One step away from independence, eager to test themselves and at the same time looking for points of reference, a group of care leavers involved in the CarINg project took part in a video production workshop. Each participants made a short film with a subject of their choice. The practical...
When a child lives in a highly neglectful family, the state has a duty to remove him/her from the family, place him/her in an alternative care system that ensures the maintenance, emotional relationships and care that he/she needs, and in the meantime support the family of origin in order to...
In April, SOS Children's Villages Italy concluded the training "Preparing for Autonomy" carried out in the cities of Florence and Prato with a total of 34participants, including social workers and educators. The entire training focused on the right to participation and in particular the second phase was structured to include...
The CarINg project focuses on boys and girls living outside their family of origin. The aim of the report "Analysis of the standards for out-of-home care: legal framework" is to provide a comprehensive overview of the standards for alternative care (residential or foster care) at international, national and local level....
On Friday 11th February 2022, the third partners meeting of the CarINg project was held in Milan, at the University of Bicocca. During the meeting participants talked about the progress of the project activities and started to plan the next activities that will involve both young careleavers and professionals of...
Care leavers, young people living residential communities or to foster care operated by the Municipality of Florence and the Health Society of the Prato Area, are the main actors of CarINg action-research. The participatory process, in which they have been involved between October and December 2021, was articulated in 4...
In November, SOS Villaggi dei Bambini carried out the first phase of the training for foster care professionals "Preparing for Autonomy" in the two cities of Florence and Prato, whose municipalities are partners in the CarING project. The training was attended by a total of 34 operators, including social workers...
The opening conference of the project CarINg took place on 23 November at the Palagio di Parte Guelfa in Florence. The meeting, coordinated by Caterina Arciprete (ARCO - PIN), was attended by more than 40 people including operators, educators and social workers. The meeting was an opportunity to let the...
Throughout all the phases, CarINg project promotes capacity building adopting a participatory approach, engaging key beneficiaries (including children) and supporting the exchange of good practices and methodologies. The Good Practices Resource Guide is a training tool designed to help alterantive care practitioners, policy makers and service managers to improve the...
In the municiaplities of Florence and Prato, social workers are challenged with increasingly complex situations when it come to alternative care programs. They are more and more in need to address prevention of institutionalization, setting-up of alternative care programs and supporting early care leavers. The need for innovative tools to...
