Lisboa

Housing First é um modelo inovador de atenção aos sem-abrigo que defende que, para saírem das ruas, as pessoas devem, em primeiro lugar, acesso a habitação individual, digna e permanente.

A priority intervention program developed in neighborhoods and zones of Lisbon that seeks to implement actions to improve life’s conditions through the active participation of local associations and the citizenry living there, with financial and technical support of the City Council.

Volunteers of a neighborhood characterised by very narrow steep streets, with slopes, steps, etc. have a fire-extinguisher installed in their homes and are responsible for its use. To do so they receive training about prevention and action in case of need.

The Programme promotes competencies such as assertiveness and stress management to improve police performance, recognizes the unique challenges faced by the professionals of the emergency services, and advocates for management policies focused on human development.

Through this project it is intended to develop new intervention strategies to bring the police closer to the citizenry and improve the services provided and the quality of life of our residents.

This programme arose from the wish of the Lisbon City Council to intervene in the area of risk behaviour prevention and to foster healthy lifestyles through activities aimed at the most vulnerable groups as well as the population in general, by providing technical and financial support.

In 2007, the Lisbon City Council, through the Department of Social Development, launched the project “Space to Play – A Journey through the Rights of Children”. This project promotes the knowledge and exercise of rights and duties in an environment of equality, freedom, and responsibility. It aims f

The initiative seeks to prepare and organize the population for emergencies, creating voluntary civil protection teams in the districts. Since 2003, the Municipal Civil Protection Service and the District Boards have prepared Local Emergency Plans.