Confiar Portugal
Confiar Associação de Reinserção Social
Alcabideche, Cascais, Portugal
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Founded in 1999, Confiar Portugal is a non-profit association based in Alcabideche, Portugal working on justice & legal aid, children & youth, employment & skills +1 more.
Confiar Portugal is a Portuguese non-profit association, an IPSS of public utility status, founded in 1999. It works with people who have experienced imprisonment or who have been convicted of crimes, together with their families and children, and with victims and the wider community. Its work covers prevention of risky behaviour among young people, social reintegration after release, family support, employability through the Pro-Mudança project, restorative justice practice and research, and community awareness through the mobile Barbearia do Bairro. It is based at the Linhó prison estate in Alcabideche, Cascais, and has a regional branch in Madeira.
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Pro-Mudança
Employment & Skills · Portugal
Supports the employability and social reintegration of people with experience of imprisonment or conflict with the law who lack training or work, using restorative justice principles and psychosocial support. Direct beneficiaries are mainly in Cascais.
Barbearia do Bairro
Community development · Portugal
A mobile barbershop in a converted vehicle that travels between neighbourhoods, parishes and schools and care homes for older people to raise awareness and reach communities.
Centro de Apoio Familiar
Children & Youth · Portugal
A multidisciplinary family support centre that works with prisoners and ex-prisoners and their families, from during imprisonment through the transition to liberty.
Observatório e Centro de Competências em Justiça Restaurativa
Justice & Legal aid · Portugal
A centre of competence and observatory for restorative justice, created as a follow-on to the Building Bridges project and developed with ISCSP-ULisboa.
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Prémio BPI Fundação la Caixa Solidário (Pro-Mudança)
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ISCSP-ULisboa, Município de Cascais, Direção-Geral dos Serviços Prisionais, O Companheiro
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