What we do

Our work

Six areas of activity, to answer the real needs of the people we meet every day in Palermo.

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Two people sitting at a table in a moment of listening and conversation

Listening centre

We are a listening point for women, boys and girls who need to be welcomed, guided and supported.

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Food distribution

We distribute food to those in need at the Basilica della Magione, in Piazza Magione.

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Play activities

We organise play activities for children and teenagers, combining sport and shared moments of fun.

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A hand opens the door of a flat while a young man with a rucksack waits on the threshold

Welcome for young foreign people

We welcome young foreign people who have left reception centres and have nowhere to live, in a flat confiscated from the mafia — a concrete gesture that turns property taken from crime into an opportunity for life.

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Several hands arranging bread, vegetables and preserves in wooden crates

Food distribution

We distribute food to those in need at the Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity of the Chancellor (Basilica della Magione), in Piazza Magione, in the historic centre of Palermo.

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Two people sitting close together on a bench in a courtyard, seen from behind

Listening centre

We are a listening centre for women, boys and girls looking for a moment of conversation, guidance and support.

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A worn ball on a cobbled square, with children running in the background

Play and sports activities

We organise play activities for children and teenagers, with sport and moments of fun and socialising.

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Two people around a kitchen table with warm mugs in their hands, a suitcase beside them

Support for Ukrainian families

We arrange meetings with the Ukrainian families currently hosted by local families, to offer them support and closeness.

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Two people at a laptop preparing a CV together

Employment guidance

We help young people write their CV, making the most of their skills and past experience, and guide them in looking for work, including through social media and employment agencies.

Appointment-based services

Listening, advice and guidance

Professionals available to the people and families who turn to us.

Psychological counselling

With Dr Laura Cordaro

Psychological support sessions, also suitable for teenage boys and girls.

By appointment
To book: Vincenzo

Legal advice

With lawyer Caterina Menna

On Thursday afternoons, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, at the SS. Trinità La Magione parish, via Magione 44, Palermo.

By appointment: call or text the lawyer

Social welfare guidance

With Dr Roberta Randazzo, social worker

At our office in via Gaetano Filangeri 4, on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings, from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm.

By appointment: send Dr Randazzo a message

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