Information: Tender for adaptation of building to install Free Time Activity Centre on Santa Maria Island published in the Official Journal
The public tender for the adaptation of a building for the installation of the Santa Maria Free Time Activity Centre run by the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Vila do Porto was published in the Official Journal. Financed by the Regional Government, through the Regional Secretariat for Social Solidarity, the work has a base price of 377,284.85 euros, plus VAT at the legal rate in force, and a c... more >>

Information: Better energy solutions generate added value for institutions' financial conditions, says Regional Director for Social Solidarity
The Regional Director for Social Solidarity stated in Angra do Heroísmo that energy savings generate added value for improving the financial conditions of Social Solidarity Institutions in the Azores. Paulo Fontes spoke on the sidelines of a visit to Nossa Senhora do Livramento, an institution that received financial support from the Regional Directorate for Social Solidarity for the acquisit... more >>

Information: Regional Secretariat for Social Solidarity promotes 2nd edition of "Journalism against Domestic Violence" contest
The Regional Secretariat for Social Solidarity, through the Regional Directorate for Social Solidarity, promotes the second edition of the "Journalism Against Domestic Violence" contest. The initiative falls within the scope of the 2nd Regional Plan for Prevention and Combat to Domestic and Gender Violence (PRPCVDG) and aims to distinguish the best media work on this type of violence. The organisa... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores promotes 8th Regional Campaign on Dating Violence Prevention
The Regional Secretariat for Social Solidarity, through the Regional Directorate for Social Solidarity, starts today the eighth edition of the Regional Campaign on Dating Violence Prevention. This initiative aims to promote healthy relationships and prevent violence in intimate relationships among young people. The project was created by the Centre of Initiatives for the Prevention and Combat to D... more >>

Information: Regional Government launches short film competition directed to young people for prevention of dating violence
The Government of the Azores will launch a short film competition under the Regional Campaign for the prevention of Dating Violence. It focuses on health relations between young people and is addressed at young people aged between 14 and 18. The initiative will be launched on March 28. It is promoted by the Regional Directorate for Social Solidarity in partnership with Burra de Milho Cultural Asso... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores creates local development structure in the municipality of Lagoa
The Regional Secretariat for Social Solidarity, through the Azores Social Security Institute, signed today a protocol for the establishment of the Local Activity and Territorial Social Intervention Centre and the Territorial Development Centre in the municipality of Lagoa. Speaking at the ceremony, the Regional Director for Social Solidarity stressed that the work in Social Solidarity must be reg... more >>

Information: Solidarity Economy is the new agent of sustainable development, says Regional Director for Social Solidarity
The Regional Director for Social Solidarity stressed today the importance of solidarity and social economy as a new sustainable development agent, ensuring that there are solutions for the challenges the sector faces. "In the economic world, there is indeed a new development factor, in addition to public and private sectors. We are obviously talking about solidarity economy," said Frederico Sousa... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores promotes Regional Campaign for Prevention of Violence against Older Persons
The Regional Campaign for Prevention of Violence against the Elderly starts today. This initiative is promoted in partnership by the Regional Directorate for Social Solidarity, the Azores Social Security Institute and the Centre for the Prevention and Combat to Domestic Violence. This campaign is planned to run for three months and will have an organised presence on all islands of the archipelag... more >>

Information: New Regional Campaign to Prevent Dating Violence presented today
The new Regional Campaign to Prevent Dating Violence, developed under the theme "Embark on this Challenge. Venture into Healthy Love," was presented today in Praia da Vitória during a session attended by the Regional Director for Social Solidarity, Frederico Sousa. This campaign aims, on the one hand, to prevent dating violence and raise awareness for the harmful impact of this social pheno... more >>

Information: Regional Government supports domestic violence prevention campaign during 2014 Sanjoaninas
In the context of a cooperation protocol with the Regional Directorate for Social Solidarity, the Centre for Prevention Initiatives and Combat to Domestic Violence at the "Santa Casa da Misericórdia" of Praia da Vitória will promote a domestic violence prevention campaign on the island of Terceira. Held under the theme “Family is the most valuable Heritage," the campaign will take ... more >>