Coronavirus Emergency in Italy

Covid has made so many people feel lonely and abandoned. 

Franco lives in a dormitory at 76 and dreams of an apartment; Luigina cannot walk and is stuck in the house in an eternal lockdown. Antonio shows us the unpaid bills and explains why he can’t manage: the pension is too low, the expenses too high. Nobody can give him a hand. And Covid has made their solitude grow.

They are frail elderly, even more at risk with the health emergency. They have got sick and forgotten. This is why we want to embrace them in the only possible way: with practical help and economic support. Indeed 2,000 senior citizens involved in the project will receive a cheque for 500 Euros by Christimas, to pay for bills, heating and rent.

Let's embrace our grandparents and make them spend a less lonely, merrier Christmas.

Thank you!

Links:

• Foundation website

Luigina, Andrei and Francesca start over after the pandemic: we don’t leave anyone behind.

Reconstruction after Covid doesn’t involve just the economy and our everyday life, but also to take care of those who suffer and are exposed to poverty: frail elderly, children at risk of exclusion and lonely mothers.

Luigina is included in “Forza Nonni” (Come on Grandparents!), where frail elderly received free grocery shops, the support of a housekeeper, emotional and psychological help to fight loneliness feelings, thank to our volunteers and a therapist.

Andrei is in “Forza Bimbi” (Come on Kids!), which fights early school leaving and promotes social inclusion by offering tutoring and after-school programs. Alongside the educational component, the project organizes pet therapy activities for patients suffering from rare, chronic and crippling conditions.

Francesca is supported by “Forza Mamme” (Come on Moms!): 100 lone-parent households are led towards independence and personal and domestic well-being, by the support of food stamps, familiar problems counselling services, computer class, professional training and employment services.

Luigina, Andrei and Francesca stories represent a few examples: from the Breakfast for the Poor to the interventions in case of natural disasters, Specchio dei tempi is at the side of everyone who suffers and needs help. Meanwhile, we keep sustaining hospitals, by providing necessary equipment to fight Covid-19, and schools, for those students who are in long-distance learning.

Our appeal is for all of them: let’s not leave anyone behind.

Thank you.