Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Albufeira

Albufeira, Portugal

Community developmentChildren & YouthElderly careDisability

CharityLocal reach

Profile last updated: July 28, 2026

About

Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Albufeira is a charity based in Albufeira, Portugal working on community development, children & youth, elderly care +5 more.

Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Albufeira is a Portuguese Instituição Particular de Solidariedade Social (IPSS) based in Albufeira, Algarve. Its mission is to serve others. It runs social services including a residential home for young people, family support and parenting counselling, a training centre, a day centre and residential home for older people, home support services, a social canteen, food aid, a social shop, occupational workshops, and early childhood care. It also runs community and intergenerational projects and volunteer initiatives.

Location

Albufeira, Portugal

Organisation type

Charity

Legal form

IPSS

Focus areas

social solidarityelderly carechildcarefood aidAlbufeiraAlgarve

Languages

Causes & programmes

Causes

Community developmentChildren & YouthElderly careDisabilityMental healthPoverty & HungerEmployment & SkillsEducation

Works for

ChildrenYouthFamiliesElderly peoplePeople with disabilitiesPeople in povertyUnemployed people

How they work

Direct servicesCommunity programmesVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Casa de Acolhimento para Jovens A Gaivota

Children & Youth · Portugal

Residential care home for young people.

Centro de Apoio Familiar e Aconselhamento Parental

Children & Youth · Portugal

Family support and parental counselling centre.

Centro de Formação Espaço Bússola

Employment & Skills · Portugal

Training centre.

Centro de Dia O Roseiral

Elderly care · Portugal

Day centre for older people.

Cantina Social O Manjar

Poverty & Hunger · Portugal

Social canteen providing meals.

Ajuda Alimentar

Poverty & Hunger · Portugal

Food aid programme.

Projeto SQIlls

Education · Portugal

Social innovation project developing personal, emotional and social skills in children and young people.

Projeto Portugal na Tua Rua

Community development · Portugal

Intergenerational project sharing knowledge between pupils and older people with a local primary school.

Loja Social Baú dos Mimos

Poverty & Hunger · Portugal

Social shop providing goods to people in need.

Countries of operation

Portugal

Funding & support

Ways to support

Volunteer

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