicious and not expensive, and it would be nice if the community could set up a canteen......."Every time a community worker comes to provide services, I can always hear the voices of the residents of Wang's community.
But running a canteen in the community is not easy. Where to choose the venue, who will pay for the funds, how to manage the operation, etc., these are all difficult problems.
In Huangshi, there are many communities with a large number of elderly people, such as the Wangjia community. To this end, Huangshi City will focus on the construction of the Happy Canteen project as a practical matter of people's livelihood this year.
The "** Work Report" of Huangshi City, released at the beginning of this year, clearly pointed out that "83 old communities have been renovated, benefiting 34,455 residents." Completed the renovation of 500 homes for the elderly with special difficulties. Standardize, renovate, upgrade, and build 50 canteens for the elderly and meal assistance for the elderly in communities (villages) and streets (townships) for the elderly."
White Horse Mountain Community Happiness Canteen. Photo courtesy of correspondent.
Focusing on the above work objectives and combined with the actual situation in Huangshi, the Happy Canteen highlights public welfare and marketization. **Provide free canteen business site, use water, electricity, gas, and heat according to the residents' living categories**, and subsidize 50,000 yuan per year for each happy canteen that meets the standards and operates normally. The operation of the canteen is "hired" by enterprises with a certain scale and experience.
Happy Canteen on Shuiji Road in Xisaishan District. Photo courtesy of correspondent.
At the same time, the civil affairs department also set up a "happy canteen" in the Charity Federation** to mobilize enterprises and caring people to donate to support the operation of the happy canteen.
At present, 50 community (village) happy canteens have been built in Huangshi, serving about 20,000 elderly people, and the satisfaction of the masses has reached 98%.