Public tender launched for refurbishment of daycare centre in Santa Cruz das Flores
Preventing child abuse is "everyone's responsibility," stresses Mónica Seidi
Displaced Patient Support Service supported more than two thousand patients and accompanying persons since September
The Regional Directorate for Social Solidarity (DRSS) is the service of the Regional Secretariat for Social Solidarity whose mission is to propose, coordinate and assess the Regional Government's policies on solidarity, volunteering and equal opportunities, contributing to a more cohesive and inclusive Region.
In this effort to expand and improve social support measures, through the implementation of social intervention policies and the improvement of services and equipment, the DRSS relies on the collaboration of regional public institutes with jurisdiction in social security and solidarity matters. Additionally, it counts on the collaboration of all Private Social Solidarity Institutions (IPSS) and other entities promoting equal opportunities.
We want to continue providing the best responses to the needs of Azoreans, and in this context the Regional Network of Social Infrastructures and Responses was created in the Azores bearing in mind the needs of people and families.
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May 29, 2025
Public tender launched for refurbishment of daycare centre in Santa Cruz das Flores
The public tender for the refurbishment of the "O Girassol" daycare centre in the municipality of Santa Cruz das Flores, with a base price of €604,171.51, was published in the Official Journal by the Regional Secretariat for Health and Social Security, through the Regional Directorate for Social Solidarity. The tender was published in the Official Journal of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, Series II - No.102 under Announcement No. 314/2025 of May 28. The investment will provide a more adequate response in the area of childhood and youth, increasing the overall daycare capacity to 42 children, with four additional vacancies. The project will have a completion period of 180 days. This investment is financed under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP). With this initiative, the Regional Government intends to continue implementing high-quality social responses and provide support to all Azorean citizens.
May 1, 2025
Preventing child abuse is "everyone's responsibility," stresses Mónica Seidi
The Regional Secretary for Health and Social Security stated this week that preventing and fighting child abuse is "everyone's responsibility," adding that the Regional Government has two new measures already in progress. The announcement was made in Ponta Delgada at the closing session of the Month for the Prevention of Child Abuse, organised by the Azores Commissioner's Office for Childhood. Mónica Seidi mentioned the presentation of the "Not all ties are family" campaign, scheduled for May, as part of the 4th Regional Plan for the Fight against Domestic Violence. As part of the same Plan, adapted to the Autonomous Region of the Azores, Guideline no. 1/2022 from the Directorate-General for Health will be presented, which concerns action in domestic violence situations involving adults and the clinical record of violence among adults. It will facilitate the identification of children exposed to domestic violence. "The fight against child abuse has to continue every day of the year," she said. April is the month for the prevention of abuse. Several initiatives were carried out in the Azores, starting with the child and youth protection commissions in conjunction and collaboration with local authorities, and the lighting of public spaces throughout municipalities in shades of blue. According to the official report, 3,160 cases involving 2,949 children/young people were filed with the 19 protection commissions.