“Floris” project

Title

"Floris" project

Main organization

Centro di Solidarietà

Partners/Supporters

  • Sports project in collaboration with "UISP" (Italian union sports for everybody) and works with a team composed of different professionals.
  • IPM Meucci
  • CGM

Sponsor/Funds programme

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Target

Juveniles subjected to any restriction of freedom at the Institute Penitentiary "Meucci" of Florence and boys followed by Social Services for Minors of the "Juvenile Justice Centre" subject to alternative penal measures to imprisonment.

Objectives

Using sports as an educational tool.

Operational context

  • IPM Firenze

Main activities

Development of sports activities both on an individual level (boxing, free body) and team sports (football, volleyball). In addition to the sports within the institute, there were times of external accompaniment to try out the sport and for future inclusion in sports clubs. Sports practice has gradually gained an important role as an educational tool for integration into a positive and supportive social network.(Is one of the paths activated in the “Out and in”  project - Progetto Dentro Fuori).

Duration

Project activated in 2009 until the closure of the Institute

Attachments

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Website

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