{"id":10306,"date":"2025-10-22T08:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T06:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anpasemiliaromagna.org\/2025\/10\/october-24-national-public-assistance-day-anpas\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T17:25:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T16:25:28","slug":"october-24-national-public-assistance-day-anpas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anpasemiliaromagna.org\/en\/2025\/10\/october-24-national-public-assistance-day-anpas\/","title":{"rendered":"October 24: National Public Assistance Day Anpas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Monumenti illuminati di arancione per celebrare l\u2019impegno quotidiano degli oltre centomila<\/em><\/strong> <\/em><\/strong>volontari e volontarie Anpas.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Venerd\u00ec 24 ottobre si celebrer\u00e0 per la seconda volta la giornata nazionale delle pubbliche assistenze Anpas, il movimento nazionale che oggi conta oltre 500mila soci e socie, 931 pubbliche assistenze e oltre mille presidi su tutto il territorio nazionale.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cUna giornata dedicata agli oltre centomila volontari e volontarie che, con dedizione, competenza e passione, ogni giorno offrono un servizio inestimabile alle nostre comunit\u00e0\u201d dichiara Niccol\u00f2 Mancini<\/strong>, presidente Anpas. \u201cBeing close to the community means being part of the community, sharing its challenges, and contributing to its well-being. This is why ANPAS’s widespread presence throughout the territory makes it a point of reference, but also a beacon of solidarity and assistance, a resource capable of identifying emerging needs and the desire to participate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Aggiunge Iacopo Fiorentini<\/strong>, Presidente Anpas Emilia-Romagna: \u201cLa Giornata Nazionale delle Pubbliche Assistenze ANPAS non \u00e8 solo l’occasione per illuminare i nostri monumenti di arancione, un colore che in Emilia-Romagna brilla di un significato ancora pi\u00f9 profondo, grazie alla capillarit\u00e0 e alla storia delle nostre associazioni. \u00c8 un momento per ribadire, con orgoglio e fermezza, il valore inestimabile degli oltre quindicimila volontari che, quotidianamente, costituiscono il vero motore di solidariet\u00e0 e assistenza sul nostro territorio. Ringrazio ogni singolo volontario e volontaria per l’impegno, la competenza e l’umanit\u00e0 con cui portano avanti questa missione che, da oltre un secolo, ci vede ‘Sempre presenti’ al fianco dei cittadini.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Monumenti illuminati<\/strong>. Per l\u2019occasione i capoluoghi di provincia, citt\u00e0 e paesi illumineranno di arancione un monumento simbolico, richiamando il colore che rappresenta l\u2019identit\u00e0 delle pubbliche assistenze. \u201cEach orange monument will be a symbol of gratitude and recognition for the work of those citizens who, every day for over 120 years, have been committed to trying to build a more just society,\u201d Mancini continues. \u201cIt is a day to remember that ANPAS and public assistance services are always there, today as yesterday, to help anyone in need, and will continue to be there tomorrow. This daily commitment is recognized not only by the people we assist, but also by the institutions that recognize the health, social, and civil protection volunteer system as a resource at their side.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Anpas <\/strong>(National Association of Public Assistance) was founded in 1904, but its roots lie in mutual aid societies and secular Risorgimento movements.<\/p>\n\n

Established as a non-profit organization in 1911, it is an autonomous, free, and democratic movement that bases its activities on the constitutional principles of democracy, social participation, and volunteer work.<\/p>\n\n

To date, it brings together 931 public assistance organizations present in all regions of Italy, active in rescue and public assistance, civil protection, and the protection of common goods and the territory.<\/p>\n\n

In 2009, the National Historical Archives of Anpas and Anpas Toscana (based in Florence) received from the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities – Archival Superintendence for Tuscany, a declaration of cultural interest as it constitutes \u201ca source of primary importance for the study of public assistance associations in Italy to document the social history, tradition, and innovation of public assistance in Italy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

List of illuminated monuments:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n