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Volunteers served more than 224 thousand meals to homeless people in Porto

Fifteen voluntary organizations delivered over 224 thousand meals to homeless people in the city of Porto last year, as a result of an investment of 1.17 million euros, one of the entities revealed today.

Volunteers served more than 224 thousand meals to homeless people in Porto
Notícias ao Minuto

15:10 - 24/04/24 por Lusa

País Porto

In a statement, the Senhora da Conceição Porto Parish clarifies that, in 2023, 224,184 meals were served in the city, based on data from 15 voluntary entities that are part of axis 6 (volunteering) of NPISA - Homeless Intervention and Planning Unit.

The municipal network for supporting homeless people includes 63 entities in the city and is divided into six areas of action: social support, employment and training, housing, participation and citizenship, health and volunteering.

In the last year, around 46 thousand volunteers from the 15 entities added up to 16,385 working hours in rounds and 1,392 outings.

4,415 volunteers were also mobilized, 93 of whom were hired full-time.

The meals served represent an investment of 1.17 million euros, with 5.20 euros being the price per meal, an increase compared to 2022, when the price per meal was set at 4.90 euros.

In addition to the meals served by the entities, in the city of Porto, the three solidarity restaurants, financed by the municipality, served 170 thousand meals, resulting from an investment of over 760 thousand euros.

Adding up the data, in the city of Porto, 394,184 meals were served to homeless people, resulting from an investment of over 1.9 million euros.

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