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Junta de Freguesia do Lumiar (JFL), as the lowest tier of local government, is in charge of managing its territory and urban planning, managing its budget, services to the population and own human resources, as well as relations with other local partners. In its competences it is included the support to activities which are considered as of interest for the local community of social, cultural, educational, sportive, recreational or other nature. It is entitled also to discuss and decide about ways of supporting entities and organizations with the aim of realizing necessary works or events, as well as with the purpose of informing and promoting citizen’s rights.
JFL works in several different areas, such as: Participative Management, Public Space, Green Spaces, Social Housing, Urban Rehabilitation, Communitarian Development, Education, Sport, Youth, Health, Finances, Urban Hygiene, Environmental Protection, Tourism, Social Action, Safety, etc. All these areas have constant activities being developed.
The own nature of JFC being a public institution, implies working with several different target groups and responding to the
needs of the community as a whole.
The volunteers will work in the Youth and Educational field, namely in two components of JFL, the CAF (Componente de
Apoio à Família- Component of Family Support) of Vicente School and Quinta dos Frades School and the CAF (Centro de
Artes e Formação – Formation and Art Center) of Cruz Vermelha neighboorhood.

Viðfangsefni tengd samfélagslegri þátttöku

This organisation is willing to involve volunteers who face situations which make their participation in activities more difficult, from the following categories for different types of project:

• Cultural differences
• Economic obstacles
• Geographical obstacles