The Portugal Red Cross Housing System to shelter unaccompanied children was aimed specifically at children seeking asylum within the scope of the European Relocation Programme. The Housing System ran from June 2020 to March 2022, in Lisbon. It had the capacity to take in 25 children at any one time. Each child stayed for a length of time as appropriate to their individual situation.
The Housing System was designed to integrate children into the local society, to empower them, and to provide them with skills to have autonomy in the future. To achieve this inclusive integration, a holistic approach was applied that included supporting children to access health care, education, local services, legal documentation, Restoring Family Links. The interests, capacities, and needs of each child were taken into account in the design of each child's personal plan while at the Housing System.
The Housing System was designed to integrate children into the local society, to empower them, and to provide them with skills to have autonomy in the future. To achieve this inclusive integration, a holistic approach was applied that included supporting children to access health care, education, local services, legal documentation, Restoring Family Links. The interests, capacities, and needs of each child were taken into account in the design of each child's personal plan while at the Housing System.