Território urbano das políticas públicas em Montes Claros/MG: uma análise dos Polos dos Centros de Referência de Assistência Social – CRAS

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the effectiveness of the territorial division of the urban area of Montes Claros / MG to implant the units of the Social Assistance Reference Centers - CRAS - in meeting the demands that it presents, considering the similarities and differences of CRAS in relation to your target group. The methodology used was quantitative and qualitative research, in which the representation of the urban area of Montes Claros, as well as the survey and spatial data regarding the segments were based on the use of GIS techniques, in the database year 2010 IBGE census, integrated into the base map of the urban area in ArcGIS 10.1 software, enabled the representation of socio-economic data through thematic maps, reinforcing the importance of cartography for the representation of social data. The discourse analysis, from semi-structured interviews with the welfare worker, enabled this work the necessary conclusions to the investigation as proposed. It was found, according to assertion of welfare workers working in the CRAS units and analysis of these statements taken by this research that the best service to the segments will be given through the territorial reconfiguration extensive poles that exceed the limited number of low-income families, as determined by the Social assistance Policy for the size of the city, fragmenting them and implanting a new CRAS unit in each new fragment. The Poles containing dispersed population, but who have not reached the threshold number of low-income families, as determined by the Social Assistance Policy, proposed the adoption of mobile teams of social assistance service in meeting the demands. The professionals working in non extensive territories understand there these the need for territorial reconfigurations, but point out shortcomings in other aspects that lower labor income, such as insufficient number of professionals in some territories, delays in the supply of basic materials by the public administration and spaces with dimensions sufficient to carry out specific activities of basic social protection service such as meetings, for example. From the use of GIS, where he joined the territorial CRAS to the IBGE / 2010, it was possible to analyze socio spatial distribution and configuration of the CRAS territories, especially from the perspective of professionals working in these. It was then possible to simulate the new territorial configuration for the units of CRAS, proposed by / for Social Workers.