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Comissão de Melhoramentos do Concelho de Sousel

Sousel, Portugal

Elderly careChildren & YouthCommunity developmentPoverty & Hunger
CharityFounded 1984Local reach
Profile last updated: September 21, 2026

About

Founded in 1984, Comissão de Melhoramentos do Concelho de Sousel is a charity based in Sousel, Portugal working on elderly care, children & youth, community development +1 more.

The Comissão de Melhoramentos do Concelho de Sousel (CMCS) is a non-profit Portuguese social solidarity institution (IPSS) founded in 1984. It provides social services to people in the municipality of Sousel in the Alentejo region, including residential care homes for older people, day centres, home support, a daycare nursery, a school canteen service and a local social development programme. Its stated aims include supporting children and young people, families, social and community integration, and older or disabled citizens in need. The organisation serves more than 152 users and their families across the four parishes of the municipality.

Location

Sousel, Portugal

Founded

1984

Organisation type

Charity

Legal form

IPSS

Focus areas

IPSSsocial solidarityelderly carechildcareSouselAlentejo

Languages

PT

Causes & programmes

Causes

Elderly careChildren & YouthCommunity developmentPoverty & Hunger

Works for

Elderly peopleChildrenYouthFamiliesPeople in poverty

How they work

Direct servicesCommunity programmes

Programmes

Lar de Terceira Idade de Santo Amaro

Elderly care · Portugal

Residential care home for older people providing collective accommodation and well-being care, with capacity for 16 residents.

Lar de Terceira Idade de Cano

Elderly care · Portugal

Residential care home for older people providing collective accommodation and well-being care, with capacity for 33 residents.

Creche de Casa Branca

Children & Youth · Portugal

Daycare nursery for children from the end of maternity leave to three years of age, with capacity for 25 children.

Refeitório Escolar de Santo Amaro

Children & Youth · Portugal

School canteen service, run in partnership with the municipality, providing balanced meals to primary and pre-primary school children.

Centros de Dia de Santo Amaro e Cano

Elderly care · Portugal

Day centre services providing individualised care to people and families who cannot provide it themselves due to illness, disability or other impediment.

Serviço de Apoio Domiciliário de Cano e Santo Amaro

Elderly care · Portugal

Home support service providing individualised, personalised care in the home to people and families in need.

CLDS 4G (SouSocial)

Community development · Portugal

Local Social Development Contract promoting social inclusion of citizens in the Sousel municipality.

A Realidade Virtual na Inclusão Social dos Idosos

Elderly care · Portugal

Project applying virtual reality technology to reduce anxiety and depression, improve well-being and promote social inclusion among older people.

Countries of operation

Portugal

Funding & support

Funded by

Government fundingEU funding

Ways to support

Membership

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Município de Sousel

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