ARCIL on the way to BLOOM
BLOOM Associacao Socio Cultural
ASSOCIACAO PARA A RECUPERACAO DE CIDADAOS INADAPTADOS DA LOUSA (A.R.C.I.L)
LOUSÃ, Portugal
Description
ARCIL is a non for profit organization working in the fields of Disability, Rehabilitation and Inclusion since 1976. From Early Intervention to Labour Market Integration, the focus of ARCIL is to promote social inclusion and Quality of Life of individuals with disability and/or restrictions to participation throughout their lifespan. The mission of ARCIL is to co-create life projects with each person, believing in the community's inclusive potential. Typical activities of volunteers: Center for Activities and Training for Inclusion; Support Home - support in residential equipment for children and young people in occupational and leisure activities; Residential Home - residential support for adults in different facilities suited to their needs; Domiciliary Support Service - support for families, with or without children, and for adults in individual or shared residences; Free Time Activity Centers - support for school-age children in the centers that ARCIL coordinates.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Provided according to European Solidarity Corps programmme rules.
Participant profile
We appreciate young volunteers that are: open minded, feeling confident with the objectives of the Host organisations, are creative, taking initiatives, having a sense of responsibilities, organised and able to adapt to different conditions of living and work, flexible to establish relations with different persons. It’s very interesting when volunteers have special abilities to contribute to the projects, although it’s not necessary to have any special knowledge, education, skills.
Activity dates
A total of 26 week(s) during the period 01/09/2025 to 31/05/2026
Activity location
CABO DE SOITO , LOUSÃ, Portugal
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye
Activity topics
Social challenges
Health and wellbeing
Creativity and culture
Working against discrimination (including gender discrimination)
Deadline for applications
No application deadline