Current Editions

In September 2020, the second edition of the Social Leapfrog program began with ten social organizations pre-selected in the diagnosis stage. Then, in February 2021, nine out of the ten were selected to move forward to the experience stage. These were ARCIL, ARIA, Associação Salvador, CECD, Centro Social de Soutelo, Crescer, Just a Change, UDream, and VilacomVida. The organization that did not move forward was Fundação Dr. José Lourenço Junior.

ARCIL

Foundation: 1976
Location: Lousã
Social problem: fighting the high risk of segregation and the social exclusion of people with disabilities or in situations of disability
Website: www.arcil.org.pt

ARIA

Foundation: 1991
Location: Lisbon
Social problem: fighting the social and professional exclusion of people with mental health problems in the surrounding community
Website: www.aria.com.pt

Salvador Association

Foundation: 2003
Location: Lisbon
Social problem: the inclusion of people with motor disabilities in society and how to improve their quality of life
Website: www.associacaosalvador.com

CECD

Foundation: 1976
Location: Sintra
Social problem: the social inclusion of children, young adults, and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, multiples disabilities, and other people with social disadvantage
Website: www.cecd.pt

Soutelo Social Center

CRESCER

Foundation: 2001
Location: Lisbon
Social problem: fighting social exclusion and vulnerability in homeless situations, consumption of psychoactive substances, poverty, unemployment, and migration
Website: https://crescer.org/

Just a Change

U.Dream

Vila com Vida

Foundation: 2016
Location: Lisbon
Social problem: the absence of an adequate social response to employ young people with mild intellectual development disorders
Website: https://www.vilacomvida.pt/

In March 2022, the third edition of the Social Leapfrog program began with ten social organizations pre-selected in the diagnosis stage. These were Academia Ten, AMUT, APPDA, ATNP, Cadin, CDI Portugal, CJSJ, Comunidade de Vida e Paz, Prevenir. The organization that did not move forward was Vitamimos.

Academia Ten

Foundation: 2014
Location: Lisbon
Social problem: to fight the mindset that the growth potential, learning and success of students is limited.
Website: https://academiaten.pt/

AMUT

Foundation: 2011
Location: Gondomar
Social problem: economic difficulties in accessing the various medical and therapeutic responses and complementary means of diagnosis on the market, linked to the social and cultural apedeutism around the ways of taking care of health.
Website: https://amut.pt/

ATNP

Foundation: 1930
Location: Porto
Social problem: goal of intervene in 3 social problems: access to quality education, capacitation of young unemployed young adults, environmental sustainability.
Website: https://atnp.webnode.pt/

CADIN

CDI Portugal

CJSJ

Foundation: 1915
Location: Guimarães
Social problem: the reception and social inclusion of children and young adults in danger, without essential family support or at risk of social exclusion.
Website: https://www.cjsj.pt/

Comunidade de Vida e Paz

Foundation: 1989
Location: Lisbon
Social problem: to withdraw people in homeless situation from streets and help them in their therapeutic recovery process and social reinsertion.
Website: https://www.cvidaepaz.pt/

Prevenir

Foundation: 2002
Location: Cascais
Social problem: promotion of phycological health and well-being in Portugal. Being the main social problem the mental health problems in children and young adults.
Website: https://prevenir.eu/wp-site/index.php/pt/home-default/

APPDA

Foundation: 1917
Location: Lisbon
Social problem: the inclusion of people with autism in society and how to improve their quality of life.
Website: https://www.appda-lisboa.org.pt/

Social Equity Initiative