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Hunnan District, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province——
The community canteen warms the stomach and warms the heart (the grassroots in the New Year).
Reporter Hao Yingcan.
People** 2024-01-31 Edition 02).
The outdoor temperature dropped to minus ten degrees Celsius, but the canteen of Yue Danshan Community in Hunnan District, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province was warm. At 12 noon, it was the peak of dining, and in the dining room of less than 100 square meters, 11 square tables were full.
In the rice window, Cui Yue, an employee of the canteen, holds a spoon in one hand and a steady plate in the other, stewed chicken nuggets, dried fried beans, fried bean sprouts, accompanied by a bowl of rice and a bowl of spinach soup.
The person who took over the plate from Cui Yue was Wang Jie, a 66-year-old community resident, "This ** is only 11 yuan, which is economical, and the dishes are home-cooked and delicious." ”
There are more than 200 elderly people in our community, and it is generally difficult to eat three meals a day: it is difficult for the family to cook less, it is difficult to travel and buy vegetables, and it is difficult to eat at a cold table. Su Chang, Secretary of the Party Branch of Yuetanshan Community, said.
Focus on "key small things" and do "people's livelihood big things". "We have carried out the 'Elderly Meal Warming Action' to promote the construction of community canteens and optimize the supply of elderly care services. Ma Sheng, director of the Hunnan District Civil Affairs Bureau, said that at present, a total of 21 community canteens have been built and operated in the district, serving more than 100,000 residents every month.
Public welfare is the main tone of the community canteen. Above the rice window, there is a ** catalog: 9 yuan for three vegetarian soups and one rice, 11 yuan for one meat, two vegetarian soups and one rice, 14 yuan for two meats, one vegetable soup and one rice, and 16 yuan for two meats, two vegetarian soups and one rice.
On the basis of ***, diners over 60 years old and over 80 years old can enjoy a 10% discount and a 20% discount respectively, and the elderly over 90 years old can eat for free. Li Tianlong, the person in charge of the Yuetanshan Community Canteen, introduced, "In view of the eating habits of some elderly people, we also launch two vegetarian dishes, one soup and one meal every day6."9 yuan ** meal, try to make them eat comfortably. ”
The price of the dishes is not high, can it cover the operating costs?
The canteen is provided free of charge by the community, and those who meet certain conditions can apply for operating subsidies, and the water, electricity and heating are implemented by residents....Thanks to policy support, we are in a state of guaranteed capital and small profits. Li Tianlong is also the person in charge of a community elderly care service organization, "The operation of the community canteen can also meet the dining needs of our service users, which is actually a win-win situation." ”
Ma Sheng introduced that Hunnan District has explored a variety of community canteen creation models to meet the needs of meal assistance according to local conditions, such as providing real estate free of charge and introducing social forces to operate, opening meal assistance services for elderly care institutions, setting up urban and rural community meal assistance stations, and developing rural mutual aid meal services.
In order to better meet the dining needs of community residents, Li Tianlong has established a WeChat group, which currently has more than 700 people. "I have a light mouth, can I put less salt" "Today's boiled prawns are really fresh" ......The peak dining season has passed, and the discussion in the group is still hot.