Associação Reto À Esperança

Founded in 1985, Associação Reto À Esperança is a non-profit association based in Lisboa, Portugal working on health, children & youth, justice & legal aid +1 more.

Associação Reto À Esperança is a non-profit association that provides free, voluntary and personalised support to people affected by drug and alcohol addiction, with a Christian faith-based approach. Its services include admission and residential care, 24-hour telephone support, a mobile information unit, prevention campaigns and school talks, prison visits and support for people on alternative sentences or conditional release, and weekly meetings for families. It also runs second-hand shops and collects donated goods from homes. The association operates from offices and centres in Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra, Almada, Loures, Amadora, Vila Nova de Gaia and Funchal (Madeira) in Portugal. It traces its origins to a first reception centre founded in 1985 in Santander, Spain, and later expanded to other countries, including Portugal.