Brazil Partnership
Pastoral do Menor
Pastoral do Menor Trabalhador was founded in 1987 by the Catholic Diocese of Santarem to combat the problems of violence, abandonment, and abuse of street children. Pastoral do Menor set up a Support Center for Child Workers (SCCW) which provides educational, vocational, and recreational opportunities for street children in an effort to give them a better future. Today, approximately 300 children take part in SCCW activities. The SCCW also has an outreach and prevention component. The staff visits the homes of families-at-risk and works with them to ensure that the children stay in school and stay away from gangs. The needs of the community will determine our service project which may include building new facilities such as classrooms or workshops at Pastoral satellite sites as part of their goal to expand programming all over the region.
