Impact Bond: Projeto Familia (Project Family)
Stage of development: Complete
Jurisdiction: PT
Policy sector: Child and family welfare
Social challenge: Children and/or young people at risk of being institutionalized.
Intervention: The intervention aims at connecting a social carer with families at risk of having their children/young people institutionalized. During 6 weeks, the social carer interacts daily with familiies and helps them identify destructive behaviours. Following intensive immersion, the social carer follows up with each family on a regular basis, every three months for 12 months. The intervention aims to prevent children and/or young people from being institutionalized. 
Classification notes: *Policy sector: Social Inclusion. More information about the project: 6 weeks intensive support programme for families, followed by 12 months of continued support
Date outcomes contract signed: 2017-07
Start of service provision: 2017-07
Anticipated end of service provision: 2020-09
Actual end of service provision: 2020-10
Total investment commitment currency: EUR
Total investment commitment: 433276
Total investment commitment (USD): 488254.7433
Target population: Families in Porto with children/young people at risk of being institutionalized.
Targeted number of service users or beneficiaries: 216
Actual number of service users or beneficiaries engaged: 180
Actual unit type: Individual
Service and beneficiaries notes: The 180 children and young people at risk can be divided into 9 administrative groups for outcome assessment purposes.
Notes: The 4 Portuguese SIBs, Junior Code Academy, Family Project, Bootcamp Code Academy and Bring Yourself Forward were funded by Calouste Gulbenkian, a grant making Foundation headquartered in Lisbon.