Fifty million euros to carry out "coordinated actions in 15 strategic socio-educational areas" for minors and families living in neighborhoods at greater risk of social degradation. The initiatives will be implemented in 11 regions of Lombardy, Piedmont, Emilia Romagna, Liguria, Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, Calabria, Puglia, Sicily and Sardinia.
"There will be youth communities, homes that can welcome children for the right to play, street units with qualified operators, psychological support and pedagogical- educational support services", says Deputy Minister Maria Teresa Bellucci. The initiative of the strategic steering committee of the child educational poverty fund, he added, is "another tool that we put in place to guarantee the presence of the State and of all those who feel responsible and want to participate in the protection of the little ones and the poorest families" The initiatives, Bellucci pointed out, will be three-yearly and will see an allocation of 3 million and 339 thousand euros for each; funds intended for children aged 3 to 21 years old.