DarVoce - Service Centre for Voluntary Reggio Emilia

DarVoce is the Service Centre for Voluntary of the province of Reggio Emilia. It is a member of the Italian Network of Service Centres for voluntary organisations

DarVoce consists of 82 voluntary organisations. It collaborates with 500 other voluntary associations (of the Province of Reggio Emilia) that work on a wide range of topics such as:

• human rights,
• peace and citizenship;
• immigration;
• health;
• disabled people and other disadvantaged groups;
• international cooperation;
• youth;
• environment;
• cultural, historic and artistic heritage;
• sports and leisure activities, etc..

Moreover, DarVoce cooperates at the national level with: other Service Centres for voluntary organisations; social and institutional networks; EU representatives of specific projects and community stakeholders (such as local authorities, employer's associations, enterprises, universities, schools etc.). The services - provided to voluntary associations or individuals - comprise:

• promoting voluntary work and the culture of solidarity;
• giving information, guidance and counselling (on legal, financial, administrative topics), supplying documentation and help to handle
• institutional issues (help desk);
• imparting courses
• for volunteers and social or health workers
• on training and communication skills;
• helping to gain access and administer private and public funds (local, national, European);
• providing assistance in logistics and equipment;
• financing projects  - run by the voluntary organizations - as granted by the law.