The opening conference of the project CarINg took place on 23 November at the Palagio di Parte Guelfa in Florence. The meeting, coordinated by Caterina Arciprete (ARCO – PIN), was attended by more than 40 people including operators, educators and social workers. The meeting was an opportunity to let the community know about the project, its objectives and activities.

Furthermore, the conference was a valuable opportunity to start building the network that will be the basis for the construction of the project activities.

Among the speeches, Camilla Bianchi, Garante per l’Infanzia e l’Adolescenza della Regione Toscana, underlined the importance of a project that focuses on young people at such a delicate time as the pandemic.  Mario Biggeri (University of Florence – PIN) highlighted the need for a community response to the “loneliness” of care leavers. Donata Bianchi (Istituto degli Innocenti) offered the opportunity to deepen the experience of the Care Leavers experimentation already underway at national level, highlighting the importance of synergies and complementarity between the different paths.

A NETWORK TO PROMOTE THE AUTONOMY OF CARE LEAVERS LEAVERS

Tuesday November 23rd 2021
15.00 – 18.00

Sala Brunelleschi di Palagio di Parte Guelfa
Piazza della Parte Guelfa, 1
Florence (Italy)

AGENDA

Institutional Greetings
Camilla Bianchi – Guarantor for Childhood and Adolescence, Tuscany Region

15.15-15.30
Presentation of the project: objectives and activities
Caterina Arciprete -PIN & ARCO Laboratory, University of Florence

15.30-15.45
Capabilities approach for a welcoming community
Mario Biggeri – PIN & Laboratorio ARCO, University of Florence

15.45-16.00
The national Care leaver experiment: objectives and methodological approach for a national action
Donata Bianchi – Head of National Technical Assistance, Istituto degli Innocenti

16.00-16.15
Research with care leavers: the meaning of participation
Elisabetta Biffi, Alessandro Pepe – University of Milan – Bicocca

16.15-16.45
Break

16.45-17.00
Good practices on care leaving
Samantha Tedesco – SOS Children’s Villages

17.00-17.30
The voice of social services
Claudia Magherini – Municipality of Florence
Eleonora Dragonetti – SdS Area Pratese

17.30-18.00
Discussion and questions
Maria Nannini – PIN & ARCO Laboratory, University of Florence