What if my school didn't have walls, lights or computers? The Quinta da Fonte da Prata Palacete needs rehabilitation works to receive young people and families who need educational and training support.
This campaign aims to raise €10,000 to support the financing of the rehabilitation works of the Pavilions/Warehouses of the Palacete of Quinta da Fonte da Prata. Here, school activities will continue to be developed with the children of the neighborhood (Classrooms, Music, Arts and Computers, Multipurpose Hall, Covered Gymnasium and changing rooms). It is a partnership between Colégio Pedro Arrupe and Fundação Santa Rafaela Maria .
The municipality of Moita, where the Foundation is based, is home to more than 10,000 children and young people, of which about a thousand live in the Quinta da Fonte da Prata neighborhood in families that face various difficulties daily. An increasing number of families, inside and outside the neighborhood, are seeking the Foundation's support, but the capacity to respond is strongly conditioned by the space available.
The objective is that the Palacete can be the new home of the Santa Rafaela Maria Foundation and, in addition to opening the doors to the children of Fonte da Prata, it allows to continue to support families in an integrated way and to welcome more and more people from the region. The Palacete makes it possible to triple the Foundation's space to receive families, leave the center of the neighborhood, and offer an integrated response.
The restoration of the Palacete foresees the adaptation of the spaces to the programs offered by the Foundation and facilitates the opening to the community from outside the neighborhood. The year 2020 was marked by the beginning of these works, however there is still a long way to go before this house is ready to welcome the many people that the Foundation receives.
The opening of the Palacete in 2023 depends on a large investment and that is where the college can help make a difference!
