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Secretaria Regional da Saúde e Segurança Social
Regional Government wants to implement foster care system
Regional Government wants to implement foster care system
Secretaria Regional da Saúde e Segurança Social
Regional Government secures 20 new immediate nursery vacancies in Ponta Delgada
Regional Government secures 20 new immediate nursery vacancies in Ponta Delgada
Secretaria Regional da Saúde e Segurança Social
Regional Government already invested about 11 million Euros in health professionals' careers in 2025
Regional Government already invested about 11 million Euros in health professionals' careers in 2025
June 20, 2025
Regional Government wants to implement foster care system
June 18, 2025
Regional Government secures 20 new immediate nursery vacancies in Ponta Delgada
June 17, 2025
Regional Government already invested about 11 million Euros in health professionals' careers in 2025
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Nota de Imprensa
June 20, 2025
Regional Government wants to implement foster care system
The Regional Secretary for Health and Social Security, Mónica Seidi, announced today at a parliamentary hearing that the Regional Government wants to implement the foster care system in the Region. "This measure has already been implemented in Mainland Portugal and Madeira. We would like to see it applied to children in the Autonomous Region of the Azores as well, for they all have the right to grow up in a family," stressed the government official. "This measure tends to be temporary and transitional. It is aimed at providing children with a safe, structured and loving family environment that promotes their physical and emotional well-being when this is not possible with their birth family," added Mónica Seidi. The Regional Secretary also stated that this measure should take precedence over residential care for children up to six years of age. The placement of a child/young person in a duly qualified foster family always depends on the decision by the court or the Commission for the Protection of Children and Youth. It is the responsibility of the Institute for Social Security of the Azores (ISSA) to identify the family that best suits their needs. The draft Decree presented today adapts the implementation of the measure to the Autonomous Region of the Azores as a means of promoting the rights and protection of children and young people. In the Region, ISSA will be the entity responsible for assessing and selecting foster care applications. Mónica Seidi also explained that awareness, information and dissemination campaigns will be developed to attract applicants.
June 20, 2025
Regional Government wants to implement foster care system
The Regional Secretary for Health and Social Security, Mónica Seidi, announced today at a parliamentary hearing that the Regional Government wants to implement the foster care system in the Region. "This measure has already been implemented in Mainland Portugal and Madeira. We would like to see it applied to children in the Autonomous Region of the Azores as well, for they all have the right to grow up in a family," stressed the government official. "This measure tends to be temporary and transitional. It is aimed at providing children with a safe, structured and loving family environment that promotes their physical and emotional well-being when this is not possible with their birth family," added Mónica Seidi. The Regional Secretary also stated that this measure should take precedence over residential care for children up to six years of age. The placement of a child/young person in a duly qualified foster family always depends on the decision by the court or the Commission for the Protection of Children and Youth. It is the responsibility of the Institute for Social Security of the Azores (ISSA) to identify the family that best suits their needs. The draft Decree presented today adapts the implementation of the measure to the Autonomous Region of the Azores as a means of promoting the rights and protection of children and young people. In the Region, ISSA will be the entity responsible for assessing and selecting foster care applications. Mónica Seidi also explained that awareness, information and dissemination campaigns will be developed to attract applicants.
Nota de Imprensa
June 18, 2025
Regional Government secures 20 new immediate nursery vacancies in Ponta Delgada
The Regional Secretary for Health and Social Security, Mónica Seidi, visited today the new nursery rooms installed at the Enzinazor association's daycare centre located at Colégio Palmo e Meio in the municipality of Ponta Delgada. "This conversion of rooms and reorganisation of the daycare centre, adjusted to the needs of the waiting list, which is effectively longer for this age group, has led to the creation of two new nursery rooms with immediate admission. There are now five rooms for the age group with the highest demand at this facility," the minister emphasised. With a view to implementing the new rooms, it was necessary to make minor adjustments to the milk preparation area and purchase some furniture. "As such, we are attentive to the needs of families and are providing an immediate response to 20 new children under the age of one. The selection process for admissions for the next school year is already underway and is expected to be completed by the end of July," added Mónica Seidi. Since 2020 and until the first half of 2025, the Regional Government has already created 815 new daycare vacancies. The amount invested in free daycare for this year alone exceeds 23 million Euros, corresponding to an 82% increase in the amount invested since 2020.
June 18, 2025
Regional Government secures 20 new immediate nursery vacancies in Ponta Delgada
The Regional Secretary for Health and Social Security, Mónica Seidi, visited today the new nursery rooms installed at the Enzinazor association's daycare centre located at Colégio Palmo e Meio in the municipality of Ponta Delgada. "This conversion of rooms and reorganisation of the daycare centre, adjusted to the needs of the waiting list, which is effectively longer for this age group, has led to the creation of two new nursery rooms with immediate admission. There are now five rooms for the age group with the highest demand at this facility," the minister emphasised. With a view to implementing the new rooms, it was necessary to make minor adjustments to the milk preparation area and purchase some furniture. "As such, we are attentive to the needs of families and are providing an immediate response to 20 new children under the age of one. The selection process for admissions for the next school year is already underway and is expected to be completed by the end of July," added Mónica Seidi. Since 2020 and until the first half of 2025, the Regional Government has already created 815 new daycare vacancies. The amount invested in free daycare for this year alone exceeds 23 million Euros, corresponding to an 82% increase in the amount invested since 2020.
