Departmental family planning needs premises in Cergy to be reborn

Following major malfunctions, the family planning of Val-d’Oise installed in the Blue Tower of Cergy-Pontoise closed its doors in January 2020. Since then, a collective of residents has been trying to relaunch the only structure of this type. in the department via an association, reports The Parisian.

A letter to elected officials

The organization has already carried out various actions, particularly with middle school students. However, the volunteers are always looking for premises that guarantee discretion and easy access to visitors. Because without a suitable place, it is impossible to develop. Faced with this situation, the members of the association sent a letter to all the local elected officials.

The objective of these women, who are notably teachers, educational advisers or retired midwives, is to invest by September in premises ideally located in the Grand-Centre district. Since its creation in December 2021, the association has already obtained national family planning approval allowing it to benefit from funding of 20,000 euros by the State and 4,800 euros by the city of Cergy-Pontoise.