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“Return Home” with more than 2,170 approved applications
Secretaria Regional da Juventude, Habitação e Emprego
“Return Home” with more than 2,170 approved applications
Applications open for REDES – Regional Youth Volunteering Network
Secretaria Regional da Juventude, Habitação e Emprego
Applications open for REDES – Regional Youth Volunteering Network
Nearly two thousand young Azoreans placed in OTLJ Summer 2025 projects
Secretaria Regional da Juventude, Habitação e Emprego
Nearly two thousand young Azoreans placed in OTLJ Summer 2025 projects
August 7, 2025 “Return Home” with more than 2,170 approved applications
July 4, 2025 Applications open for REDES – Regional Youth Volunteering Network
June 25, 2025 Nearly two thousand young Azoreans placed in OTLJ Summer 2025 projects
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“Return Home” with more than 2,170 approved applications
Nota de Imprensa
August 7, 2025
“Return Home” with more than 2,170 approved applications
More than 2,170 young Azorean students who have left their island of residence to attend an educational institution have already had their applications approved for the "Return Home" measure under the "+ Youth" package, implemented by the Regional Government through the Regional Secretariat for Youth, Housing and Employment. Among the young students whose applications were approved for this unprecedented measure in the Azores, created in July 2024, more than 85% have already received payment for the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 academic years, representing an investment of over 184 thousand Euros. With the "Return Home" measure, displaced young students benefit from the payment of two return flights per academic year between their island of residence and the location of the educational establishment they are attending. Travel by young people from an island other than their place of residence to the location of their educational establishment is eligible for support in cases where there is no direct flight available or when one of their parents resides on that island. Support for each trip, up to a maximum of €99, includes expenses for purchasing hold luggage and penalties for changing travel dates, when not included in the ticket. Young students aged 26 or under, who are tax residents in the Azores and are attending level 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 courses within the National Qualifications Framework at a school establishment outside their island of residence, including another island in the Azores, Mainland Portugal or Madeira, are eligible for this measure.  The mobility grant is awarded per academic year for trips taking place between September 1 and July 31. Applications must be submitted on the Youth Portal, juventude.azores.gov.pt, from September 1 to August 15, according to the relevant regulations, which are also available for consultation on the Youth Portal. The Regional Secretary for Youth, Housing and Employment, Maria João Carreiro, highlighted the ‘innovative approach of this measure’ within the scope of public measures to support the qualification of Azorean youth. She praised the fact that it is part of a "wide-ranging package of measures aimed at supporting young people in pursuing their studies and enhancing their qualifications and training, creating conditions for them to establish themselves in the Azores." The "Return Home - Support for the Mobility of Displaced Young Students" measure is part of the "+ Youth" package, an initiative of the PSD/CDS/PPM coalition Government created by Government Council Resolution of July 18, 2024. It includes, among others, the "Salary Promotion Measure."
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Applications open for REDES – Regional Youth Volunteering Network
Nota de Imprensa
July 4, 2025
Applications open for REDES – Regional Youth Volunteering Network
Applications are now open for the new REDES programme – Regional Youth Volunteering Network, created and implemented by the Regional Secretariat for Youth, Housing and Employment, through the Regional Directorate for Youth.  Applications are open on the Azores Youth portal, available at juventude.azores.gov.pt. Young people aged between 15 and 28 can apply for a volunteer project under REDES, regardless of their level of education or professional status. This programme includes two options: a ‘‘short-term’ option, for projects lasting between one and five days, such as renovating a house or collecting stray animals, among other social and community projects; and a ‘‘regular" option for projects lasting between three and nine months in institutions with permanent activities, such as nursing homes or disability support associations, among others whose activities fall within the scope of volunteering. In "short-term" projects, young people receive a grant ranging from 21 to 75 Euros, while in "regular" projects, the monthly grant can reach €180, for a total of €1,620, if the young person completes nine months of volunteering. With a view to the successful implementation of this programme, the Regional Secretary for Youth, Housing and Employment calls on entities such as Private Social Solidarity Institutions (IPSS), non-profit associations and others to submit volunteer projects through which young people can participate and make their contribution. "While it is true that youth programmes cannot exist without young people, it is also true that entities, associations and organisations are essential in promoting these programmes for our young people," noted Maria João Carreiro at the presentation of REDES last June in Lajes do Pico.  According to the government official, “with this new programme, the Azorean Government wants to highlight the importance of volunteering for personal, social and community development, through the sharing of knowledge, practices, perspectives and interventions leading to the acquisition of skills that are crucial in the training of young people.”
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