Informação: Social Security transfers space to ARRISCA for occupational and production activities The Azores Social Security has transferred to ARRISCA a space located in Ponta Delgada for occupational and production activities workshops - Ergoazulejo and Recreational Spaces - as well as for carpentry activities. With this transfer, this association will be able reduce its monthly costs by two thousand Euros. The Regional Director for Social Solidarity said today at the opening of this space t... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government committed to building inclusive society, says Piedade Lalanda The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity said the Regional Government “is committed to building a society that excludes no one," stressing the actions developed by the Government "to mitigate the difficulties experienced by disabled people."
“The responses that have been provided in this area over the years are an example of this concern. Today, over a thousand Azoreans benefit fr... Mais >> Informação: Azorean Government to fund vacancies in day nurseries and kindergartens, announced Piedade Lalanda Under the new funding model for Private Social Solidarity Institutions (IPSS) and "Santas Casas da Misericórdia," the Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity announced today that the Government will fund a stipulated number of vacancies, which corresponds to 296 vacancies in day nurseries and 123 in kindergartens.
"With this new model, the Government will fund a specific number of vacancie... Mais >> Informação: Support and benefits for 2014 protect families and companies, says Vasco Cordeiro The President of the Government announced on Thursday that the measures defined by the Government for 2014 will allow Azorean families and companies to benefit from financial support and measures that are higher by 230 million Euros compared to the available support measures in Mainland Portugal and Madeira. "The first year in office of the XI Government demonstrated the way how we have followed, ... Mais >> Informação: "Family support policies to be reinforced in this legislative period," said Regional Director for Social Solidarity The Regional Director for Social Solidarity reiterated today in Ponta Delgada that "family support policies will be reinforced during this legislative period." The Regional Government has awarded "priority status to these areas under the next Community Support Framework."
Speaking at the opening of the seminar "Família: Mudanças e Desafios; 15 anos a navegar com as famílias entre o... Mais >> Informação: "Azorean citizens may continue to rely on the Regional Government for social support," assures Piedade Lalanda
The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity considered today that "in a country where the Welfare State is dying and the support to families is dropping to levels registered 10 years ago, Azorean citizens may continue to rely on the Regional Government for social support."
"Contrary to the policies conducted by National Government led by PSD and CDS-PP, which is reducing social benefits indis... Mais >> Informação: 1st Regional Plan to Prevent and Combat Domestic Violence registers execution rate of 77 percent, reveals Piedade Lalanda The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity revealed that the 1st Regional Plan to Prevent and Combat Domestic Violence, which comprises 65 measures implemented in five areas of intervention, registered a global execution rate of 77 percent.
Piedade Lalanda considered that the assessment of this tool was "very positive," stressing that it allowed the services to follow up 1,400 victims and to t... Mais >> Informação: Government of the Azores builds temporary and emergency shelter for the homeless The Regional Secretary for Social Solidarity announced on Friday that the Government of the Azores will move forward with the construction of a temporary and emergency shelter for the homeless, an initiative to be carried out in partnership Cáritas Association - São Miguel and Novo Dia Association. Piedade Lalanda stressed that this investment aims to support "the occupation and rehabili... Mais >> Informação: Azores celebrate anniversary of UNESCO and International Day for Tolerance
The Regional Directorate for Culture, through various initiatives developed by its external services, will join the celebrations of the anniversary of UNESCO and the International Day for Tolerance, which will take on Saturday, November 16.
The Declaration of Principles on Tolerance, established by UNESCO in 1995, on the date of its 50th anniversary, defines this concept as "not only as a mor... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government reinforces psychosocial support to patients receiving health care at hospitals in Northern Mainland Portugal The Regional Government established on Friday a cooperation protocol with the House of the Azores of North Region with the aim to reinforce psychosocial support to patients receiving health care at hospitals in Northern Mainland Portugal, particularly in the city of Porto, where the number of cancer patients from the Azores has been growing.
During the ceremony held in Ponta Delgada, the Regiona... Mais >>
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