Information: Regional Government praises contribution of "Family Meeting Point" to the Region
The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity highlighted in Ponta Delgada the "excellent work" of the "Family Meeting Point." As partner of the Regional Government, this initiative focuses its intervention on unstructured family contexts, providing a pioneering response at national and international level. "I must acknowledge the 'Family Meeting Point' as an example of excellence. It is a true les... more >>

Information: Regional Government prepares 3rd Regional Plan for Prevention and Combat to Domestic and Gender Violence
The Regional Government is preparing the 3rd Regional Plan for the Prevention and Combat to Domestic and Gender Violence (PRPCVDG), as announced by the Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity in Ponta Delgada. Andreia Cardoso spoke at the opening of the 5th Regional Meeting of Networks and Centres for Prevention and Combat to Domestic and Gender Violence. On the occasion, she defined three major ... more >>

Information: Local authorities are key partners in housing, says Andreia Cardoso
The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity highlighted in São Roque do Pico the importance of partnerships with local authorities in the area of housing to pursue this "great mission" of the Regional Government: to ensure this right to all Azoreans. "Village councils, but also municipal councils, are key partners in throughout the entire process as they are responsible for identifying case... more >>

Information: Azorean Government supports young employability through Youth Development and Inclusion Centres
The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity revealed in Angra do Heroísmo that the Regional Government has improved the capacity of Youth Development and Inclusion Centres (CDIJ) in the context of the measures to support young employability. This has been achieved through the provision of training to technical teams and the inclusion of more partners in the regional network to support this s... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores supports project to promote women's employability in Arrifes
The Regional Government, through the Regional Secretariat for Social Solidarity, will be the partner of "Verde Lima" project. This initiative intends to promote employability in agriculture and will be implemented in partnership with the Village Council of Arrifes. Andreia Cardoso, who attended the presentation session this morning, highlighted the commitment of the Azorean Government to collabora... more >>

Information: Guaranteeing the quality of services in the area of disability is one the Government's priorities
The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity stressed in Ponta Delgada that the Government of the Azores has set "the assessment of response capacity" and "the introduction of actions to improve this quality" as priorities in the area of disability, thus meeting the needs of families. "The priority we have set for these responses in particular concerns a rigorous assessment of the quality of resp... more >>

Information: Regional Government calls for civic participation of young people in the construction of collective future
The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity called for the involvement of children and young people from Faial Island with their communities, reminding that civic participation is an "extremely important" exercise for the collective future. Andreia Cardoso spoke at a special plenary session organised by the Commission for the Protection of Children and Youth under the 8th Rights Week. According ... more >>

Information:  Regional Government plans to start 8 million-Euro investments in the area of disabilities in 2018
The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity revealed in Maia, São Miguel Island, that the Regional Government plans to start, shortly, the works for the implementation of new and improved social responses in the area of disability, an overall investment of about eight million Euros. Andreia Cardoso spoke during a visit to the construction site of the Occupational Activity Centre (CAO) of "S... more >>

Information: Regional Government already complied with recommendations issued in report about ARRISCA
The Regional Government has already complied with the recommendations issued in the report concerning the audit of the Regional Health Inspectorate to ARRISCA under the actions to monitor transparency and supervise public resources allocated to Private Social Solidarity Institutions (IPSS) in the Region. The assurance was provided to the members of the Regional Assembly by the Regional Secretary ... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores invested 4 million Euros in the housing sector on São Miguel Island in 2017
The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity revealed in Lagoa, that, since the beginning of the legislative period, "the Government has invested nearly 4 million Euros in the housing sector on São Miguel Island," distributed by various support programmes provided by the Regional Directorate for Housing. "The Government has allocated one million euros for the rehabilitation of degraded housin... more >>