S. Teresa di Riva - A nest for the woodpecker
will be held Friday, February 22, 2008 starting at 17:00 at Villa Spider, the official delivery by the municipality through a contract for free, the former employment office in Santa Teresa Riva association Penelope
The local association will be used to house the Centre's activities since 2004 that the woodpecker is responsible for supporting families and children in the area's difficulties.
With the signing of the contract will start a fundraising campaign to cover the costs for the restructuring of the premises, for a long time of abandonment, need some restoration work before being used for the planned activities.
Anyone wishing to contribute can make their payments on postal account 79936639, made out to Penelope. Coordination of social solidarity, which indicate reason for payment: "pro-center the woodpecker."
From 1 March 2004 the association "Penelope" has resulted in the Municipality of St. Teresa di Riva at the center of the woodpecker, help and support center support to children with disabilities and social disadvantage and families who live in serious situations of hardship and marginalization. The center has been an observatory needs and respond positively to the diverse needs put forward by the population in a state of constant discomfort thanks to the flexibility of schedules and guaranteed by its volunteers.
The center now houses 30 children, the disabled, immigrants and the disadvantaged in familiar contexts and supports 40 families in difficulty with support for finding employment and housing, mediation with public social services - health, the handling practices, legale.In advice several times in recent years the volunteers of the association took to the streets, together with families, to claim space suitable for many activities promoted in favor of minors cared for. The Woodpecker fact of his birth is housed in rented premises and sites on Via Francesco Crispi No 459 for their location and the interiors have never been fit to perform the task.
Today finally the city council led by Dr. Alberto Morabito has solved the longstanding problem by using the stable association at the time identified as the natural home of the Centre the woodpecker. The transition to the association of former employment office will be ratified in public meeting organized by volunteers and families of children. The meeting will be an opportunity for an open discussion on social services and actions to support families difficulties in S. Teresa di Riva.
Speakers at the meeting: Dr.
. Alberto Morabito
(Mayor of Santa Teresa di Riva)
arch. Carmelo Lenzo
(President of the Municipal Council of Santa Teresa di Riva)
Dr. Joseph Bucalo (Penelope Association President) Dr. Antonella
the Casablanca and Dr. Irene Picone (Centre Managers peak)
Website www.associazionepenelope.it
14/02/2008
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