Taranto is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto

Main Areas of Work

• Children at risk of social exclusion
• Elderly people
• People with mental disabilities
• Public health
• Social justice
• People who are socially vulnerable
• People in situations of difficulty or precarity
• Gender equality
• Poverty

Responsibilities/Services

• Providing social services
• Transformation of care models
• Integration of technological tools
• Professional training
• Research and development
• Management of public nursing homes and day centres for elderly people
• Home care services for elderly and dependent people
• Telecare
• Emotional support groups for family caregivers
• Fostering cooperation with non-governmental organisations and the promotion of social volunteering
• Research/ identifying and monitoring of social problems