European workshop on child poverty – Birmingham (UK) 14-17th dicember 2009 Caritas diocesana di Trieste Grundtvig project Linz (Austria) 19-2th october 2010

European workshop on child poverty – Birmingham (UK) 14-17th dicember 2009 Population: DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATIONS Immigrants with a regular permit of stay: (7,7% of population) People 0-17: (14,8% of population) Immigrant people 0-17: (11,1% of children) Population: People 0-17: (17% of population) Immigrants with a regular permit of stay: (7% of population) Immigrant people 0-17: (8,4% of children) FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA ITALY

European workshop on child poverty – Birmingham (UK) 14-17th dicember 2009 FAMILY AND CHILD POVERTY IN ITALY (2008) #1 Population in poverty: (13,6%) Families in poverty: (11,3% of families) Poverty % of families with 3 or more children: 27,2% Children in poverty: (21% of population in poverty) Age of children in poverty: 61,2% less than 11 years

European workshop on child poverty – Birmingham (UK) 14-17th dicember 2009 FAMILY AND CHILD POVERTY IN ITALY (2008) #2 Children at risk of poverty: 24% of children population Unaccompanied immigrant minors: (+21,3% from 2007) Marriagies (2007): Separations and divorces (2007): Average duration of marriage : 14 years Children involved: – 61,5% children 0-17

European workshop on child poverty – Birmingham (UK) 14-17th dicember 2009 REGIONAL PECULARITIES #1 Marriages (2007): Separations and divorces (2007): Children involved (2007): Marriages (2007): 616 Separations and divorces (2007): 969 TRIESTE (regional capital city)

European workshop on child poverty – Birmingham (UK) 14-17th dicember 2009 REGIONAL PECULARITIES #2 Children in care of social services (2006): (5,1% of children in the region) Immigrant children at school: 9,9% of students (7% in Italy) + 4,1 % compared to ,8% compared to 2004 Pordenone 13,7%

European workshop on child poverty – Birmingham (UK) 14-17th dicember 2009 PRINCIPAL CHILDREN PROBLEMS IN THE REGION - School drop out - Crimes (for people under 14 years) - Alcohol and drug abuse (from 11 years) - Removal from parental care due to violence and abuses - Unaccompanied immigrant minors - Increase of single parent household - Intercultural challenge at school - Eating disorders

European workshop on child poverty – Birmingham (UK) 14-17th dicember 2009 NATIONAL ISSUES ON CHILD POVERTY - Law n° 285/1997: Promotion of rights and opportunities for children Institution of a national fund to promote projects - Law n° 328/2000: Integrated system of social welfare Institution of a Unique National Fund for Social Policy (including the 70% of the previous national fund and based on a three-year programme) : Modification of the V title of National Constitution : Access to Unique National Fund for Social Policy only available for one-year programmes (no longer 3 years) exclusive regional competence on social issues

European workshop on child poverty – Birmingham (UK) 14-17th dicember 2009 REGIONAL LAWS AND ACTIONS AGAINST CHILD POVERTY - Regional Law n° 20/2005: Integrated educational system of services for young children - Regional Law n° 11/2006: Services for families and parenthood - Regional Action Plan for children protection in the integrated system of services - Regional Law n° 6/2006: Integrated system of services for the social citizenship promotion and protection LACK OF PREVENTION ACTIONS

European workshop on child poverty – Birmingham (UK) 14-17th dicember 2009 CARITAS TRIESTE EXPERIENCES #1 1. Care house for women and mothers with children (Casa “La Madre”) Increase of children presence: +10,5% in 2008 Educational and parenthood support, orientation to services and work, healthy diet training 2. Care house for “unaccompanied immigrant minors” (Casa “Villa Verde”) Increase of family with children at Caritas dormitory (Casa “Teresiano) Professional courses for work starting (in association with a professional training school) 3. “High Autonomy” project Care house and professional courses for “age around 18 years “ males

European workshop on child poverty – Birmingham (UK) 14-17th dicember 2009 CARITAS TRIESTE EXPERIENCES #2 6. “World Citizens” project 5. Summer holidays for children from poor families 4. Project for young crime prevention (in association with the Justice Ministry) Social inclusion of young people into activities of parish young centers Training for work starting Opportunities for mountain leisure in an inclusive and educational envoirement Proposal of activities during the whole year Educational school training for students on poverty and intercultural issues

European workshop on child poverty – Birmingham (UK) 14-17th dicember 2009 NETWORK AGAINST CHILD POVERTY #1 Caritas Trieste is part of a network of 5 associations working on social and educational services with children Aims: - Analyzing the condition of child poverty in Trieste - Monitoring laws and public/private responses to child poverty - Proposing educational actions to prevent child poverty

European workshop on child poverty – Birmingham (UK) 14-17th dicember 2009 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! Marco Aliotta