Operational in Brazil and Italy

We provide concrete support to the local community through different types of programmes.

Our lines of action in Brazil

FOSTER CARE AND FAMILY HOMES

 

We believe in welcoming and saving the lives of children and adolescents.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

 

The courses offered by Casa do Menor allow people to learn a profession in order to build a future.

JOVEN APPRENDIZ PROGRAMME

The ‘Aprendiz do bem’ project provides care for adolescents and young people aged between 14 and 24.

KINDERGARTENS

Casa do Menor currently owns a kindergarten ‘Rosa dos Ventos’, located in a very deprived area of Baixada Fluminense.

SPORTING AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

 

The Dom Adriano Hipolito Cultural Centre (CIDAH) is a multi-purpose centre offering various activities.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

 

 

Active projects for the development of some communities on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro.

RECOVERING FROM ADDICTIONS

Casa do Menor has founded shelters for the rehabilitation of young and adult drug addicts.

CRACK DENS

 

Crack dens, a relatively recent reality, are places where people who use crack cocaine meet, and often live. For several years, Father Renato and the Casa do in Menor have been interested in this dramatic reality.

Our lines of action in Italy

CULTURAL EXCHANGE BRAZIL-EUROPE

 

A project aimed at young people aged between 18 and 24 who want to experience the Brazilian reality.

COLLABORATION WITH "THE WILD CHERRIES"

Casa do Menor collaborates with the Cooperative “I ciliegi selvatici” (The wild cherry trees), which provides employment for disabled people in the agricultural field.