Hosting organisations


AZIENDA SERVIZI SOCIALI DI BOLZANO

ASSB is a public institution, which coordinates and manages the social services offered in Bolzano's territory. The ASSB’ services are addressed to youngsters, families, elderlies, disabled people, people with psychic problems and people in state of need. In order to guarantee the aims mentioned, ASSB is divided in districts. In the whole territory there are about 5 social-health districts.
In ASSB, the volunteers collaborate with the activities of the 4 nursing homes for elders in the city of Bolzano: Villa Armonia, Villa Europa, “Casa di riposo Don Bosco”, Villa Serena . If volunteers have interest and availability, they can also perform their service in Clinica S. Maria. The services in the nursing homes and centers for elders are performed by the staff of ASSB as well as by external collaborators. The services offered are for example: hosting services (food, lodging, room cleaning and clothes washing); nursing services; care and hygiene; health assistance; speech pathology assistance; Physiotherapy, and entertaining activities.
The number of elderly people assisted by the ASSB is huge. Villa Armonia hosts 81 fixed guest and 3 temporary; Villa Serena instead has 70 fixed and 6 temporary; there are 164 fixed guests in Don Bosco and 6 temporary; 89 fixed in Villa Europa. The residential structure Grieserhof was closed in November 2011 and residents had been transferred in other structures such as Clinica S. Maria with 27 fixed guests.
ADRESS: Via Roma 100/A, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
PHONE: +390471457700


CARITAS DIÖZESE BOZEN-BRIXEN

Caritas is actively involved in raising awareness among citizens about several social issues and creates networks of solidarity to promote the insertion of social disadvantaged persons into the society. It has 270 employees to manage the several services.
Here some examples:Office for voluntary work; YungCaritas; Services for refugees; Services for disabled people; Services for homeless people; Services for migrants; Services for addicted persons; Services for people with AIDS; Services for people with psychic issues; Services for former prisoners and other services.
ADRESS: Sparkassen Str. 1, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
PHONE: +390471304394


CENTRO TRENTINO DI SOLIDARIETA ONLUS

CTS was funded in 1984 and was dedicated exclusively with the problem of heroin addiction. During the following years, there was an evolution of the problem to new kinds of addiction and a significant increase of the phenomenon of alcoholism in local area. With those complex patients, it was necessary to change and specialize the ways and means of intervention. There was then established a therapeutic project. By redefining the objectives of treating multi-problem patients, there was established a residential project, named “Casa Giano”. This house deals specifically with people who suffer from both pathological addictions and co-existing phsicological problems. The project is divided into three modules: First reception; Supporting community and Re-integration to society. Casa Giano is located in Vezzano (TN) - 20 minutes from Trento - and currently accommodates 30 people.
Since the year 2000, CTS also operates a hosting house for people with AIDS (“Casa Lamar”). This structure provides assistance to guests throughout the day, offering a friendly safe and organized environment; a healthy food and comfortable accommodation besides the opportunity for healing and growth in a human, cultural and spiritual point of view. The therapeutic communities of CTS are accredited by the Department of Health of the Autonomous Province of Trento. All units are recognized in the Regional Authorities of prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of people addicted to substances. The association is also in convention with the Ministry of Justice being furthermore a member of the Italian Federation of Therapeutic Communities and the Italian Coordination of Hosting Accommodation. Besides the therapeutic community, CTS manages a Counseling Center and a Center for Research and Study.
ADRESS: Corso 3 Novembre 132, 38122 Trento, Italy
PHONE: +390461933048


ASSOCIAZIONE LA STRADA DER WEG ONLUS

The association was born thanks to the voluntary commitment of a group built around don Giancarlo Bertagnolli; in 1978 they supported him in his first activities dedicated to help people in deep difficulties. At the beginning they especially took care of drugs addicted. They chose the name “La Strada – Der Weg” because they did not have a seat, but used to work in the streets among the underprivileged. At the end of that year they opened the first community led by volunteers, for people with very different histories, all living in poor conditions.
In 40 years of activity the association has grown in terms of fields of intervention, projects and number of professional operators employed. Rapid changes in society ask the operators and the coordinators of services a strong capability of catching new needs and adapt their work with new solutions. Today La Strada - Der Weg counts on employees and volunteers distributed in 5 areas:
1. Culture, Territory and Family;
2. Addiction;
3. Women and Equal opportunities;
4 Prevention and Advice;
5. Kids and Youth.
ADRESS: Via visitazione 42, 39100, Bolzano, Italy
PHONE: +390471203111


VKE Associazione campi gioco e ricreazione

VKE is an association of volunteers, founded in Bolzano in 1974 by a group of parents who wanted to dedicate themselves to promote children's and youths' right to play and more generally to improve children's life quality, as well as that of youths and their families. VKE conduct its activities in South Tyrol in educational, cultural and leisure activities. It is committed to improve the quality of life, especially of children and youths, for instance by creating and defending spaces to play as well as by implementing educational interventions, as a lawyer for children, through the efforts for environmentally friendly forms of mobility.
In its educational activities, VKE seeks primarily to promote and provide cultural subjects. The pedagogy of VKE aims to be non-violent and non-repressive, this approach also applies to efforts at social-political and institutional levels, for instance in favor of the civil service or the peace movement. In its work, VKE tries to put limits on competitive attitudes rather trying to encourage the experience of solidarity and cooperation.
VKE is a multilingual association which does not represent any political party or religious group, it can work and collaborate with such groups if they represent common goals. The activities of the VKE take place mainly in two different sectors:
1) Direct contact with the children and youths in the various activities of the association: The employees coordinate, in collaboration with the volunteers, the main activities of VKE: the mobile and fixed playing services of social-cultural entertainment, organizing projects and initiatives focusing on playing games.
2) VKE as a lawyer of the right to play: VKE is involved in the protection of children's right to play by creating new spaces and organizing specific activities, reflected also the philosophy of the VKE.
ADRESS: Via del Macello 9A, 39100, Bolzano, Italy
WEB: www.vke.it
PHONE: +390471977413