The 13th National Meeting of Social Development, held in September 2008 in Brasilia, aimed to make the YMCAs of Brazil to adopt the policy of social assistance nationwide, thus aligning their actions with the Organic Law of Social Assistance - Invalidity, the National Policy for Social Assistance - PNAS/2004 and Basic Operational Norm of the Unified Social Assistance - NOB / SUAS.

ACM has recognized its public character to offer, as a partner of the State, social protection to the population living in situations of vulnerability and risks, and should, therefore, to develop such actions be guided by logic and state regulation.