APRITI CUORE Long term volunteering project in Palermo, Italy

Apriti Cuore is an association which operates in the field of minors, disability, immigration and social emergencies in agreement with the Municipality of Palermo. It was founded in 1999 by a group of youth belonging to Italian Catholic Action in Palermo, with the aim to create an innovative reality in the panorama of social commitment in Palermo, by offering several services to citizens through residential communities, aggregative centres for minors and adults with disabilities, and participation in local projects aimed at disadvantaged people. During these fifteen years, the Association Apriti Cuore Onlus has implemented more than 27 projects on the theme of minors, disability, immigration and social problems, art and theater workshops and training courses in collaboration with the municipality of Palermo and other associations in Palermo.Nowadays, 

Apriti Cuore manages a community for disable people, Casa Anch’io, which hosts people, both Italian and foreign, with organic disability and psycho-physical vulnerability, providing them with daily assistance and support in individualized educational paths.