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The social crisis is worsening and a stronger impact of the economic and financial crisis is to come in 2010 say the Members of Eurodiaconia.

Eurodiaconia has published its new report on “The social cost of the crisis: even more in need and more needed” as a follow up of a first report in 2009 which took a first look at the impact of the financial and economic crisis on their members ability to provide services and serve those in most need.

Overall, the main message remains the same: members are very concerned about the future. They feel that the social crisis is worsening, and that a stronger impact of the economic and financial crisis is to come in 2010. They have been experiencing an increase demand for services, especially for debt counseling, emergency financial support and employment advice, and are expecting these demands to continue to increase, as well as an increasing demand for other services, especially food programs. 11 of the 20 respondents are also expecting the demand for homeless services to increase. Most of them think they will be called to play a new role in 2010, maybe to counterbalance a decrease in the provision of publicly run services.