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Integrated Intervention with the Homeless in the
Municipality of Faro
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF FARO
LAPs RAPs II
2nd Peer Review - Prague, 3 October 2008
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• Municipality of Faro
• 1.2. Territorial Characteristics

Figure 1. Location in Europe.
Location Southwest Iberian Peninsula Area
92,142 km2 Population 10,617,575 (resident
pop. 31/12/2007) Capital Lisbon District
Capitals Aveiro, Beja, Braga, Bragança, Castelo
Branco, Coimbra, Évora, Faro, Guarda, Leiria,
Portalegre, Porto, Santarém, Setúbal, Viana do
Castelo, Vila Real and Viseu Autonomous Regions
Madeira and Azores
Source http//www.guiageo-europa.com/mapas.htm
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• Municipality of Faro
• 1.2.Territorial Characterisation

Figure 2. Location of the city of Faro
A district capital, Faro is a major attraction
for people and services. Although Faro, due to
its geomorphology, has traditionally been a place
of passage for those travelling to and from the
east and west of the Algarve, the increasing
population of its outlying parishes has
accentuated mobility, into the centre and within
the city, as well as out of the city and within
urban areas located outside the municipality.
Source Plano de Mobilidade Sustentável do
Concelho de Faro (2008). CCDR Algarve
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• Municipality of Faro
• 1.2.Territorial Characterisation

With an area of 201.9 km2, approximately 4 of
the total area of the Algarve, it has a resident
population of 58,664 inhabitants1,
approximately 14 of the resident population of
the Algarve. This municipality has 6 parishes
and 63 localities. São Pedro (Faro), Sé (Faro)
and Montenegro are considered primarily urban
areas Santa Bárbara de Nexe and Conceição de
Faro are fairly urban areas and only Estoi can be
considered predominantly rural2. 1 Source
INE. Anuário Estatístico 2006. 2 See INE urban
areas typologies.
Figure 3. Administrative Division of the
Municipality of Faro
Source INE Census 2001
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• Municipality of Faro.
• 1.2. Sociodemographic Characteristics

Resident Pop. (INE, Census 2001) 58,051
inhabitants Population Density (INE, Census
2001) 287.5 inhab/km2
INE, Anuários 2006 Resident Pop. 58,664
inhabitants Population Density 290.5
inhab/Km2 3 (01/06)
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• Municipality of Faro.
• 1.2. Sociodemographic Characteristics

Figure 3. Population according to major age
groups, in 2001
Elderly Population
Working Population
Children and Young People
Total pop. Resident  
 
65 and over
15-64
0-14

Total

Total

Total
15.9
9,235
69.8
40,521
14.3
8,295
58,051
FARO
17.1
642
67.4
2,528
15.5
581
3,751
Conceição de Faro
22.5
795
64.6
2,286
12.9
457
3,538
Estoi
22.3
918
64.4
2,651
13.4
550
4,119
Santa Bárbara de Nexe
16.6
2,121
69.7
8,892
13.7
1,748
12,761
São Pedro (Faro)
14.4
4,107
71.0
20,264
14.6
4,175
28,546
Sé (Faro)
12.2
652
73.1
3,900
14.7
784
5,336
Montenegro
Source Instituto Nacional de Estatística
Portugal. Census 2001. Data Processing In Loco
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• Municipality of Faro Characteristics of Homeless
  People.
• Concept of Homeless
• According to the European Federation of National
  Organisations Working with the Homeless FEANTSA
  , the homeless are all those who do not have
  their own or rented accommodation, as well as
  those who live in unsuitable accommodation and do
  not have bonds with their community.
• In other words, the concept covers situations in
  which the common factors are a lack of resources
  (poverty) and social breakdown in access to
  decent personal accommodation, recognising that
  the homeless are not only in a situation of
  homelessness, but are also in a situation of
  weakness and extreme social exclusion.

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• Municipality of Faro Characteristics of Homeless
  People.
• Data
• 2.1. Instituto de Segurança Social (2005)
  National Study on the Homeless.
• According to a study carried out by the Social
  Security Institute on homeless people in
  Portugal, a majority are citizens of Portuguese
  nationality, male, unmarried and of working age
  (between 30 and 50) and with a poor education.
  Family breakdown (conflicts, separations, divorce
  and death) head the list of problems associated
  with their homelessness (25), followed by health
  problems (23) related to drug abuse, alcoholism,
  physical or mental illness. 27 are unemployed
  and 17 have housing debts.

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• Municipality of Faro Characteristics of Homeless
  People.
• 2.2. Ambifaro (2007), Study of the homeless
  population of the municipality of Faro
• Faro is no different from other cities in
  Portugal and the homeless situation is a visible
  reality. Under the Interregnum III A Programme
  (Guadiana III Project), Ambifaro conducted a
  study of the characteristics of the homeless
  population in the city, in order to increase
  knowledge of the issue and to create a foundation
  for identification of new forms of social
  intervention with this population.

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• Municipality of Faro Characteristics of Homeless
  People.
• 2.2. Ambifaro (2007), Study of the homeless
  population of the municipality of Faro - Profile
  of the homeless.

• Mainly male and unmarried
• Relatively young adults (aged 30 to 44)
• Most of Portuguese nationality
• Most do not have local roots (they are from
  other districts in the country)
• Previously had a profession, but now unemployed.
  They currently earn money by assisting vehicle
  parking and through begging, as strategies to
  earn sufficient for daily survival
• They have poor education levels
• Relatively recent experience of homelessness
• They spend nights in abandoned buildings and the
  former mill

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• Municipality of Faro Characteristics of Homeless
  People.
• 2.2. Ambifaro (2007), Study of the homeless
  population of the municipality of Faro - Profile
  of the homeless (cont.)

• Reasons for their homelessness Alcoholism/Drug
  Abuse Unemployment Financial Problems Family
  Problems
• Most maintain contact with relatives
• Most have already requested support from local
  institutions particularly for financial
  support, food and support for rehabilitation
• Significant number have had legal problems.

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2.3 Characteristics of the Homeless Population in
the City of Faro - 1st Half of 2008 Active
Cases Social Action Department of Faro Municipal
Council

Figure 4
Graph 1. Nationality
Gender
21
Male
4
Female
Table 5
(3) Netherlands (1) Moldova (1) UK
(1) Romania (1) Russia (1) Ukraine (1)
Czech Rep.
Varies between 33 and 64 average age 50
Age
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2.3 Characteristics of the Homeless Population in
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Cases
Graph 2. Marital status
Table 6.
Labour Status
5
Unemployed
15
Long-term unemployed
2
Pensioner
3
Other Situation
25
Total
Table 7.
Main Source of Income
4
Car parking
5
RSI
2
Pension
7
Begging
7
Odd jobs
25
Total
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2.3 Characteristics of the Homeless Population in
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Cases
Table 8. Length of time as Homeless vs Length of
Residence in the Municipality of Faro
Length of time as homeless
Total
Other situation
More than 5 years as homeless
Between 1 year and 5 years as homeless
Less than 1 year as homeless
Length of residence in the municipality of Faro
9
3
6
Less than 1 year
14
14
Between 1 year and 5 years
1
1
More than 5 years
1
1
Always lived in Faro
25
0
2
17
6
Total
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2.3 Characteristics of the Homeless Population in
the City of Faro - 1st Half of 2008 Active
Cases
1.4. Type of Support Provided
1.3. Primary causes

• Food
• Clothing
• Hygiene
• Accommodation
• Rehabilitation
• Integration into social welfare facilities
  (Homes, Cat, )
• Documents
• Return to country of origin
• Mediation in Family Reconciliation

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2.3 Characteristics of the Homeless Population in
the City of Faro - 1st Half of 2008 Active
Cases
1.4. Intervention Model (Good Practices)

• Working Group for the Homeless Population
  (Coordination and Intersectoral Approach)
• Refectory/Shower Facilities (SCM and MAPS)
• Porto de Abrigo Integration Community (CVP)
• Temporary Housing Centre (MAPS)
• Food Bank - Algarve

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• Municipality of Faro.
• 1.4. Intervention Model (Good Practices)

• Working Group for the Homeless Population
  (Coordination and Intersectoral Approach)

Given the Multiple factors and the
Multidimensional nature of intervention with the
Homeless, particularly with regard to the
involvement of sectors and agents whose work
converges towards configuration, minimisation of
losses and/or overcoming/eradicating the
phenomenon, the DAS/CMF created a working group
for the Homeless Population (Discussion of Cases
and Intervention Plan).
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• Municipality of Faro.
• 1.4. Intervention Model (Good Practices)

• Working Group for the Homeless Population
  (Coordination and Intersectoral Approach)

• Objectives
• Horizontal and vertical coordination between the
  different agents, programmes and initiatives
• Elimination/Reduction of overlaps and
  redundancies, as well as gaps in attention
  (under/ over action)
• Dispute resolution and empowerment of the
  actions of those involved, by transmitting a
  vision of complementarity of actions and not
  opposition or threat
• Outlining of common criteria approved by the
  group for all interventions

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2.3 Characteristics of the Homeless Population in
the City of Faro - 1st Half of 2008 Active
Cases
i) Working Group with the Homeless Population
Coordination and Intersectoral Approach PARTNERS
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• Municipality of Faro.
• 1.4. Intervention Model (Good Practices)

• Working Group for the Homeless Population
  (Coordination and Intersectoral Approach)

Methodology The operationalisation of this
group is achieved through a gateway that can be
any of the components of the group (Parish, CDSS,
Municipal Council, security forces, and others).
The Social Action Department of the municipal
council is informed, and coordinates notices of
meetings and logistics. The notices of meetings
(addressed to all partners) include
identification of the homeless person for
gathering any personal information
available. After presentation of the case and
depending on the dominant issue, a case manager
is appointed and the responsibilities and tasks
of the agents social involved are defined. The
group has met monthly (and whenever necessary
holds extraordinary meetings), and at the start
of each meeting a review is made of the cases
raised in the previous session.
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2.3 Characteristics of the Homeless Population in
the City of Faro - 1st Half of 2008 Active
Cases
1.4. Intervention Model (Good Practices)

• Refectory/Shower Facilities (SCM)
• These social facilities are currently provided
  in the municipality by the Santa Casa da
  Misericórdia de Faro, although only very
  recently, and meals only cover lunches, with
  capacity for 24 seats and without any cooperation
  agreement. In addition there are Shower and
  Laundry Facilities.

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2.3 Characteristics of the Homeless Population in
the City of Faro - 1st Half of 2008 Active
Cases
1.4. Intervention Model (Good Practices)

• Porto de Abrigo Integration Community (CVP)
• Construction is taking place of the Portuguese
  Red Cross (Faro Delegation) facility which will
  be an Integration Community known as Porto de
  Abrigo, under the 5.6 Operational Programme for
  Employment, Training and Social Development
  measure of QCA III (POEFDS).
• This is a social response that the Portuguese Red
  Cross intends to implement in the municipality
  and its main objective will be to provide
  temporary accommodation and responses for some of
  the basic needs of the floating, homeless
  population. This project includes the following
  actions
• Creation of a residence that can house the
  floating/homeless population without economic and
  social resources, for a limited period of time,
  with capacity for 16 people.
• Creation of a Refectory, with an estimated
  capacity for 48 meals daily.
• Creation of Laundry and Ironing Services, for
  care of clothes.

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2.3 Characteristics of the Homeless Population in
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Cases
1.4. Intervention Model (Good Practices)

• Temporary Housing Centre (MAPS)
• The Aids Support Movement (Movimento de Apoio à
  Problemática da Sida) offers this social response
  in the municipality of Faro, with maximum
  capacity for 9 users, all through cooperation
  agreements. This institution contributes
  essentially to social development in connection
  with HIV/AIDS, drug abuse, sexuality and
  homelessness.
• In the field of integration, it intends to
  increase the temporary accommodation capacity
  from 9 to 20 places, to meet the existing demand,
  particularly the need for temporary accommodation
  among older people. This response includes an
  increase in the refectory, shower facility,
  laundry and personal care facilities offered
  (Plan of Activities for 2007).
• A license application has been made for another
  Temporary Accommodation Centre, the Centro de
  Alojamento Temporário Guadiana, under the
  management of the Movimento de Apoio à
  Problemática da Sida, created under an
  application submitted to and promoted by the Faro
  Municipal Council, under the Interreg III A
  Programme Project Guadiana I and with an
  maximum accommodation capacity of 9 users and
  ideal capacity of 5 users.

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2.3 Characteristics of the Homeless Population in
the City of Faro - 1st Half of 2008 Active
Cases
1.4. Intervention Model (Good Practices)

• Food Aid
• In the municipality of Faro, in 2007, there were
  34 associations/non-profit entities that
  organised the distribution of food products in
  particular through the recently created Algarve
  Food Bank (Banco Alimentar do Algarve - 2007) and
  the Food Aid Programme for the Needy (PCAAC -
  Programa de Ajuda Alimentar a Carenciados).
• Of those 34 associations/non-profit entities, 24
  received Aid from the Algarve Food Bank (managed
  by Associação Pró-Partilha do Algarve), and
  through PCAAC (managed by the Faro District
  Social Security Centre) 19 associations/entities
  received food in a 1st Stage of distribution and
  15 in a 2nd stage.
• The PCAAC can implement food aid as a beneficiary
  and/or agent, according to the data provided by
  Faro CDSS, and in 2007 931 users benefitted from
  the support in the 1st Stage through beneficiary
  entities, and around 8,945 users through
  intermediary entities, with a total of 9,876
  users. In the 2ne stage 323 user benefitted from
  this support through beneficiary entities and
  1,260 users through entities intermediary,
  totalling 2,060 users. The sum total for support
  through PCAAC in 2007 was 11,936 support
  initiatives in the form of food for
  families/inhabitants of the municipality of Faro.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
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Annex A List of entities
ADZH Association of Development of Historical
Areas C. Paroquial São Luis Parish Centre São
Pedro Parish Centre Sé Parish Centre CDSS
District Social Security Centre CS Faro Faro
Health Centre GATO Substance Abuser Aid
Group HCF Faro Central Hospital IDT Drug and
Drug Abuse Institution IEFP Institute for
Employment and Vocational Training JF S. Pedro
São Pedro Parish Council JF Sé Sé Parish
Council MAPS Aids Support Movement Civil
Protection PSP Public Security Police SCM
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Faro SEF Serviço
de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (Border and
Immigration Control Service)
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