Casa do Menor was founded by Padre Renato Chiera in 1986 with the aim of taking in roadkids to offer them a better future.
Today Casa do Menor is much more and we are here to tell you about it.
Casa do Menor was founded by Padre Renato Chiera in 1986 with the aim of taking in roadkids to offer them a better future.
Today Casa do Menor is much more and we are here to tell you about it.
They grow up without the love of a family, without prospects and are condemned to the street, abandonment, violence, drugs, crime and early death.
Casa do Menor was born to address this tragedy of Brazil’s unloved children. For 30 years, with a presence of love and opportunity, it has been trying to change their destiny, to rewrite their history with new human and spiritual values inspired by the Gospel.
What we believe in:
- We believe in man and his ability to change;
- We believe in the supreme value of life and in love as a powerful tool for transformation;
- We believe in pedagogy that makes PRESENCE at the side of children and young people our mission;
- We believe in solidarity and dialogue with all people who, regardless of their religion or conviction, have dreams and values and are open to meeting and collaborating with all, without false dogmatism, closures or intolerance;
- We believe in a fraternal and united world with respect for the differences that enrich us, and we have a vision of catholicity that is universal, ecumenical, inter-religious and open to the values of those who do not believe, but fight for something great.
They grow up without the love of a family, without prospects and are condemned to the street, abandonment, violence, drugs, crime and early death.
Casa do Menor was born to address this tragedy of Brazil’s unloved children. For 30 years, with a presence of love and opportunity, it has been trying to change their destiny, to rewrite their history with new human and spiritual values inspired by the Gospel.
What we believe in:
- We believe in man and his ability to change;
- We believe in the supreme value of life and in love as a powerful tool for transformation;
- We believe in pedagogy that makes PRESENCE at the side of children and young people our mission;
- We believe in solidarity and dialogue with all people who, regardless of their religion or conviction, have dreams and values and are open to meeting and collaborating with all, without false dogmatism, closures or intolerance;
- We believe in a fraternal and united world with respect for the differences that enrich us, and we have a vision of catholicity that is universal, ecumenical, inter-religious and open to the values of those who do not believe, but fight for something great.
Where we are active
With programmes of shelter, integration and community development, Casa do Menor operates in several states of Brazil:
- Rio de Janeiro: Miguel Couto, Tinguà, Guaratiba, Rosa dos Ventos, Vila Claudia, Shangrila
- Alagoas: Santana de Ipanema
- Céara: Fortaleza, Pacatuba
- Taperoá: Paraíba
Our Mission
Our Ambition
We are fighting for this dream, and we want to become increasingly structured and qualified to increase our presence and improve the effectiveness of our actions.
Our Mission
Our Ambition
We are fighting for this dream, and we want to become increasingly structured and qualified to increase our presence and improve the effectiveness of our actions.
Our Values
1. WELCOMING
Welcome everyone with joy and value them as they are.
2. PRESENCE
To be someone who always loves in any situation, around whom life is reborn.
3. FAMILY
Create an environment of LOVE and SHARING where life develops.
4. TRUST
Believe that the human being is good, even if wounded, but can change.
5. COLLABORATION
All of us together, important and responsible, to find solutions and alternatives and build the new.
6. TRANSPARENCY
Communicate everything clearly to gain trust *.
