On Thursday (19), the City Hall of Canoas reopens the Northeast I Social Assistance Reference Center, CRAS Harmonia, located at Rua Sobral Pinto, nº 35. Inaugurated in 2007, the place has been closed since 2019.
The reopening, a strong demand from the community, will benefit families in the region who are in a situation of social vulnerability. The building underwent renovation, with an investment of around R$100,000 by the Municipality.
CRAS, linked to the Municipal Citizenship Secretariat, is the public body responsible for basic protection actions for the population. The location offers assistance to beneficiaries of social programs, such as the Auxílio Brasil/Bolsa Família, the Benefit of Continuous Provision (BPC) and the Program for Protection and Integral Assistance to the Family (PAIF).
From the functioning of CRAS Harmonia, Canoas will have five Reference Centers in Social Assistance. By 2021, the city had three. Also for the first half of this year, the delivery of the new Southeast CRAS (Niterói) is scheduled.
Main services offered by CRAS in the municipality
– Technical assistance with social worker
– Workshops of the Integral Family Protection and Assistance Service (PAIF)
– Articulation with the social assistance network (education, health, tutelary council, associations)
– Request for food baskets
– Inclusion of families in continuous food programs (PCA and PAA)
– Application for an Elderly Card (60+)
– Forwarding a Free Pass Card (for people with disabilities)
– Enrollment in the Single Registry for Social Programs of the Federal Government
– Request for basic civil documentation (second copy of birth, marriage and death certificates).
– Referral to Continuous Provision Benefits (BPC/Loas) with the National Institute of Social Security (INSS)
– Request for Funeral Assistance
