Associação Coração Amarelo
English translation. This entry was submitted in Portuguese. It was translated by AI and checked against the original by a second pass. The Portuguese text below is the contributor’s own, and it is the authoritative version. If you spot a translation that misses the point, please say so in the General space.
Yellow Heart Association
Voluntary support for elderly people experiencing loneliness and/or isolation in their homes or in institutions.
What it sets out to do
To seek to minimise loneliness
Who it reaches
national
Who runs it
IPSS (Private Social Solidarity Institution)
What seems to make it work
the volunteers
What gets in the way
difficulty recruiting volunteers
How it is funded
SS (Social Security) (atypical agreement) for the Lisbon branch, members, donations, benefactor companies and local authorities
Moving it somewhere else
Yes, it can [be replicated].
Read the original in Portuguese
Apoio voluntário a pessoas idosas em solidão e ou isolamento nas suas casas ou em instituições.
What it sets out to do
Procurar minimizar a solidão
Who it reaches
nacional
Who runs it
IPSS
What seems to make it work
os voluntários
What gets in the way
dificuldade em angariação de voluntários
How it is funded
SS (acordo atípico) para a delegação de Lisboa, sócios, donativos, empresas beneméritas e autarquias
Moving it somewhere else
pode
The record
- Lead organisation
- IPSS
- Target populations
- Older adults (65+)
- Countries
- Portugal
- Evaluation status
- Peer-reviewed evaluation
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Publication
- https://www.coracaoamarelo.pt
- Contributed by
- Associação Coração Amarelo
These details are reported by the member who registered the intervention.
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Cite this entry
Associação Coração Amarelo (2026). Associação Coração Amarelo. LONELY-EU Intervention Registry, entry LEU-049. https://buddyboss.silc-exchange.com/interventions/associacao-coracao-amarelo/
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