Latest news and stories about social welfare in Portugal for expats and residents.
More than three thousand children and young people were living in homelessness or in severely dilapidated housing in 2024. The report from the 'Child Guarantee' institution revealed that the areas with the highest number of children experiencing this situation are Alentejo, Lisbon, and Porto.
A report highlights that three thousand children in Portugal are living in precarious and unhealthy housing conditions, ranging from tents to dilapidated buildings.
An interim report from the Child Guarantee sent to the European Commission this year notes that 3,036 'children or young people were identified as homeless in 2024'.
The Our Lady of Fatima Social Welfare Centre provides shelter and support to girls and young women from across the Algarve and is urgently seeking support from the local community. The post Shelter and hope for Algarve’s young women appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The Portuguese League Against Cancer was created in April 1941. António José Seguro considered that Portugal is stronger for having institutions like this one.
The immigrant family has already been assigned a new home by the local council.
Father Américo was, in his own way, a poet. In the technical sense of the word, but also in its most radical sense: he saw the invisible in what was visible, justice where others saw fatality. Opinion piece by Henrique Manuel Pereira.
The actor has been the president of the Artists' House for five years. He embraced the mission wholeheartedly and brought a new dynamic to the project.
“Being the Heritage of the Poor, it is also the heritage of the Nation.”
The article covers various recent events in Portugal, including political tensions between Oeiras and Amadora over territorial disputes, with Oeiras' mayor Isaltino accusing Amadora of invasion and threatening to build a “wall.” It highlights a family in Lisbon with four minors left homeless due to lack of housing solutions. Additionally, Portugal's support for Ukraine is reaffirmed by President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, emphasizing Portugal’s continued backing amidst ongoing conflicts. Other notable topics include local incidents such as a school meal controversy at Salesianos de Manique, and economic discussions about labor laws indicating common ground among political parties. The article also mentions Portugal's participation in the EuroDreams lottery, where no winners were declared but some prizes were awarded to Portuguese participants.
She could neither read nor write when she was found by the authorities. She was in a state of extreme thinness. The foster family reports on the difficult recovery of the woman who was enslaved for 25 years.
The organisation says none of the presidential candidates contesting Sunday’s election has yet revealed their position on the “poorest of the poor”. It invites whoever advances to the second round to visit.
