SAD ANJAF – Nobody alone at home in Lisbon

In Lisbon, many elderly people live alone. ANJAF provides meals, hygiene products, clean clothes, and above all, companionship. Support this campaign and help us ensure that no one grows old alone at home.

The Home Support Service (SAD) of ANJAF guarantees daily meals, hygiene, laundry, meal assistance, and medication monitoring to 40 elderly people in Lisbon, many of whom live alone and have low incomes. Without this service, several users would go days without a hot meal, a bath, or assistance with medication, drastically increasing the risk of malnutrition, falls, and avoidable hospitalizations.

With this campaign, we aim to raise €5,000 to strengthen the ANJAF Home Support Service throughout 2026 and ensure that no one is left alone at home. The funds will be used to cover part of the costs of food, hygiene supplies, laundry, team travel, and responding to minor emergencies identified in the field. Every contribution, however small, translates into very concrete care: €10 guarantees a complete meal per day; €25 corresponds to a week of hygiene and medication support for one user; €100 helps ensure a month of home support for an elderly person.

ANJAF is a non-profit association, recognized as a public utility since 1989, and can issue sponsorship receipts to individuals and companies. At the end of the campaign, a brief report will be published detailing the amount raised and how it was used, reinforcing transparency and building trust with all supporters.

About the author

ANJAF – Associação Nacional para a Ação Familiar (National Association for Family Action) is a social solidarity institution based in Lisbon, working since 1989 to promote the well-being of families, the elderly, and other vulnerable groups. For over three decades, the association has developed social responses focused on proximity, home-based intervention, and the creation of support networks that prevent isolation and exclusion.

The Home Support Service is one of ANJAF's core services and currently assists 40 users in Lisbon, providing individualized care in their homes: daily meals, personal hygiene, laundry, meal assistance, and medication management. The multidisciplinary team consists of direct care assistants and technicians who know each person well and liaise with families and health services whenever necessary.

As a public utility association, ANJAF is guided by principles of transparency, rigorous management, and social responsibility, presenting audited accounts and providing regular information to its institutional partners. The possibility of issuing sponsorship receipts allows donations to also benefit from tax advantages, making support for ANJAF an efficient way to invest in social cohesion in Lisbon.

Budget and due dates

For this campaign, we have set a goal of €5,000, aligned with the real needs of the SAD (Sports Supporters' Association) and considered achievable through crowdfunding with active promotion. The indicative budget for the use of the funds is as follows:
• €2,500 – Purchase of food and other costs directly associated with the preparation and delivery of meals for 40 users throughout 2026.
• €1,000 – Personal hygiene products, cleaning supplies, and laundry expenses related to the service.
• €1,000 – Expenses for fuel, tolls, and maintenance of vehicles used for home visits.
• €500 – Support for emergency situations (one-off purchase of medication, small extra food assistance) and operational costs directly related to the functioning of the Home Support Service (communications, insurance).
The campaign will last 50 days, allowing for initial mobilization of the closest circle and then expanding dissemination to institutional partners, companies, and the community in general. Immediately after the campaign concludes, ANJAF will begin budget execution, integrating these funds into the daily operations of the SAD and periodically reporting the results achieved.

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