and Hong Kong. In 2010 Mother Mary Social Studies Center was opened for research and action in the field of social work. A refugee welfare service followed in 2011, and a food bank opened the same year. Also in 2011 the day center Brilho da Vida opened, to enrich the lives of the elderly and to increase their independent living capability. It provides the elderly and infirm with housework assistance and 24/7 emergency support. In 2012 this program was expanded with the Macau Foundation Project for the homebound elderly. Other programs reach out to single parents and their children. In 2013 the Philippine Consulate in Macau and Caritas-Macau signed a memorandum of agreement to jointly assist overseas Filipino workers to integrate into their work environment and Macau society. Caritas Macau had grown to include 34 centres spread throughout Macau, the most densely populated region in the world. Its food bank had 2,200 families who drew support from it as needed, about 1% of all families in Macau. Caritas is regarded as the number one non-profit service association in Macau and a popular charity. The focus of Caritas Macau is the densely populated city. Casa Ricci Social Services has rather as its focus all of China, and beyond. At Ricci's death in 2011, the independently chartered Ricci Social Service Foundation, which runs Casa Ricci Social Services, was running 50 programs distributed in 13 provinces of China with 64 leprosy centers for a total of 4,000 patients and 5 HIV homes with a total of 300 HIV+ mothers/adult. It was also caring for 1500 students from poor families. References Jesuit development centres Non-profit organisations based in Macau Catholic Church in Macau Organizations established in 1971 Homelessness charities Poverty-related organizations Christian refugee aid organizations Refugee aid organizations 1971 establishments in the Portuguese Empire