This conference aims to be a space for knowledge, reflection and debate on local care policies from different perspectives: the improvement and innovation in services and resources of proximity, such as home help, home care technologies, functional adaptation of housing and personal assistance; integrated care and strengthening of public-community cooperation in the framework of care throughout life; recognition and resources for caregivers and advancement towards caregiving municipalities that place care as an axis of municipal action, key to sustainability of life and social cohesion.