Secretaria de Assistência Social

What Secretaria de Assistência Social does

The Secretaria de Assistência Social (Secretariat of Social Assistance), previously known as the Secretaria de Trabalho e Assistência Social, is a municipal government department within the Prefeitura Municipal de Nova Russas, located in the state of Ceará, Brazil. It operates within Brazil's SUAS (Sistema Único de Assistência Social) framework to deliver social assistance services to vulnerable populations including children, adolescents, the elderly, persons with disabilities, and low-income families. The secretariat coordinates national programs such as Bolsa Família and manages service delivery through CRAS (Centro de Referência de Assistência Social), CREAS (Centro de Referência Especializado de Assistência Social), and the Conselho Tutelar (Child Protection Council). Shelter services for institutional care are operated through Casa Lar and Cantinho do Aconchego.

The secretariat's technology infrastructure includes a digital government services platform featuring an e-SIC electronic information system compliant with Brazil's Lei de Acesso à Informação (LAI) and a Transparency Portal that publishes fiscal data, budgets, contracts, and daily expenses. These digital tools enable citizen access to public records and online services such as scheduling for ID documents, pay stub retrieval, income statements, and environmental licensing. The municipality has received recognitions including the ATRICON Silver Seal 2025 for transparency practices, the Seal UNICEF 2021-2024 for child welfare commitment, and a Selo Município Verde 2022-2023. Leadership includes Secretária Ana Maria de Paiva Bezerra and Subsecretária Iara Eloane Bezerra Guerreiro, supported by coordinators for CRAS (Gabrielly Diogo Dias), CREAS (Cristiane da Silva Castro), conselho operations (Maria Carvalho de Sousa Franca), and additional advisory and social assistance staff.

The secretariat is publicly funded through municipal, state, and federal budget allocations and provides all services at no cost to citizens; it does not generate commercial revenue. Operations are confined to the geographic jurisdiction of Nova Russas, Ceará. (Note: the listed firmographic headcount of 501-1,000 employees appears inconsistent with the scale of a single municipal social assistance department in a municipality of roughly 32,000 inhabitants and likely reflects broader Prefeitura staffing; this data point should be treated with low confidence.)

This entity is not a commercial investment target. It is a publicly owned, government-administered service provider whose continuity is bound to municipal political cycles and federal SUAS funding. Standard PE/VC/M&A frameworks (acquisition potential, revenue scalability, churn, market multiples) do not apply.

Name

Secretaria de Assistência Social

Legal name

Prefeitura Municipal de Nova Russas

Website

https://novarussas.ce.gov.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

The Secretaria de Assistência Social is a municipal government department in Nova Russas, Ceará, Brazil. Operating within Brazil's SUAS framework, it delivers social assistance services—including CRAS, CREAS, Bolsa Família coordination, child protection, and shelter care—to vulnerable populations such as low-income families, children, the elderly, and persons with disabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Social Assistance

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Child Benefits Administration (Child Allowance, Parental Leave) (BPAIAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG), Income Support & Cash Assistance Programs (BPAIAKAE)

Keywords

• Social assistance services
• Child protection programs
• Municipal welfare services
• Vulnerable population support
• Family assistance programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Nova Russas, Ce

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Secretaria de Assistência Social is a municipal government department that delivers social welfare and protection services to vulnerable citizens of Nova Russas, Ceará. It operates CRAS and CREAS reference centers, coordinates the Bolsa Família program, runs child protection through the Conselho Tutelar, and provides shelter services (Casa Lar, Cantinho do Aconchego) for children and adolescents. Services are publicly funded and provided free of charge to residents within the municipality.

Product overview

The Secretaria de Trabalho e Assistência Social (Secretariat of Labor and Social Assistance) of Nova Russas municipality operates as part of the city government's administrative structure. It is not a technology product company but rather a municipal government department. The website section provides information about social assistance services including CRAS (Centro de Referência de Assistência Social), CREAS (Centro de Referência Especializado de Assistência Social), Bolsa Família program coordination, child and adolescent protection services, women's policies, social assistance benefits, and child welfare council (Conselho Tutelar) services. The municipality provides digital access to public services such as online scheduling for ID documents, pay stubs, income statements, environmental licensing, and various administrative transparency portals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CRAS - Centro de Referência de Assistência Social Basic social assistance center providing family services, social programs, and community support to vulnerable populations in Nova Russas. Serves as the primary entry point for SUAS-aligned basic assistance.
• CREAS - Centro de Referência Especializado de Assistência Social Specialized social assistance center for high-complexity cases including domestic violence, child abuse, and exploitation within Nova Russas municipality.
• Conselho Tutelar (Child Protection Council) Guardian council providing child protection services and advocating for the rights of children and adolescents in Nova Russas.
• Bolsa Família Program Coordination Municipal coordination of the federal Bolsa Família conditional cash transfer program for families in economic vulnerability within Nova Russas.
• Casa Lar and Cantinho do Aconchego Shelter services for children and adolescents requiring institutional care within Nova Russas municipality.
• Women's Policy Services (Secretaria de Políticas Públicas das Mulheres) Coordination of public policies for women, linked to social assistance efforts within the municipal government.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Secretaria de Assistência Social de Sobral: Municipal social assistance secretariat in Sobral, Ceará, operating the same SUAS-aligned services (CRAS, CREAS, Conselho Tutelar, Bolsa Família coordination) for a similarly structured population, making it the most direct functional peer within the same state.
• Pastoral da Criança: Catholic community-based organization supporting children and families in early childhood, nutrition, and rights, operating across Brazilian municipalities (including Ceará) alongside municipal social assistance services.

Broad incumbents

• Ministério do Desenvolvimento e Assistência Social, Família e Combate à Fome (MDS): Federal ministry that designs and funds the SUAS framework, Bolsa Família, and CRAS/CREAS network that the municipal secretariat administers; comparable as the upstream counterpart and policy-setter for the same programs.

Emerging players

• Aldeias Infantis SOS Brasil: Provides institutional care and family-strengthening services for children and adolescents, directly overlapping with the secretariat's Casa Lar/Cantinho do Aconchego shelter services and Conselho Tutelar mandate.
• Caritas Brasileira: National Catholic social action network delivering emergency relief, family support, and child/youth services across Brazilian municipalities, overlapping with the secretariat's vulnerable-population focus and Bolsa Família-adjacent casework.
• Legião da Boa Vontade (LBV): Brazilian social assistance NGO operating community centers with food security, child/adolescent, and elderly support programs that complement SUAS services in the same beneficiary populations.
• Fundação Abrinq pelos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente: National NGO focused on child and adolescent rights, advocacy, and programs that overlap with the secretariat's Conselho Tutelar protection mandate and the municipality's UNICEF Seal-aligned child welfare focus.

Others

• Conselho Nacional de Assistência Social (CNAS): National deliberative council for SUAS policy and oversight that frames CRAS/CREAS operating standards and Bolsa Família oversight, upstream of the municipal secretariat's day-to-day program administration.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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