Projecto Homem

Founded in 1991, Projecto Homem is a charity based in Braga, Portugal working on addiction, health, employment & skills +1 more.

Projecto Homem is a non-profit Portuguese Private Institution of Social Solidarity (IPSS), founded in 1991 by the Archdiocese of Braga. It provides prevention, treatment, harm reduction, minimisation of harm and social and occupational reinsertion for people with addictive behaviours and dependencies, along with support for their families. Services include a therapeutic community, a day centre, outpatient and psychology consultations, street outreach, social support and reinsertion services, and a prevention programme in schools and youth settings. The institution relies on volunteers, runs a friends' league (Liga de Amigos), and works in partnership with public health services, the local council and the Rede Social in the municipality of Vila Nova de Famalicão. Its work is based on a biopsychosocial model and on Christian humanist values.