According to the movement, which presides over the Santa Clara Parish Council on the island of São Miguel, with the 2018 installation of the Temporary Shelter Centre, which includes two services – one from Cáritas, with housing for people recovering from addiction, and another from the Novo Dia Association, for overnight stays for the homeless – "a problem has been created."

"Time has shown that these two services, together, in the same building and near a residential area, were not a good political or social decision," said Rita Mota, spokesperson for the movement.

According to the movement, "over time" there has been an "increase in drug addiction, prostitution, trafficking, crime, and the visually degraded environment in the parish due to consumption in public spaces."

"The truth is that days, months, and years—we can already say—are passing, and the situation of homelessness, drug addiction, and the destitute on public streets in our parish is growing exponentially over time. We know this is not a problem exclusive to Santa Clara, but for this group of citizens, quality of life, well-being, and safety are what matter," she emphasized.

Therefore, according to Rita Mota, the movement advocates for the creation of a homeless rehabilitation centre outside the parish's residential areas and the transformation of the Temporary Shelter building into an Intergenerational Centre, with daycare facilities for the elderly.

The same facility should also include a daycare and kindergarten facility, "providing social support to the youngest segments of the population" and, for parents, a "safe place to leave their children," she added.

The movement's open letter was sent to the President of the Government of the Azores (PSD/CDS-PP/PPM), the Regional Secretary of Health and Social Security, the Regional Director of Health, the Regional Director of Social Solidarity, the Regional Director of Prevention and Combating Addictions, and the Mayor of Ponta Delgada.