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ADSC de Santana

Associação para o Desenvolvimento Social e Cultural de Santana

Ferreira-a-Nova, Portugal

Elderly careChildren & YouthCommunity developmentPoverty & Hunger
AssociationFounded 1990Local reach
Profile last updated: July 29, 2026

About

Founded in 1990, ADSC de Santana is a non-profit association based in Ferreira-a-Nova, Portugal working on elderly care, children & youth, community development +1 more.

A ADSC de Santana is a Portuguese Private Institution of Social Solidarity (IPSS) and non-profit association based in the parish of Santana. It provides social support services aimed at promoting well-being and quality of life in its community. Its main focus is older people, children, families and the wider community, through home support, a day centre, a social gathering centre, a nursery, family support activities and an emergency food programme. The association was constituted in January 1990 and began its social action work in 1995, initially delivering home support at clients' homes before having its own premises. It is funded in part by member fees and donations of money and goods from companies and individuals.

Location

Ferreira-a-Nova, Portugal

Founded

1990

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

Associação

Legal name

Associação para o Desenvolvimento Social e Cultural de Santana

Focus areas

IPSSelderly carehome carenurseryfood banksocial solidaritycommunity

Languages

PT

Causes & programmes

Causes

Elderly careChildren & YouthCommunity developmentPoverty & Hunger

Works for

Elderly peopleChildrenFamiliesCommunitiesPeople in poverty

How they work

Direct servicesCommunity programmes

Programmes

Serviço de Apoio Domiciliário

Elderly care · Portugal

Individualised home care for individuals and families who cannot meet their basic needs or daily living activities due to illness, disability or other impediment.

Centro de Dia

Elderly care · Portugal

Day centre offering shared activities and services that help clients remain in their social and family environment and avoid isolation.

Centro de Convívio

Elderly care · Portugal

Social gathering centre for community interaction and social activities.

Creche

Children & Youth · Portugal

Childcare facility for children aged three months to three years during parents' working hours.

Atividades de Animação e Apoio à Família

Children & Youth · Portugal

Animation activities and family support for children and families in the community.

Programa de Emergência Alimentar Cantina Social

Poverty & Hunger · Portugal

Emergency food programme providing meals through a social canteen.

Countries of operation

Portugal

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsMembership fees

Ways to support

DonateMembership

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Junta de Freguesia de Santana

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