What we do
Needs are continuously increasing; we multiply the responses.
Every day, throughout Italy, we offer food support, street assistance, socio-healthcare, and accommodation in facilities and apartments to thousands of poor individuals, helping them to regain their lives.
Abroad, we are active with development projects and humanitarian aid interventions in response to emergencies.
Street
All year round, we are on the streets to provide assistance to those without homes who live on the margins. We are social bridges and antennas: with our Street Units, we respond to the most urgent vital needs, establish listening relationships, and connect the most vulnerable people to local support and reception services.
Food
Food is a primary need, and getting it to where is lacking is one of our priorities. Every year we deliver millions of meals: breakfasts, lunch and dinners in the canteens of our facilities and along the roads with food trucks, food parcels
to the home of families in economic difficulty across the whole national territory; and grocery shopping that the most vulnerable households can do for free in our Social Markets, which serve as outposts against poverty and social exclusion.
Health
The lack of a roof often precludes access to essential healthcare. Our daily commitment is to restore the right to health to the most vulnerable citizens. Through health clinics, the Post Acute for Homeless Medical Department, and a series of services dedicated to individuals with addiction problems, we guarantee care, rehabilitation, prevention programs, and recovery assistance.
Reception
A clean bed, a hot shower, a change of clothes, and the assurance of a meal. But also legal assistance, psychological support, socio-healthcare, and work integration. Fundamental human rights that the streets take away. Life starts again from here.
Home
Progetto Arca’s social housing network has grown significantly in recent years. In our 139 apartments, we provide a home for individuals and families who have lost theirs, and together we build life and future projects.
International projects
Emergency aid is our mission, and it knows no borders. Even abroad, we are committed to combating hunger and poverty and reducing inequalities through development and food support projects, with specific attention to the health and well-being of women and children.
Emergencies
Thanks to the Emergency Fund, we can promptly respond in humanitarian crisis situations and disasters, addressing the most urgent initial needs by sending essential goods and providing basic assistance to those who have suddenly lost everything and need everything.
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