É UMA VIDA
Since March 2016, and as a follow up from our field work, the City Hall of Lisbon invited CRESCER to develop a Municipal Program for the Reception of Refugees in the city of Lisbon (PMAR LX).
Financing Partners
Our Mission
By working closely with the beneficiaries of this project we hope to promote their integration into the community through learning and training.
Target Group
People seeking asylum, monitored under this Program (PMAR Lx)
Our approach
Areas of action
City of Lisbon
Working Hours
7 days/week
Prevention Team
24h/365 days per year
Methodology
Housing First key principles
To establish relationships with our beneficiaries
To assist settling into a shared home (after leaving Temporary Reception Center)
To assign them a case manager
To provide assistance based on individual needs
To monitor continuously throughout the duration of the program
To promote access to the different resources in the community
To promote the learning of the Portuguese language
To promote empowerment and teaching of the target group
Activities
To search for house rentals in the real estate market
To prepare the houses for the move-in
Before moving into a home
To make a medical history (Anamnesis)
To match possible housemates to the most appropriate housing
To provide a first visit to the living quarters
After moving into a home
To give support with the transition from the Refugees Center to a home
To assign them a case manager
To provide regular house visits
To provide personalized monitoring
To assist in the acquisition of all the necessary documentation for integration
To assist with the management of household chores
To assist in handling Pocket Money
To define strategies towards building an individual life plan
To mediate the different community facilities
To give support with job searching
To establish new partnerships which ultimately provide better solutions for the beneficiaries
To promote entertainment and cultural activities
To promote sports
Technical Team
Psychologists and Social Worker
Would you like to know more about our project?
We are available and will gladly share more details with you.
© CRESCER 2020
Web Hosting – WebHS
Donate
Help us Grow!