Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Vagos

Founded in 1959, Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Vagos is a charity based in Vagos, Portugal working on poverty & hunger, health, elderly care +6 more.

The Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Vagos is a Portuguese social solidarity institution (IPSS) based in the municipality of Vagos. Founded in December 1959, it provides social care, education, health and cultural services, with a primary focus on combating social exclusion and poverty. Its services span all age groups and include a nursery and pre-school, a residential home for older people, a home support service, a residential childcare home, a reception centre for young women at risk, a physical medicine and rehabilitation centre, a clinical analysis and electrocardiogram service, a social canteen, a food aid programme for people in economic hardship, and a dementia support project. It also runs the Fantástico theatre group and publishes the Eco de Vagos newspaper. The organisation works with local government, the Social Security Institute, employment authorities and European programme funding, and operates in Vagos and, through a joint programme, in neighbouring Ílhavo.