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2009 - PARTNERSHIP COMPENDIUM - Grundtvig partnerships
COUNTRY: Italy
Project reference: 2009-1-IT2-GRU06-06403
PROJECT TITLE: Life After Care
PROJECT ACRONYM: L.A.C.
Project description
The partnership brings together organisations involved in training, support and advocacy of family carers. The
problem identified is that former carer often register significant difficulties in re-entering social life (for instance
finding a new job or getting involved in community based associations) after many years dedicated to full time
care-giving. The partnership aims to exchange ideas, experiences, good practices and tools in order to learn
mutually and therefore strengthen local and national strategies concerning informal training of former family carers
of relatives to help their re-insertion in the society after they end caring.
Area(s) covered
Learning opportunities for people at risk of social marginalisation
Recognition of non-formal and informal learning
Volunteering
Coordinating institution
Name - Abbreviation:
Sofia società coop. sociale
Address:
Via Latemar 18
IT-Italy, I-41012, Carpi - MO
Telephone: +39-059-645421
Email: info@coopsofia.it
Partners
Name - Abbreviation:
Care Alliance Ireland
Address:
Coleraine House, Coleraine Street
IE-Ireland, Dublin 7, Dublin 7
Telephone: 00 353 1 874 7776
Email: info@carealliance.ie
Name - Abbreviation:
ARCO sas di Milena Balzani & co.
Address:
V.le Carducci, 21
IT-Italy, I-47023, Cesena - FC
Telephone: +39 0547 22887
Email: arco@arcopolis.it
Name - Abbreviation:
Carers UK
Address:
20 Great Dover Street
GB-United Kingdom, SE1 4LX, London
Telephone: 020 7378 4934
Email: madeleine.starr@carersuk.org
Name - Abbreviation:
Athens Association of Alzheimer’s Disease and
Related Disorders
Address:
M. MΟΥΣΟΥΡΟΥ 89
GR-Greece, 11636, Athens
Telephone: +30 210 70 13 271
Email: kentroalz@ath.forthnet.gr
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