NAS - Núcleo de Ação Social

What NAS - Núcleo de Ação Social does

NAS - Núcleo de Ação Social is a private non-profit civil society organization (OSC) founded in 1996 in Campinas, Brazil, by Teresinha Perpétua Ribeiro to address social vulnerability in the Real Parque community of Barão Geraldo. The organization operates two core programs: the Serviço de Convivência e Fortalecimento de Vínculos (SCFV) for children and adolescents aged 6 to 14, and the Centro de Convivência Inclusivo e Intergeracional (CCII) for youth, adults, and elderly, collectively spanning the 6 to 60+ age range. These platforms deliver a portfolio of specialized initiatives including educational activities (Horta Educativa, Projeto STEAM), sports (Judô), vocational training (Projeto Empreende Campinas, Código Técno Ambiental), women's empowerment (Projeto Mulher Voz e Autonomia), youth employment (Projeto Talentos do Futuro), food security (Viva Leite and Banco de Alimentos), legal assistance (Assessoria Jurídica), and early childhood development (Projeto PRISMA). All services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries.

The organization is housed in a purpose-built headquarters of more than 1,700 m² in the Real Parque neighborhood and employs 24 staff. Reported cumulative impact includes 30,000+ people served over 30 years, 1,296 vocational certificates issued in Projeto Empreende Campinas Phase I, 116 women reached in Mulher Voz e Autonomia II, and 246 food security attendances serving 42 families in 2025.

NAS operates a diversified non-profit revenue model funded through four primary streams: parliamentary amendments (Emendas Parlamentares) from municipal, state, and federal representatives tied to specific program objects; individual donations via PIX, PayPal, monthly Sócio Mantenedor subscriptions, and Nota Fiscal Paulista; corporate partnerships including donations, event sponsorship, and cause-related marketing; and tax-deductible contributions through Brazil's IRPF/IRPJ mechanism channeled to the FMDCA. The organization is governed by a voluntarily serving executive board and fiscal council, with a 2026-2028 board elected in 2026, and holds CEBAS certification (valid through 12/31/2026), Phomenta Good Management Practices certification, and the RAC-Sanasa award. The geographic footprint is limited to the Campinas Metropolitan Region.

Name

NAS - Núcleo de Ação Social

Legal name

NAS – Núcleo de Ação Social

Website

https://nas.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NAS - Núcleo de Ação Social is a Campinas-based non-profit, founded in 1996, that delivers free social assistance, vocational training, and community programs to vulnerable children, youth, adults, and elderly in the Campinas Metropolitan Region through two core platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Assistance Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Social Assistance (624), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality, Inclusion & Social Protection Programs (BPADABAK)

Keywords

• Social assistance services
• Community development programs
• Vulnerable population support
• Professional qualification training
• Family strengthening programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Campinas

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding (Emendas Parlamentares): Parliamentary amendments from municipal, state, and federal representatives fund specific programs and projects. Resources are tied to defined objects and subject to rigorous public accountability.
2. Individual Donations: Individual donations via PIX, PayPal, and monthly subscriptions through the 'Sócio Mantenedor' program. Also receives donations via Nota Fiscal Paulista.
3. Corporate Partnerships: Partnerships with companies for donations, event sponsorship, marketing campaigns, and cause-related marketing initiatives.
4. Tax Deductible Contributions (IRPF/IRPJ): Receives funds through Brazil's income tax donation mechanism where individuals can direct up to 3% and companies up to 1% of owed taxes to social funds (FMDCA).

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

NAS – Núcleo de Ação Social delivers free in-person social assistance programs to vulnerable populations in Campinas, Brazil. The portfolio is organized around the SCFV core program (children 6-14) and the CCII core program (youth, adults, elderly 15-60+), supplemented by specialized offerings in vocational training, women's empowerment, youth employment, food security, STEAM education, judo, educational gardening, early childhood development, and biweekly legal assistance. All services are provided at no cost to beneficiaries and funded through public allocations, donations, and institutional partnerships.

Product overview

NAS - Núcleo de Ação Social operates as a social assistance nonprofit with two core programs: the Serviço de Convivência e Fortalecimento de Vínculos (SCFV) serving children aged 6-14, and the Centro de Convivência Inclusivo e Intergeracional (CCII) serving youth, adults, and elderly. These core programs deliver a portfolio of specialized initiatives including educational activities (Horta Educativa, Projeto STEAM), sports (Judô), vocational training (Projeto Empreende Campinas, Código Técno Ambiental), women's empowerment (Projeto Mulher Voz e Autonomia), youth employment (Projeto Talentos do Futuro), food security (Viva Leite e Banco de Alimentos), and legal assistance. The organization functions as a platform of interconnected social programs rather than a single unified product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Serviço de Convivência e Fortalecimento de Vínculos (SCFV) Central NAS program for children and adolescents aged 6 to 14 in social vulnerability situations, focused on preventing breakdown of family and community bonds, providing shelter and strengthening autonomy through workshops in capoeira, theater, reading, educational gardens, and family engagement activities.
• Centro de Convivência Inclusivo e Intergeracional (CCII) Program for youth, adults, and elderly focused on preventing isolation and strengthening bonds through intergenerational activities including craft workshops (Mãos que Criam, Fazendo Arte), body practices (Lian Gong, Tai Chi, Yoga), self-knowledge meditation, health prevention, citizenship education, and entrepreneurship programs like Empreende Campinas.
• Horta Educativa Educational garden space promoting social, environmental, and quality of life values through sustainable practices including biodiversity, healthy eating, composting, and agroecology, with fruit tree planting and pollinator-friendly landscaping; currently serves 60 children and adolescents.
• Projeto STEAM Conectando Crianças à Comunidade Educational initiative stimulating socio-emotional and interpersonal skill development in children through STEAM approach (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics), while strengthening innovative pedagogical practices among social assistance educators.
• Judô Judo workshop promoting integral development of children and adolescents through sports practice, stimulating discipline, respect, collective spirit, self-confidence, concentration, teamwork, and resilience, with biannual belt examinations up to black belt.
• Projeto Empreende Campinas Fase I Professional formation and training program through creative economy, preparing entrepreneurs and individuals for labor market insertion with courses in administrative assistant, HR assistant, confectionery, baking, electrician, painting, cloud programming, computer operation, and web design; issued 1,296 certificates in Phase I.
• Projeto Mulher Voz e Autonomia — II Edição Project strengthening women in social vulnerability through art therapy, using artistic and expressive practices to promote self-knowledge, self-esteem reconstruction, and emotional strengthening, creating safe spaces for exchange and learning across 7 territories of Campinas, reaching 116 women over 18 months.
• Projeto Talentos do Futuro Program developing behavioral and technical competencies to prepare youth for labor market insertion, with 79 attendances resulting in 5 young people hired as apprentices by regional companies.
• Código Técno Ambiental Learning center for disassembly of end-of-life electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) with triple impact: environmental, economic, and introduction to the world of work, promoting circular economy through collection, sorting, disassembly workshops, and technical training.
• Projetos de Segurança Alimentar: Viva Leite e Banco de Alimentos Food security programs guaranteeing nutrition for families in social vulnerability identified by local UBS, with Viva Leite providing milk and Banco de Alimentos distributing food; served 246 attendances for 42 families in 2025.
• Assessoria Jurídica para Atendidos Partnership with law firm providing biweekly legal assistance and guidance in family, labor, and civil law for the community served by NAS; 92 attendances benefiting 56 people in 2025.
• Projeto PRISMA: Movimento, Saúde e Afeto Program stimulating neuropsychomotor development, food education, and socio-affective bonds of children through movement, sensory experiences, and participatory activities involving families.

Quantifiable outcome

• 116 women reached through Projeto Mulher Voz e Autonomia II
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FEAC (Fundação Childhood Alive)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026FEAC is a key partner supporting the Mulher Voz e Autonomia project and other social programs, providing funding and strategic alignment for social initiatives in Campinas.
• SENAIcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Technical education partner for the Projeto Empreende Campinas, providing professional qualification courses in areas like administrative assistant, RH assistant, confectionery, baking, electrical, painting, cloud programming, and web design.
• SEBRAEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partner for entrepreneurship development and small business support in the Projeto Empreende Campinas, contributing to economic inclusion and productive insertion.
• Instituto Arcor do BrasilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports the PRISMA project for early childhood development, focusing on neuropsychomotor development, food education, and socio-affective bonds.
• INBRADE (Instituto Brasileiro de Desenvolvimento do Esporte)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports the judo program for children and adolescents, promoting integral development through sports practice.
• Instituto AlgarminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports the Talentos do Futuro project for youth professional development and labor market insertion.
• Escritório Martins e RodriguesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegal office providing free legal assistance to beneficiaries twice monthly in family law, labor law, and civil matters.
• Secretaria de Desenvolvimento e Assistência SocialcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMunicipal government partner supporting the Serviço de Convivência e Fortalecimento de Vínculos program.
• Secretaria de Assistência SocialcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMunicipal government partner supporting food security programs including Viva Leite and Banco de Alimentos.
• FMDCA (Fundo Municipal dos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerMunicipal fund for children's and adolescents' rights, supporting STEAM Connecting Children to Community project.
• ScalaminorOthersCorporate partner supporting NAS operations.
• SENACminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical education partner providing professional qualification courses.
• CRCAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for Projeto Empreende Campinas Phase I.
• AAQQminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for Projeto Empreende Campinas Phase I.
• INSTITUTO FILHOSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for Projeto Empreende Campinas Phase I.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fundação FEAC: Fundação FEAC is a Campinas-based social foundation supporting child, family, and community development programs — a direct peer and current strategic partner of NAS operating in the same city with overlapping beneficiary populations and funding partners.
• Criança Segura: Criança Segura is a Brazilian child safety nonprofit — a more narrowly focused peer to NAS, but comparable in serving vulnerable children and families through community programs and corporate partnerships in Brazil.
• Fundação Abrinq: Fundação Abrinq is a São Paulo-based nonprofit dedicated to children's and adolescents' rights — comparable to NAS's SCFV children-focused platform in mission, advocacy orientation, and corporate-funded operating model.
• Aldeias Infantis SOS Brasil: Aldeias Infantis SOS Brasil is a major Brazilian child welfare nonprofit operating residential and community-based programs — directly comparable to NAS's child and family strengthening work, with broader geographic reach but a similar social assistance mission.
• Save the Children Brasil: Save the Children Brasil is a Brazilian affiliate of the international child rights NGO — directly comparable to NAS in serving vulnerable children and families, with broader geographic scale but similar NGO operating model and donor-driven funding.
• Instituto Alana: Instituto Alana is a São Paulo-based nonprofit focused on children's rights and well-being — comparable to NAS in mission, Brazilian nonprofit structure, and advocacy-plus-program delivery operating model.

Broad incumbents

• Fundação Roberto Marinho: Fundação Roberto Marinho is a large Brazilian foundation running education, culture, and social programs nationwide — broader in scale and portfolio than NAS but operating in the same social investment space with multi-program delivery for vulnerable populations.
• Fundação Lemann: Fundação Lemann is a major Brazilian philanthropic foundation focused on education and social development — a broader incumbent in the same social impact space with a larger endowment and national programs overlapping NAS's educational inclusion work.
• Instituto Ayrton Senna: Instituto Ayrton Senna is a large Brazilian nonprofit focused on youth education and development — comparable to NAS in serving vulnerable youth through educational and employability programs, with a larger national footprint.

Regional players

• Casa do Caminho: Casa do Caminho is a Campinas-region social assistance nonprofit serving vulnerable families and children — a regional peer operating in NAS's same metropolitan territory with overlapping beneficiary and donor populations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@nasnucleodeacaosocial
• Facebookfacebook.com/nasnucleodeacaosocial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nasnucleodeacaosocial
• Instagraminstagram.com/nascampinas

Compliance3 records

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Profiles1 record

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