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ESC: Volunteering in a Community Center

Code: 30076 Copied

Portugal European Voluntary Service Social work Education Culture European Voluntary Service Social work +2 Fixed dates

About the project

ESC: Volunteering in a Community Center

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

The Centro Comunitário Paroquial de Nossa Senhora das Dores (CCPNSD) is a private solidarity social institution that was funded in 1985. CCPNSD It’s an open structure to all the community that develop it’s daily action supporting children, young people, elderly and families, providing care and the adequate solutions to every problem/situation, in order to contribute to the psychosocial well-being of the population. The CCPNSD works according to the canon and civil law. Its goals are: - Contribute to the integral human development - Strengthen the sense of community - Support and help to solve the needs of the community The CCPNSD provides the following services to the local community: - Day Care Centre (65 elderly) - Home Support (32 elderly) - Pre-school (44 children) - After-school activities (56 children and young people) - Food Bank (50 families) - Social Canteen (50 people)

🏠 Accommodation on site

ProAtlântico will provide €5 to cover costs of food and extra expenses during non-working time. During working time the receiving organization provides suitable meal in the organization’s facilities, which is based on a Mediterranean diet. ProAtlântico provides accommodation in an apartment, University residence, hostel, hosting family in multiple bedroom with fully equipped kitchen, toilet and living room - electricity, water, gas, TV and Internet are covered by the project. The volunteers will have towels and bed clothes. A monthly local transport allowance is provided by the RO.

🎒 Leisure activities

on-arrival training - mid-term training - Online Linguistic Support - Other important subjects

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profil: In general, the profile of the volunteers must be very human, self-motivated, creative, open minded, tolerant with self-initiative, willing to take on new challenges, very flexible and ready to help in different tasks, with good adaption to different realities and ready to live with different conditions and environments they are used to in their original country.
Deadline: Application deadline: 31/05/2022

ℹ️ Additional information

Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:https://www.youthpass.eu/en/ This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label. The Quality Label certifies that the organisation is able to run projects in compliance with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps.

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📅 Available sessions

PT30076

01/10/2022 → 26/09/2023

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
♂ 0/1 ♀ 0/1
Deadline: 31/05/2022

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Caxias, Portugal

Portugal

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Western European Summer Time

Local time: 21:31 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Portuguese