Resumen:
This study has the aim at verifying the impact of social support network project in
families which receive Bolsa Família programme. Therefore it is important to consider the
economic background of our current society, as well as the challenges for the
municipalities in the creation of alternatives and deployment of public policies to include
the most disadvantaged citizens economically. Thereafter, we describe the target of this
research into contextualizing Projeto Rede de Apoio Social, as well as the implementation
of it in Balneário Pinhal town. The theoretical research focuses on: Family, poverty, Bolsa
Família programme, community therapy, resiliency, ethics, social networks and care,
establishing a relation between the theoretical framework and the guiding study carried
out. Afterwards the instruments that have been used in data collection are defined. Through
the results obtained by the research we believe that it is possible to analyse the impact of
Rede de Apoio Social Project, not only among the beneficiaries of Bolsa Família
programme, but in the community as a whole, including municipal authorities. Through
this, we intend to reaffirm the importance of the implementation of public policies that
support iniciatives that make possible alternatives of income as well the civil society
organization in order to benefit the independence
