MAP has been supporting vocational training workshops since 2002. These training courses enable the most vulnerable young people, often in street situations and drug addicts, to envisage a future and a social reintegration. The courses thus serve as a drug prevention device. Courses in metalwork, mechanics, cooking, hairdressing, computers, baking and administration last for 6 months and are completely free. Before the health crisis, enrolment was around 1,200 students per term. As a result of the restrictions and measures put in place, approximately 800 young people are now being trained each quarter, giving each of them the opportunity to write a new chapter in their history. In July 2023, renovation work began on the Miguel Couto dining hall to create a key space for interaction among trainers, Casa do Menor staff, and program participants, where the latter can also receive a daily meal.