Through the observation of demographic changes and oriented by The Madrid Plan, the Government Secretariat of Active Ageing, Resilience and Care of the City of Rio de Janeiro highlighted the need to develop public policies aimed at quality of life, rights and confrontment of social inequalities, and created, in 2006, the project Elder in Family to ensure the permanence of elders in their home and integrated in their community. The objective is to avoid institutionalization, reducing social vulnerability and making it possible to stay in residence, through financial support, referring to 45% of the minimum wage, and social assistance to those who are unable to provide subsistence or have it provided by family. Assessment for inclusion was done by technical team following criteria of age (60 and plus); dependence degree I, II and III; personal or family income of up to two minimum wages; social vulnerability; possession of valid documents; writs or judicial follow-up; waiting time for inclusion. Monitoring is accomplished through periodic technical visits, annual registration and quarterly meetings with family. Goals achieved were 382 elders assisted in 10 years, 172 (45%) dropped out, 210 elders (55%) remain assisted; main causes of exclusion are deaths (>70%), followed by nonattendance of inclusion criteria, change of municipality and temporary support programming. It was not identified any case of institutionalization and there are 200 elders awaiting to be registered. The result was obtained through a low cost project, easy implementation and maintenance, prioritizing intersectional actions of the Government.