In 2020, the delegation of the Portuguese Red Cross in Guimarães has implemented a social innovation project called "Comunidade Criativa de Inclusão Digital” (CCIDG) - Creative Community for Digital Inclusion. This initiative aimed to create a creative community of digital inclusion, improve intergenerational work and, at the same time, contribute to greater civic participation of local youth through volunteering. This project is the result of a partnership with the local authority and is part of a strategy to combat isolation and to work more closely with vulnerable groups, such as isolated elderly people, ethnic minorities, the long-term unemployed, people with disabilities, the homeless and children and young people at risk. It aims to promote technical, prosocial and personal skills.
This report was developed by the research team of CES - Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra and revised by ASL partners.

The Centro de Acolhimento de Emergência Social (CAES) - Social Emergency Shelter of Guimarães - emerged from the pandemic in March 2020 to address homeless people, victims of domestic violence, migrants and citizens needing international protection, among other emerging cases. This response was the result of a joint emergency effort between the Civil Protection Services, the Municipality of Guimarães and the institutions that make up the Rede de Apoio Social de Emergência (Emergency Social Support Network). This centre also aims to stimulate and develop the personal and social skills of its beneficiaries, most of whom have not had the opportunity to develop a sense of purpose in life.
This report was developed by the research team of CES - Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra and revised by ASL partners.

The Oficina Criativa da Trança da Palha (Creative Straw Braiding Workshop) is a space dedicated to learning and producing handicrafts with a view to combining tradition and innovation. It is based on one of the most significant elements of Fafense's ethnographic heritage - the art of straw. This initiative brings together unemployed people, particularly women and older adults (aged 50-65), with the aim of connecting them and stimulating their independence, so that they can benefit from an extra income while practicing their leisure hobbies and socialising with other people, as well as capturing the interest of people, particularly the younger generation, in this art, to ensure its continuity for future generations

This report was developed by the research team of CES - Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra and revised by ASL partners.

Info Jeunes Occitanie (Regional Youth Information Center - CRIJ) is an association that aims to promote access to autonomy for young people. Based in Toulouse and Montpellier, it leads, coordinates and trains a network of around 90 regional structures. The State labels the CRIJ and the Information Jeunesse Occitanie network. Through their actions, they help young people use information as a strategic element in their decision-making throughout their journey.

This report was developed by Carla Nogueira and Hugo Pinto from CES - Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra and revised by ASL partners

This initiative stems from a national directive that gives the different regions administrative power to manage the information dimension of vocational guidance. In the Occitan region, they decided to create the Maison de l'Orientation. Each region has the decision power to address how it wants to provide the first line of information in vocational guidance. Chronologically, 2009 marks the birth of the "Service Public de L'Orientation", 2014 the birth of the "Service Public Régional de l'Orientation” and in 2018 started providing information on training and careers for schoolchildren, students and their families.

This report was developed by Carla Nogueira and Hugo Pinto from CES - Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra and revised by ASL partners

Created on the initiative of Martin Malvy, President of the Midi-Pyrénées Region as part of the Region's involvement in the Grand Toulouse City Project, the Toulouse Second Chance Regional School has welcomed nearly 3,000 pupils since its creation in January 2004, whom it accompanies in building a successful career path, in choosing a profession, in accessing employment and in lasting insertion in the world of work and society.

This report was developed by Carla Nogueira and Hugo Pinto from CES - Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra and revised by ASL partners

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.