União Mutualista Nossa Senhora da Conceição

União Mutualista Nossa Senhora da Conceição

Montijo, Setúbal, Portugal

Community developmentEducationChildren & YouthElderly care
AssociationFounded 1872Local reach
Profile last updated: October 26, 2026

About

Founded in 1872, União Mutualista Nossa Senhora da Conceição is a non-profit association based in Montijo, Portugal working on community development, education, children & youth +3 more.

União Mutualista Nossa Senhora da Conceição, also known as União Mutualista Montijo, is a non-profit Portuguese social solidarity institution (IPSS) founded in 1872 in Montijo. It runs social, educational and health services for the local community, including childcare, senior care (day centre, home support and residential care), social reception and support for vulnerable people and families, a shelter for victims of violence, a community centre, a pharmacy, and a clinic offering general medical consultations and clinical analyses in partnership with Affidea. It serves both its associates and the wider population of Montijo and the Setúbal Peninsula region.

Location

Montijo, Portugal

Founded

1872

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

IPSS

Legal name

União Mutualista Nossa Senhora da Conceição

Focus areas

mutualistsocial solidarityIPSSMontijoelderly carechildcaresocial supporthealth

Languages

PT

Causes & programmes

Causes

Community developmentEducationChildren & YouthElderly careHealthPoverty & Hunger

Works for

ChildrenElderly peopleFamiliesPeople in povertyPatientsVictims of violence

How they work

Direct servicesCommunity programmesEmergency response

Programmes

Programa Operacional de Apoio às Pessoas Mais Carenciadas (PO APMC)

Poverty & Hunger · Portugal

Provides food and basic consumer goods to the most deprived people, with measures to build their capacities and promote social inclusion, in partnership with Montijo municipality and other entities.

Centro Comunitário Cidadão Caneira e Esteval

Community development · Portugal

Social support and accompaniment for residents of the Montijo and Afonsoeiro parishes, in cooperation with the Social Security Institute and the Montijo municipality.

Casa Abrigo

Victims of violence · Portugal

Shelter response operating since 2004 under a tripartite cooperation agreement with the district social security centre and the local authority.

Centro Infantil António Marques

Children & Youth · Portugal

Childcare for children aged 4 months to 3 years.

Serviço de Atendimento e Acompanhamento Social (SAAS)

Poverty & Hunger · Portugal

Social reception, advice and accompaniment for people and families in vulnerability or social exclusion, including emergency social response.

Countries of operation

Portugal

Funding & support

Annual budget

€790,000 (2022, planned)

Funded by

Government funding

Ways to support

Membership

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

Certificação de Qualidade

Awards

Prémio Saúde Sustentável

Partnerships

Affidea Laboratórios, Banco Alimentar Contra a Fome na Península de Setúbal, José de Mello Saúde, Instituto da Segurança Social, Câmara Municipal do Montijo

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