Centro Comunitário de Esmoriz

Founded in 2000, Centro Comunitário de Esmoriz is a community organisation based in Esmoriz, Portugal working on community development, poverty & hunger, addiction +5 more.

The Centro Comunitário de Esmoriz is a Portuguese Private Institution of Social Solidarity (IPSS) founded in 2000 and granted public utility status. It works with individuals and families in social exclusion or at risk of exclusion in the municipality of Ovar, Portugal. Its activities include a food aid programme run with the Banco Alimentar Contra a Fome de Aveiro, a multidisciplinary social support service, family support and parental training, prevention and harm reduction for addictions, support for homeless people, migrant integration services, services for older people, and a second-hand solidarity shop. The organisation relies on volunteers and on members and supporters, and it has received several social innovation awards.