More than 20,000 people have benefited from the work of the

Its president, Pedro Llorca, points out that donations have decreased due to uncertainty and the outlook "is not good." Go to download More than 20,000 people, through 128 entities, have benefited from the work of the Las Palmas Food Bank in the first half of the year, according to its president, Pedro Llorca. Llorca indicates that it is not an easy time because the situation continues to worsen, with 37.8 percent of the Canarian population below the poverty line and with prospects that "are not good." Added to this is that this year donations from individuals have decreased, “something that can be understood due to the situation of uncertainty.” 128 kilos per person per year It indicates that in this semester 1.6 million kilos of food have been distributed, while last year 128 kilos per person and year were reached, a figure that is within the framework of what the United Nations Organization for Food and Nutrition recommends. Food and Agriculture (FAO).Las Arenas, a summer landmark for Gran Canaria citizens Poster for the Infinity Saga exhibition | Photo: CC las Arenas Poster for the Infinity Saga exhibition | Photo: CC las Arenas The marketing director of the shopping center, Nico Perdomo, shows his satisfaction with the public's good reception of the multiple activities. Go to download The Las Arenas Shopping Center is a benchmark for the Gran Canaria summer, with a wide offer for people of all ages and a second wave of sales that are very timely to combat inflation. Arenillo Club The Arenillo Club, launched on June 23 and will run until September 4, offers daily activities for minors on the terrace floor.



This is a completely free activity in which minors and their companions can enjoy performances as well as participate in recreational activities. Infinity Saga Likewise, the shopping center offers, on its ground floor, the Saga del Infinito exhibition, with items from famous film and comic heroes, with plenty of space dedicated to twenty-five exhibitors offering original life-size uniforms, more than one hundred figures, Objects signed by their protagonists and movie posters. It will be open until the first days of September. Second wave of sales Likewise, most WhatsApp Number List businesses are starting the second wave of sales these days, with discounts of 50, 60 and 70%, very attractive at a time when citizens are looking for euros.Visocan launches a plan to capture empty housing in Gran Canaria Presentation of Visocan's Empty Housing program Presentation of Visocan's Empty Housing program The managing director, Victor González, points out that they have already arranged 149 homes for those affected by the La Palma volcano. Go to download The company Visocan has launched the Empty Housing program in Gran Canaria through which it is trying to return properties to the market that, for some reason, are not being occupied by their owners.







According to the manager of the public company, Victor González, it is about searching the market for affordable empty housing that meets the requirements of protected housing. Its owners are offered a transfer of the home to the program with a guaranteed income for seven years at no more than 500 euros per month, which can constitute a good opportunity for owners who do not want to rent the home on the free market. Highly stressed areas González indicates that, with this plan, the aim is to respond to the high demand for rental housing in Gran Canaria, with very tense areas in the metropolitan area, with Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the municipalities that surround it, and in the municipalities tourist and neighboring areas: “In the northern and central part there are fewer problems.” 149 homes for La Palma Likewise, González is satisfied with the progress of the program to provide housing to those affected by the La Palma volcano. He remembers that the company went to work from the first moment and, currently, they have already made 109 homes available, to which forty will be added in the Breña Baja area. It indicates that, from this moment on, the new homes that are made available will have to be newly built or open the range and look in other areas further away from the volcano area, where there may be housing available: “We believe that “We have done the job well, we have been fast and we have had a lot of local help.” Regarding the number of people affected by the homes, González invites us to distinguish between those who have permanently lost their homes and those who are outside of them because the homes are in the exclusion zones due to the gases. The latter only need temporary accommodation until the conditions are met for them to return home.