Annual report 2004 - Compagnia di San Paolo

The poster of the
“Provaci
ancora, Sam!” project
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targeting students of the Scuola Media (lower secondary school) first classes to prevent school
drop outs. 45 modules were activated, covering virtually all lower secondary schools in the
metropolitan area.
Furthermore, 166 young people benefited from various initiatives during the summer, such as
seaside or mountain summer camps or “Spazio Giovani”. Within the framework of “Estate
Ragazzi”, the Ufficio funded 33 initiatives promoted by other bodies or organisations, thus
extending participation to over 450 young people. A special support intervention involving 12
disabled young people was carried out within the framework of summer activities too.
As regard the Health sector, two initiatives are worth mentioning: free dental care, and, in addition
to ordinary relief grants, targeted initiative for elderly people in need such as free accommodation
for brief summer periods in therapeutical structures: 26 people benefited from this initiative.
Other measures were taken to face specific context hardship like in hospitals or in detention
houses, or to extremely critical areas of intervention like homeless people. Following a specific
donation (Pro milite italico), the Ufficio Pio took care of the management of the retirement house
“Villa Mater” in Rivoli (Turin) hosting 39 elderly people, 10 of whom are not self-sufficient. Possible
organisational interventions targeted at achieving a well balanced management of the structure
kept on being analysed.