« On est à bout », le message des associations de maraude en grève
During the speeches, the associations insisted on the increase in misery, which they touch as closely as possible, and denounced the shortcomings of the State which “flouts” the rights of people, by refusing the accommodation of urgency and increasing evictions. “Sometimes the 115, for lack of resources and space, no longer responds. »
Tailored solutions
They ask for the opening of 1,000 additional places in mainland France, “sustainable and adapted” accommodation, the creation of “administrative emergency centers”, “support for street victims in the event of aggression. They want state funding for food aid for marauding, as well as the premises and materials necessary for the activity. “We are volunteers and the grants paid only 10 to 20% of our expenses, while the help of individuals is decreasing each year […] We are exhausted, exhausted, tired. We want tailored solutions. »
The City of Bordeaux, via the solidarity assistant Harmonie Lecerf, has proposed a meeting in ten days with the associations. But the demands are mainly directed towards the State and the prefecture which, in response, detailed its means (see below). “We don’t have the same figures,” says Cécilia Fonséca, from the association Les Gratuits. The prefecture has one homeless person when, on the ground, we see ten. There, she announces 4,000 places but today, on her accommodation board, she only offers 1,542. In Gironde, 243 places have disappeared since 2020, ”assures the volunteer.
“The ball is in the court of the prefecture”, says Estelle Morizot, for the Maraude du Coeur, who notes that many associations present this evening were not invited to the meeting of October 26. “However, we will have to talk to each other. »