Sociedade de São Vicente de Paulo

What Sociedade de São Vicente de Paulo does

Sociedade de São Vicente de Paulo, operating through its unified work Cidade Ozanam in Belo Horizonte, is a Brazilian non-profit charitable institution founded in 1938 and named in homage to Blessed Antônio Frederico Ozanam, founder of the parent Sociedade de São Vicente de Paulo (SSVP) network — Brazil's largest operator of long-term elderly care institutions. The organization runs two physical facilities in the Ipiranga neighborhood of Belo Horizonte: Creche Odete Valadares, a full-time daycare serving 132 children aged 0–4 from socially vulnerable families, providing pedagogical activities, meals, hygiene care, and sensory development; and Casa do Ancião Chichico Azevedo, an Instituição de Longa Permanência para Idosos (ILPI) providing long-term residential care for approximately 74 elderly residents (capacity 90), including individuals previously living on the streets, with health services, physiotherapy, occupational and spiritual activities, and social integration programs. The institution is staffed by 98 colaboradores and supported by more than 300 individuals and families receiving assistance across its programs. The underlying technology layer is limited to a digital quality-classification platform called Senior Quali, funded by the FUMID/BH municipal grant, which is positioned as a potential national reference standard for ILPI quality assessment. The business model is non-commercial: all services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries, and the operating budget is sustained through charitable donations from individuals and corporations, in-kind contributions (diapers, food, hygiene products, mattresses), municipal convênios with the Prefeitura de Belo Horizonte (PBH), grants from the Fundo Municipal do Idoso (FUMID/BH), and an extensive partner ecosystem that includes the SSVP Conselho Metropolitano, Sesc Palladium, Mesa Brasil Sesc, Tribunal de Justiça de Minas Gerais, Colégio Magnum, Unifenas, Paróquia São Vicente de Paulo, and Modular Mining.

Name

Sociedade de São Vicente de Paulo

Legal name

Cidade Ozanam - Obra Unida da Sociedade de São Vicente de Paulo

Website

https://cidadeozanam.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1833

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Sociedade de São Vicente de Paulo operates Cidade Ozanam, a 1938-founded Brazilian non-profit in Belo Horizonte running a daycare for 132 children and a long-term elderly care home for 74 residents, sustained by donations and government partnerships within the SSVP network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services - Elderly and Childcare

NAICS

Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Social Adult Day Care (Non-Medical Supervision & Activities) (HSABANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Meals, Nutrition & Congregate Dining Day Programs (HSABANAM), Behavioral Health Adult Day Programs (Geriatric Mental Health) (HSABANAG), Adult Day Respite Programs (Daytime Relief) (HLADAKAC)

Keywords

• Elderly long-term care
• Child daycare services
• Nonprofit social services
• Philanthropic community programs
• Institutional elderly care

Headquarters

HQ city

Belo Horizonte

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable donations and philanthropy: Organization operates as a philanthropic entity sustained primarily through donations from individuals, companies, and the community. Receives donations of goods (diapers, food, hygiene products, mattresses) and financial contributions.
2. Government partnerships (Convenios): Supported by municipal government partnerships with Prefeitura Municipal de Belo Horizonte (PBH) for operational funding and social programs.
3. Municipal Fund for the Elderly (FUMID/BH): Received funding from Fundo Municipal do Idoso (FUMID/BH) for the Senior Quali project - Plataforma Tecnológica para promoção da qualidade em ILPIs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cidade Ozanam provides free charitable social care services in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, operating a full-time daycare (Creche Odete Valadares) for 132 children aged 0-4 years and a long-term elderly care facility (Casa do Ancião Chichico Azevedo / ILPI) for 74-90 elderly residents. Services include pedagogical activities, meals, hygiene, health care, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and spiritual support, complemented by food security programs for vulnerable families through partnerships with Mesa Brasil Sesc.

Product overview

Cidade Ozanam is a charitable social welfare institution affiliated with the Sociedade de São Vicente de Paulo (SSVP), operating as a unified organization offering two primary services: Creche Odete Valadares (childcare for 132 children aged 0-4) and Casa do Ancião Chichico Azevedo (long-term elderly care/ILPI for 74-90 residents). The institution also developed the Senior Quali technology platform for quality promotion in ILPIs nationwide. Services include integral care combining education, health, nutrition, therapy, and spiritual support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Creche Odete Valadares Free full-time daycare service for 132 children aged 0 to 4 years in Belo Horizonte, offering pedagogical activities, meals, rest, hygiene care, and sensory development activities. Enrollees undergo a socioeconomic analysis of guardians.
• Casa do Ancião Chichico Azevedo Free long-term institutional care (ILPI) for approximately 74-90 elderly residents, including balanced meals, health services, physiotherapy, occupational activities, horticulture, computing, beauty salon, outings, and religious/spiritual care. Average resident age approximately 70 years; includes individuals previously in street situations.
• Senior Quali - Plataforma Tecnológica para promoção da qualidade em ILPIs Digital quality classification platform designed to structure and implement quality assessment in long-term care institutions, with the goal of creating a national reference pole for ILPI quality standards.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Prefeitura Municipal de Belo Horizonte (PBH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary government partner providing operational support and funding for social programs. PBH supports initiatives including the Recanto Verde horticultural project and general institutional operations.
• Conselho Metropolitano de Belo Horizonte (CMBH/SSVP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetropolitan council of the Society of São Vicente de Paulo providing donations including new mattresses for elderly residents and institutional support.
• Sesc PalladiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural partnership for elderly through the 'Yupi! Vamos ao Teatro' project, bringing theater experiences to residents at the Grande Teatro Sesc Palladium.
• Tribunal de Justiça de Minas Gerais (TJMG) - Núcleo de VoluntariadominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolunteer nucleus from the State Court of Justice conducting special visits to elderly residents, including activities with volunteers and cultural presentations (Tânia Almeida), commemorating International Day of the Elderly.
• Mesa Brasil SescminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood security program partner focused on educational actions to combat food waste and improve nutritional conditions of the population served.
• Paróquia São Vicente de PaulominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Catholic parish providing regular Mass services for elderly residents on the first Thursday of each month, with Padre João Batista presiding.
• Colégio MagnumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution with social volunteer programs where students visit the daycare and elderly home for activities, donations, and interaction with children and residents.
• Modular MiningminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMining technology company that made donations of diapers and chocolates to both the daycare and elderly home.
• UnifenasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical school partnership where 4th period students conducted visual acuity testing (Snellen Test) in partnership with EJA (Youth and Adult Education).
• CMAS (Conselho Municipal de Assistência Social)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal Council of Social Assistance where the President of Cidade Ozanam was elected as council member, participating in social policy oversight.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sociedade de São Vicente de Paulo (SSVP) - Conselho Nacional do Brasil: The parent network operating the largest chain of ILPIs in Brazil. Cidade Ozanam is one of many Obra Unida entities under SSVP's national structure, sharing the same mission of elderly long-term care, governance framework, and Vincentian mission. Other SSVP-affiliated ILPIs operate under identical service models and regulatory exposure.
• Legião da Boa Vontade (LBV): Major Brazilian nonprofit providing social services including elderly care and youth/child education programs across multiple states. Comparable as a community-based, donation-supported social welfare organization serving similar vulnerable populations with integrated service offerings.
• Pão dos Pobres: Historic Brazilian charitable institution in Porto Alegre providing shelter, education, and elderly care services to vulnerable populations. Operates with a similar philanthropic funding model and mixed child/elderly service portfolio, with comparable scale and mission.
• APAE - Associação de Pais e Amigos dos Excepcionais: Brazil's largest network of civil society organizations serving people with intellectual disabilities and vulnerable populations. Comparable as a national nonprofit network relying on government partnerships, donations, and volunteer networks to deliver social care services.
• Lar Sírio Pró-Idosos: Brazilian nonprofit long-term care institution dedicated exclusively to elderly residents, supported by the Syrian-Lebanese community. Comparable as a donation-funded ILPI serving vulnerable elderly populations with residential care services.
• Fundação Abrinq pelos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente: Brazilian nonprofit foundation focused on children's rights and welfare programs including childcare and early childhood education support. Comparable for the childcare/creche service line and similar funding mechanisms (donations, directed taxes, government partnerships).

Broad incumbents

• Instituto Jô Clemente: São Paulo-based nonprofit providing health and social assistance including elderly care, disability support, and diagnostic services. A more established and broader social care organization with a wider service portfolio, serving as a relevant benchmark for elderly care service delivery.
• SESC - Serviço Social do Comércio: Large Brazilian social services organization affiliated with the commercial sector, providing community services including elderly programming and social assistance. Comparable as an institutional partner and broader social services operator; Sesc Palladium is an existing partner of Cidade Ozanam.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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