APPACDM Coimbra

What APPACDM Coimbra does

APPACDM Coimbra (Associação Portuguesa dos Pais e Amigos do Cidadão Deficiente Mental - APPACDM Coimbra) is a private non-profit Portuguese IPSS (Instituição Particular de Solidariedade Social) founded in 1976 and headquartered in Coimbra. The organization delivers an integrated portfolio of social services to children, youth, and adults with intellectual disabilities across four municipalities in the Coimbra district — Coimbra, Cantanhede, Montemor-o-Velho, and Arganil — supporting more than 1,000 (and reportedly over 1,200) beneficiaries. Its service architecture is organized across five interconnected layers: (1) early intervention and inclusive childcare (Intervenção Precoce, Creche e Jardim de Infância Dandélio); (2) educational inclusion (Centro de Recursos para a Inclusão, four CACI day centers); (3) vocational training and employment placement (Centro de Formação de Coimbra, IEFP resource center); (4) residential and home-based care (Lares Residenciais, Apoio Domiciliário); and (5) a network of social enterprises that employ beneficiaries, comprising Casa de Chá, Lavagem Auto, Manutenção de Espaços Verdes, Idem Aspas retail shop, Centro de Férias Quinta da Fonte Quente, and the handcrafted recycled-paper unit at Montemor-o-Velho.

The organization is governed by an elected Board led by President Helena Albuquerque and administered by Director José Júlio Pacheco, with Jorge Valente directing the Centro de Artes do Papel. Services to beneficiaries are delivered free of charge; the operating model is financed through a mix of public co-financing (Portuguese state, EU programs Centro 2030 and IEFP, Instituto Nacional para a Reabilitação), municipal contracts, member fees, donations (with IRC/IRS tax benefits), and revenue from the social enterprises. The organization's growth posture is reflected in recurring new project activations across 2025–2026 (INR-funded 'Participar para Mudar', Centro 2030-funded 'Camões: Cantos e Encantos', a parish cleaning contract with Junta de Freguesia de Santo António dos Olivais), while headcount remains at 77 employees and the technology footprint is conventional (institutional website, social media, no public API, no AI/ML capabilities disclosed).

Name

APPACDM Coimbra

Legal name

Associação Portuguesa dos Pais e Amigos do Cidadão Deficiente Mental - APPACDM Coimbra

Website

https://appacdmcoimbra.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

APPACDM Coimbra is a Portuguese non-profit IPSS founded in 1976 that supports more than 1,000 children, youth, and adults with intellectual disabilities across four municipalities in the Coimbra district through early intervention, inclusive education, vocational training, residential and home care, and a network of employment-generating social enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability and Social Inclusion Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (623210), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialized Assisted Living for Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities (Adult) (HLADABAJ), Accessibility, Accommodations & Assistive Services (EDALAFAN)

Keywords

• Disability support services
• Vocational training programs
• Social inclusion services
• Residential care homes
• Supported employment enterprises

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

APPACDM Coimbra is a non-profit social solidarity institution (IPSS) that delivers a life-stage continuum of services for people with intellectual disabilities across the Coimbra district — including early intervention, inclusive preschool, school inclusion support, day activity centers (CACI), certified vocational training with internships, supported employment, residential homes, home support, and physical medicine rehabilitation. A network of social enterprises (tea house, car wash, green-space maintenance, handicraft shop, holiday center, and recycled-paper production) provides supported employment while generating revenue to cross-subsidize the mission.

Product overview

APPACDM Coimbra is an Instituição Particular de Solidariedade Social (private social solidarity institution) that operates as a single unified social services organization rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The organization provides an integrated portfolio of services for people with intellectual disabilities, organized into five interconnected areas: (1) Early intervention and childcare services including Intervenção Precoce, Creche e Jardim de Infância Dandélio; (2) Educational and inclusion support including Centro de Recursos para a Inclusão (CRI) and Centro de Atividades e Capacitação para a Inclusão (CACI); (3) Vocational training and employment services including Formação Profissional and Centro de recursos ao IEFP.IP; (4) Residential and home support including Lares Residenciais and Apoio Domiciliário; and (5) Social enterprises providing employment opportunities including Casa de Chá, Lavagem Auto, Manutenção de Espaços Verdes, Idem Aspas shop, and Centro de Férias Quinta da Fonte Quente. The organization also produces artisanal products through projects like recycled paper production and publishes educational materials such as 'Para Além do Óbvio' social stories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Casa de Chá: A tea house/social cafe operated by the organization, providing employment opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities.
• Lavagem Auto
• Manutenção de Espaços Verdes
• Idem Aspas

Products and services

• Intervenção Precoce (Early Intervention)
• Creche e Jardim de Infância Dandélio
• Centro de Recursos para a Inclusão (CRI)
• Centro de Atividades e Capacitação para a Inclusão (CACI)
• Formação Profissional (Vocational Training)
• Centro de Recursos ao IEFP.IP
• Apoio Domiciliário (Home Support)
• Lares Residenciais (Residential Homes)
• Centro de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação
• Casa de Chá
• Lavagem Auto
• Manutenção de Espaços Verdes
• Idem Aspas (Loja)
• Centro de Férias Quinta da Fonte Quente
• Papel Reciclado Artesanal (Artisanal Recycled Paper)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Humanitas – Federação Portuguesa para a Deficiência MentalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPPACDM Coimbra participated in the federation's initiative to celebrate the 2nd National Day of the Person with Intellectual Disability, accepting the challenge to organize an extensive program of activities.
• Junta de Freguesia de Santo António dos OlivaiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSigned a protocol for cleaning services (streets and sidewalks in Portela, Vila Franca, and Quinta da Malavada) provided by APPACDM beneficiaries. Monthly payment of 1,860 euros for 2026. Active since 2025.
• IEFP – Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional, I.P.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPromotes professional internships supported by IEFP and co-funded by the European Union. Covers the NUT II Norte, Centro, Alentejo region under Priority 4A: More and better employment.
• Centro 2030 (EU Regional Funding)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe 'Camões: Cantos e Encantos' project is supported by European Union funds from the Centro 2030 program.
• Câmara Municipal de CoimbracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Mayor of Coimbra, José Manuel Silva, attended the vocational training diploma ceremony and publicly affirmed the municipality's support for APPACDM Coimbra.
• Atlético Clube MontemorenseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on a community event on May 11 with food and artisan product sales at the football club. Ticket proceeds reverted to APPACDM's Montemor-o-Velho unit.
• Conservatório de Música de CoimbraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue for the vocational training diploma ceremony (Grande Auditório) and for the premiere of the 'Camões: Cantos e Encantos' theatrical production.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• APPACDM Porto: Regional APPACDM branch in northern Portugal delivering an identical lifecycle-of-support model for people with intellectual disabilities, including supported employment and social enterprises. Comparable scale, funding mix, and operating structure.
• APPACDM Lisboa: Sister APPACDM branch serving the Lisbon region with the same institutional mandate (IPSS) for people with intellectual disabilities, including early intervention, vocational training, residential care, and social enterprises. Most directly comparable peer given shared federation, mission, and service architecture.
• APPACDM Viseu: Another APPACDM federation branch delivering IDD services in central Portugal. Operates residential, vocational, and community-inclusion programs under the same funding and regulatory regime as APPACDM Coimbra.
• CERCICA: Cooperativa de Educação e Reabilitação de Cidadãos com Incapacidades de Cascais — a Portuguese cooperative providing education, vocational training, residential, and supported-employment services for people with intellectual disabilities. Closely comparable operating model and beneficiary base.
• APPACDM Setúbal: APPACDM branch operating in the Setúbal district with the same IPSS structure, intellectual-disability focus, and multi-service portfolio (residential, vocational, social enterprises). Direct peer competing for the same national federation profile.

Broad incumbents

• Mencap (UK): UK-based national charity supporting people with intellectual disabilities through services, advocacy, and fundraising. A large-scale international peer demonstrating a mature model of diversified funding (government contracts, social enterprises, donations) that APPACDM Coimbra operates in a more regional form.
• Associação Portuguesa de Deficientes (APD): Long-standing Portuguese non-profit advocating for and delivering services to people with disabilities, including intellectual disabilities. Overlapping mission and IPSS funding base, but with a broader cross-disability remit.
• CERCI Portugal (federação): National federation of CERCI cooperatives serving people with intellectual disabilities across Portugal. Broader incumbent representing the cooperative alternative to the APPACDM federation model and competing for the same IPSS subsidies and EU funds.

Others

• Humanitas – Federação Portuguesa para a Deficiência Mental: National federation under which APPACDM Coimbra is affiliated. Coordinates policy advocacy, awareness campaigns (e.g., National Day of the Person with Intellectual Disability), and collective grant pursuit for member organizations — a strategic enabler rather than direct competitor.
• Special Olympics Portugal: Portuguese arm of Special Olympics providing sports, social inclusion, and wellbeing programs for people with intellectual disabilities. Adjacent non-profit with overlapping beneficiary base and complementary inclusion mission; competes for the same donor and volunteer pool.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/APPACDMCoimbra
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCDd7LdlgFQ6cLFB2idyBQyQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/appacdm.coimbra
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/appacdm-de-coimbra

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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