Villa Maraini Foundation is a non-profit organization, active in Rome-Italy since 1976. Under the umbrella of the seven Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement Villa Maraini contacts, welcomes, treats and rehabilitate without selection and preconception of any kind, everybody with addiction problems. 800 different people are assisted every day.

The Foundation services, Street Unit, Phone Line, Emergency Unit, Clinic Service, Drop in Center, Orientation Centre, Semi Residential Therapeutic Community, Social Labour Cooperative, Prison Project, Night Shelter, The Open Community,  follow up addicts, even from the Harm reduction strategy program to a total rehabilitation stage. Peer education  and a flexible approach to treatment are fundamental to the Villa Maraini unique ethos.

Once the person is in therapy, it is essential to provide and  guarantee the primary biological  needs as well: to eat and to sleep.
This type of service is already offered but, with the support of  “Google” donors we intend to:

1) increase the number of board offered every day by the Foundation, moving from an average of 200 to  at least 250, for a monthly increase of 1500 meals;

2) the night shelter service, always filled up, accommodates 30 persons every night: the beds and bedding materials including towels are  supposed to be renewed;

3) the Clinic service assists three hundred and fifty different persons every day: the sofas in the ambulatory waiting room and those in  the Social and Psychological session rooms are over-used and should be substituted.