In 2001, the Gijón City Council launched a Second Chance School project. In 2012 it became a department of the Local Agency and a public administration resource.The target group of this initiative are young people between 14 and 25 years that reside in Gijón and have been identified as struggling with specific learning or early career difficulties.
This report was developed by Carla Nogueira and Hugo Pinto from CES - Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra and revised by ASL partners
The Gijón Youth Office is a space dedicated to young people aged up to 30, a free public service whose main objective is to provide a wide range of services that aim to share information, specialised advice, training, infrastructures and activities for young people in the municipality. This space aims to turn the young people of Gijón into active citizens, immersed in the culture of their territory and to be a comfortable, relatable and reference space for its target public.
This report was developed by Carla Nogueira and Hugo Pinto from CES - Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra and revised by ASL partners.
The Cultural Factory is a non-profit multidisciplinary public arts centre, located in the building of a former shirt factory, built-in 1950. The Cultural Factory opened its doors in 2007 and is funded by the Avilés Municipal Culture Foundation. The primary objective of the Culture Factory is to bring the entire population of the region of Avilés closer to the regional and Asturian culture. This non-profit public organization has as its target audience children, youth, adults, the elderly, etc. It should be noted that the centre makes particular efforts to extend its services to people with disabilities and promoting their access to culture, as a means to promote their social inclusion.
This report was developed by Carla Nogueira and Hugo Pinto from CES - Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra and revised by ASL partners
Founded in March 2010, Decuchara Restauración Social LTD. is a social insertion company owned by the LATRÉBEDE Women's Association, an entity aimed at the social and labour integration of women at risk of exclusion. One of the founding objectives of the company is to promote equal opportunities, as it pursues the incorporation of women in vulnerable situations into the labour market. This report was developed by Carla Nogueira and Hugo Pinto from CES - Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra and revised by the ASL partners.
The Homeless Shelter is a resource that helps to transform the circumstances of the residents in the Asturias Region who have faced barriers in their lives. These installations are owned by the Avilés Municipality and operated and managed by Grupo 5 and works directly with the residents of the region to create new approaches in addressing the most fundamental needs of the homeless population. Among other activities and resources, they try to provide shelter to as many individuals as possible.
This study visit report has been elaborated by Fábio Sampaio and Hugo Pinto from Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra.
The Cultural Factory is a multidisciplinary arts centre, located in the building of a former shirt factory, built in 1950, for the development of the textile industry. It was in 2007 that the works of the Cultural Factory began to open its doors, depending on the Avilés Municipal Culture Foundation, which gives it its annual operating budget. The primary objective of the Culture Factory is to bring the entire population of the region of Avilés closer to the culture of both the region and Asturias. This non-profit public organization has as its target audience children, youth, adults, the elderly, people with learning disabilities and people with disabilities. It should be noted that there is great work being done on the part of the Factory in bringing people with disabilities closer to culture in order to achieve greater socialization of these individuals in society.
This study visit report has been elaborated by Fábio Sampaio and Hugo Pinto from Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra.
The Cork Foyer is a not-for-profit organisation that help the younger population (18-25 years old) at risk of
social exclusion to integrate into society and in the labour market.
This study visit report has been elaborated by Fábio Sampaio and Hugo Pinto from Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra.
Churchfield Community Trust is a social enterprise which offers training, work and enterprise skills with a particular focus on Adult Education, Woodwork, Painting, Horticulture and Catering). This study visit report has been elaborated by Fábio Sampaio and Hugo Pinto from Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra.
Sailing into Wellness is a social enterprise which supports people with mental illness by teaching them sailing skills. This study visit report has been elaborated by Fábio Sampaio and Hugo Pinto from Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra.
STEAM Education is a social enterprise which teaches primary school children the STEM subjects – Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths as well as Art.
This study visit report has been elaborated by Fábio Sampaio and Hugo Pinto from Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra.
The Association ASPAS provides training for the personal and professional development of disabled individuals.
Promote a green economy and a sustainable environment and to employ people with disabilities in order to integrate them into the labour market.
