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Associação de Juventude de Candelária

Candelária, Portugal

Children & YouthElderly careCommunity developmentEducation
AssociationFounded 1995Local reach
Profile last updated: September 27, 2026

About

Founded in 1995, Associação de Juventude de Candelária is a non-profit association based in Candelária, Portugal working on children & youth, elderly care, community development +1 more.

The Associação de Juventude de Candelária is a non-profit association founded in 1995 in the parish of Candelária, municipality of Ponta Delgada, on São Miguel island, Azores, Portugal. It changed its legal regime in 2002 to an Instituição de Solidariedade Social. It provides childcare and leisure centres, in-home support for older people and adults, and a day centre for older people, serving Candelária, Sete Cidades, Feteiras, Ginetes and Mosteiros. It also runs youth, cultural and sports activities, weeks of youth and cultural events, and regional, national and international exchanges.

Location

Candelária, Portugal

Founded

1995

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

Instituição de Solidariedade Social

Legal name

Associação de Juventude de Candelária

VAT number

SI29629512

Focus areas

youthchildrenelderly carehome careleisureAzoresIPSS

Languages

PT

Causes & programmes

Causes

Children & YouthElderly careCommunity developmentEducation

Works for

ChildrenYouthElderly peopleFamilies

How they work

Direct servicesCommunity programmes

Programmes

Centro de Atividades e Tempos Livres (CATL)

Children & Youth · Portugal

Leisure and educational activities for children aged 3 to 11 in Candelária and Sete Cidades, supporting parents whose children attend school.

CATL Multiatividades

Children & Youth · Portugal

Leisure centre for children and young people from age 6, offering accompaniment, specific activities and multi-activities.

Centro de Convívio para Idosos

Elderly care · Portugal

Socio-recreational and cultural activities for older people in Candelária, Sete Cidades and nearby parishes.

Serviço de Apoio Domiciliário

Elderly care · Portugal

In-home personalised care for older people, adults and families unable to meet basic daily needs due to illness, disability or other impediments, available since 2020 in several parishes.

Countries of operation

Portugal

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Banco Alimentar Contra a Fome de São Miguel, ISSA Instituto da Segurança Social dos Açores, Junta de Freguesia de Candelária, Câmara Municipal de Ponta Delgada, Federação da Juventude dos Açores, Comissão Nacional da UNESCO

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