Care and protection
Temporary care and everyday attention: a place to live, food, hygiene and care for each child's and teenager's needs.
Care home · Perus, São Paulo · for more than 20 years
Welcoming today.
Caring for new paths.
Protection, love and care so children and teenagers have their rights respected and can live their childhood with dignity.
For more than 20 years, a home with open doors.
Children and teenagers who need to be away from their families for a while come here. They find protection, routine, school, health care and people who care.
Every childhood cared for is a story that begins again.
PROHACC has no agreement (convênio) with the government. This care goes on thanks to people who donate.
Illustrative scene. To protect the children in our care, we do not show their faces.
PROHACC in numbers
29years since the association was registered, on October 3, 1997Source: CNPJ card, Federal Revenue Service
18children and teenagers in care, according to the home in July 2026Source: Instagram @prohacccasa
+20years caring for children in Perus, as the home itself has said since 2020Source: Instagram @prohacccasa
0agreements with the government: the home is supported by donationsSource: PROHACC itself
Who we are
A home that welcomes. A network that cares.
PROHACC, Proteção Habitacional à Criança Carente, is a nonprofit association that provides residential care for children and teenagers in Perus, in the northwest of São Paulo.
Residential care is a protective measure under Brazil's Child and Adolescent Statute (ECA). When staying with their family stops being safe for a while, the court refers the child to a home like ours. Here they have a place to live, food, school, health care and support from a team with a social worker, a psychologist and caregivers, while the protection network works so they can go back home or find a new family.
What we do
Care that shows up.
Daily work, made of attention, responsibility and commitment.
Growth and well-being
We follow their health and school routines, with psychological, social and educational support, respecting each one's story.
Togetherness and love
Parties, outings, games and special dates. Making good memories is also part of growing up with dignity.
Protection network and future
We take children in by court order and are part of the local child protection network, with CREAS Perus and the other care services.
What we believe in
Love for others is what drives us.
Love and solidarity
"We believe in love and solidarity!" That is how PROHACC introduces itself to anyone who visits its Instagram.
Who we care for
We take in children and teenagers under protective measures, by court order, because their rights were violated (abandonment, neglect, violence) or because their family could not care for and protect them.
Together we are stronger
With no government agreement, the home exists thanks to those who help. That is why the phrase that goes with PROHACC's posts is #juntossomosmaisfortes (together we are stronger).
Real moments
Six years of stories shared on Instagram.
More than 690 posts since 2020 show campaigns, parties, donations and daily life at the home. On this site, no child can be identified: protecting them is also caring for them.
Our journey
More than 20 years opening the door to those in need.
The home made it through the pandemic without stopping, held an arraiá indoors, got a fridge from friends, took some of the kids to a charity soccer match, celebrated a baby's hospital discharge and took in four children on the same night.
- 1997
The association is born
On October 3, 1997, the Associação Proteção Habitacional das Crianças Carentes is registered in Perus.
- 2020
The home did not stop
During the pandemic, the home did not stop: the children stayed in quarantine, cared for by volunteers. The June festival bag (Sacola Junina) is born.
- 2022
Friends who make a difference
The home gets a fridge, takes part in the Bazar do Bem at Esporte Clube Pinheiros, and some of the kids go to a charity soccer match.
- 2026
A campaign for the movies
The home runs a special campaign to take its 18 children and teenagers to the movies.
How to help
Your donation becomes real care.
Since the home receives no government funds, every contribution pays for what keeps daily life going: food on the table, milk and diapers for the babies, bills paid and caregivers present.
In 2026, the home estimated R$ 100 per child for a day at the movies, with ticket, popcorn and soda.
- Donate once or every month, by Pix
- Donate milk, diapers, food and clothes
- Bring your company into a campaign
Donate by Pix, Brazil's instant payment system
Pix key (CNPJ)
02.163.594/0001-87Or use the email key
ajudeaprohacc@gmail.comBefore you confirm, check that the recipient is Associação Proteção Habitacional das Crianças Carentes.
Blog
Understanding residential care.
How it works
What residential care for children is and how it protects a child
Learn when a child goes to a care home, what the law guarantees them and why this care should always be temporary.
Read articleSocial media
Why you do not see the children's faces in our photos
Campaigns, donations and the home instead of faces: we explain our choice, what the law says and how you can help us protect the children.
Read article
Campaigns
How your donation becomes everyday care at the home
With no government agreement, every donation keeps PROHACC's daily routine going. We show you where your support goes, from breakfast to bedtime.
Read articleThank you
No one cares alone.
For more than 20 years, this home has stood thanks to many people. To every donor, volunteer, educator and partner: thank you so much.
Donors
Those who give every month, who send milk, diapers and food, who answer every campaign. With no government funding, your help is what keeps the home going.
Volunteers
People who give their time and talent to parties, outings, repairs and daily life, and bring joy into the home.
Our staff
Educators and professionals of the home, including taking turns at the hospital, with dedication and love.
Board and council
Board and Fiscal Council elected by the general assembly, responsible for managing PROHACC.
Who has been with us
- Colégio Augusto Ramos
- Colégio Oliveira Ferreira
- Colégio TGM
- ONG Brilho do Sol
- Esporte Clube Pinheiros
- Teatrando SP
- Turma Sem Destino MC
- Quintal dos Bolos Caseiros
- Andreza Maragno Cakes
And to all the families, companies, schools and groups who helped and preferred to stay anonymous. Were you part of this story? Get in touch.
Together we are stronger
Keep the lights on in this home.
A monthly donation, of any amount, gives the home the security to plan the month.