{"id":97619,"date":"2021-08-24T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T08:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flad.pt\/?p=97619"},"modified":"2021-08-24T09:44:23","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T08:44:23","slug":"comunidade-vida-e-paz-26-000-euros-for-a-new-centre-in-olaias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flad.pt\/en\/comunidade-vida-e-paz-26-000-euros-for-a-new-centre-in-olaias\/","title":{"rendered":"Comunidade Vida e Paz: 26.000 euros for a new Centre in Olaias"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Comunidade Vida e Paz,<\/a> an IPSS that emerged in 1988, has 32 years of experience in rebuilding the lives of homeless people. Through an integrated action of prevention, rehabilitation, and reintegration, Comunidade Vida e Paz, <\/a>in 2020 alone, supported more than 490 people daily on the street, distributed 180,000 meals, welcomed 210 people in its centers and 115 residents moved to the social reintegration phase.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The street can never be someone’s home and so organizations like Comunidade Vida e Paz<\/a> can continue to change lives, everyone’s help is important. For the same reason, and for the tireless work done by this IPSS, FLAD decided to donate 26,000 euros, which corresponds to 1 year of expenditures of the new Integrative Center of Comunidade Vida e Paz<\/a> in Olaias, Lisbon. This space allows to accommodate homeless couples, even accompanied by their pets, in order to build a new life project for its residents.<\/p>\n

With the support of a network of 602 volunteers, 149 employees, and several benefactors, supporters, and friends, this IPSS integrates into its work all the necessary support to the homeless, ranging from the street to social reintegration.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image media=”97659″ media_width_use_pixel=”yes” alignment=”center” media_width_pixel=”600″][vc_column_text]The contact, signaling and referral of people in situations of homelessness or social vulnerability, as is the case of families in need, takes place with the Street Teams of the Comunidade Vida e Paz,<\/a> with daily routes in Amadora, Lisbon, Loures, and Odivelas.<\/p>\n

“These teams (…) through the distribution of a meal, with the aim of establishing contact with the person and beginning to develop a relationship of trust, seek to talk so that then the person feels motivated to change their life.” <\/em>Renata Alves, General Director of Comunidade Vida e Paz<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

After the establishment of this contact, supported homeless people are welcomed in the Open Space for Dialogue, which assesses and guides them towards a response that is appropriate to their problem, whether inside or outside the services of Comunidade Vida e Paz.<\/a><\/p>\n

In addition to removing these people from the street, the greatest goal of Comunidade Vida e Paz<\/a> is to help them achieve their full autonomy. Therefore, the IPSS has available several accommodation options (such as insertion communities \u2013 Quinta da Tomada and Quinta do Esp\u00edrito Santo \u2013 and apartments), creates rehabilitation plans adjusted to each resident, seeking to develop the personal, social and professional skills indispensable for reintegration into society, but also has a residence of continued mental health care, two therapeutic communities (in F\u00e1tima and in Tomada) for the treatment of additions and a post-discharge follow-up program for the various centers of the Comunidade.<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image media=”97661″ media_width_use_pixel=”yes” alignment=”center” media_width_pixel=”600″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

How to Help?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

As we all know, the pandemic has decreased, and it even closed, most of the services available to the homeless population. However, Comunidade Vida e Paz <\/a>continued to meet these people in difficulty and further strengthened their services of support and distribution of essential goods.<\/p>\n

Continuing to help the Comunidade Vida e Paz<\/a> is decisive, especially at this time, and you can do so in many ways. To find all the information you need see down below and\/or here: https:\/\/www.cvidaepaz.pt\/ajudar\/#!\/doacoes<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image media=”97664″ media_width_use_pixel=”yes” alignment=”center” media_width_pixel=”600″][vc_column_text]Donations:<\/strong> Make a donation to the Comunidade Vida e Paz, <\/a>as much as you want and can, through:<\/p>\n