Comitato d'Intesa

Comitato d'Intesa was created in 1977 from the initiative of 9 organizations that are still working for the social problems of the provincial area. Now it gathers 171 associations operating in many different sectors such as: youth policy, sustainable development, social solidarity, assistance of persons with special needs. In order to organize better its activities and to permit a real exchange of informations and experiences between all associations, those are divided into the following 7 thematic groups: youth, environment, health, disability, elderly, assistance, specific disease. The main reason for setting up this coordination body were the following: - to promote information, cooperation and exchange of resources; - to have an unique reference point for all actions in the health, environmental and social fields; - to fight more effectively against the segregation of disadvantaged groups and social excluded people; - improving and deepening the dialogue among the participating associations; - coordinating s with the public bodies, so as to promote dialogue and consensus around the most effective solutions to the local problems; - to enforce new services and help communities, based on innovative projects. The current plan of actions includes the following objectives: - promoting youth policy; - promoting and supporting school integration; - promoting and support sustainable development's policy; - supporting youth entrepreneurship to create sustainable employment opportunities; - promoting campaigns for young people on any kind of social exclusion (disability, alcoholism, drug, dependence, etc.) - protection of the rights of disadvantaged people; - increasing the quality of life of any person with special needs; - promoting and inspecting the quality of public rehabilitation, assistance and support.