Casa do Povo de Fermentões

Founded in 1977, Casa do Povo de Fermentões is a non-profit association based in Guimarães, Portugal working on community development, children & youth, education +5 more.

Casa do Povo de Fermentões, also known as C.P.F - Caminho para o Futuro, is a Portuguese Private Institution of Social Solidarity (IPSS) based in Fermentões, Guimarães. Founded in 1977 by the Secretary of State for Social Security and recognised as an IPSS in 2001, it is an association-based public-utility body. It works for the local community across social action, education, senior care, culture, recreation and sport. Its services include childcare, pre-school and after-school care, a day centre, a social club, home support for dependent adults, psychosocial support, free psychology consultations, and the Bússola office supporting LGBTQIA people and their families in Guimarães and nearby municipalities. Its cultural pillars are a folklore group, an agricultural museum and a pottery workshop. Services are available in person or remotely by appointment.