Temporary homeless shelter set up in Faro
Shelter has 10 beds and enough room to add more if necessary A temporary shelter has been set up at Faro’s municipal pool to help homeless people escape Portugal’s unrelenting
Lisbon extends shelter for homeless as temperatures remain cold
Lisbon City Council has announced the extension of the Contingency Plan for Homeless People in Cold Weather until Wednesday due to low-temperatures continuing for the next few days. In a
Portimão unveils temporary shelter for homeless
A new temporary shelter for homeless people has been set up in the centre of Portimão, providing a safe and warm place to sleep, eat and shower during the winter.
“Dramatic situation” of homeless Timor nationals high on agenda
The dramatic situation of hundreds of young Timor nationals duped into taking out loans to travel to Portugal for jobs and accommodation that do not exist is high on the
Shared housing scheme has already taken 300 homeless people off Portugal’s streets
A government programme to rehome Portugal’s homeless has already taken 300 rough-sleepers off the streets, and aims to accommodate a further 1,100 before the end of the year. The ‘national
Quarteira opens homeless shelter due to “unusually cold weather”
Quarteira has become the latest town in the Algarve to set up a shelter for homeless people to have a safe and warm place to spend the night. Located near
Braga activates contingency plan for homeless people due to cold weather
Portugal’s northern city of Braga on Saturday activated a contingency plan for homeless people due to the forecast of cold weather, local media reported. With temperatures varying between 0ºC and
Portimão sets up new temporary homeless shelter
A temporary shelter has been set up once again in Portimão to provide a safe and warm place for the town’s homeless to spend the night. The refuge is located
Homeless man gets a home after 20 years on streets
A 62-year old homeless man who had lived on the streets of Portugal’s capital for over 20 years was finally given a home, Lusa news agency reported on Sunday. José
Lisbon’s ‘invisible’ homeless stage “historic protest”
Monday saw Lisbon’s first ‘homeless protest’ – described as an historic event borne from mounting desperation of the rising numbers of people reduced to living on the streets. On a