Created in 2012, Pontes de Amor is a non-profit Philanthropic Organization, affiliated to the National Association of Adoption Support Groups (ANGAAD), which operates in Uberlândia and the Mineiro Triangle in Brazil. It arose from the concern with the guarantee of the rights of institutionalized children / adolescents and the high rates of return of children by adoptive families in Brazil and from family crises in the post-adoption period due to lack of support, psychological and psycho-pedagogical support.
Where they operate
Headquarters Location
R. Tomaz Falbo, 160 - Progresso
MG
38408-108
Brazil
Organization Type
Main Areas of Work
What They Do
Pontes de Amor's vision is to support and encourage legal adoption as well as family and community coexistence, promoting intra and inter relational health of children and adolescents with their families and with society. Their goals are to facilitate the social, family and community coexistence of children and adolescent in the process of adoption or foster care, especially in the preparation, guidance and monitoring of foster families or those seeking adoption, as well as contributing with the increase in legal adoptions.
Residential Care Service Transition Support
Supports they have offered, or plan to offer, include:
- Introducing the importance of family care and reintegration to leaders in the organization
- Strategy and planning for the transition
- Donor and board engagement
- Community awareness raising and engagement
- Partnerships
- Government engagement and linking to systems reforms
- Assessments of children and families
- Preparing children and families for transition
- Social work or case management training or support
- Staffing adjustments or training
- Developing new programs, including:
- Family and community strengthening
- Alternative family care (including kinship care, foster care, adoption)
- Advocacy
- General coaching or consultation
- Onsite training
- Online training
- Onsite visits/meetings
- Phone calls/video conference
- Provision of standards and written guidance or tools for transitioning
- Connecting with others or building a network
Pontes de Amor plans to support transitions in Brazil and South America. Our approach to supporting residential care centers to transition to family care involves bringing awareness, offering training, connecting organizations, and helping them to change law and build new policies.