The Associação Chão dos Meninos, based in Évora, is reinforcing the dissemination of the family foster care service at the beginning of the new school year. This social response was created in 2023 and aims to find new families available to host children, providing them with an affective and structured environment outside the institutional context.
The process of integrating new foster families begins with a clarification and training phase, where the requirements and responsibilities associated with this role are explained. The article indicates that it is necessary to be over a certain age to apply, although the specific information is incomplete in the text.
The association aims to increase the number of available families in the Alentejo region, which faces challenges in its capacity to host children who need a temporary family environment. The reinforcement of outreach comes at a strategic moment, coinciding with the start of the school year.
