Who we are - The Foundation - La Casa delle Luci

“The best way to predict your future is to create it “

Abraham Lincoln

The Foundation

La casa delle Luci Foundation was founded in Rome in 2018 to deal with and adequately solve the problem of “during” and “after us” and to guarantee, therefore, a housing solution to their children even when there is a lack of family.

The Foundation is an experimental residency project for adults and young people with physical and cognitive disabilities who communicate in italian sign language (LIS).

Mission

“La casa delle Luci”, in the respect of individuality, privacy and dignity, aims to guarantee the improvement of the quality of life of the person with intellectual disability, considering the psychic, physical and social needs, through an educational contribution and a qualified and constant assistance, in close collaboration with the family and local services.

In particular, it intends to offer, even in adulthood, a path of self-realization that allows the achievement and maintenance of a good balance in the affective / relational, in the working / employment and in the residential area.

The Foundation will work to enable adults with cognitive disabilities to evolve through personal and family changes in a life path that is as close as possible to the needs of the person even when the disabled person no longer has the family of origin to support it.

The Foundation intends to keep a constant evolution on experimental projects, in order to find solutions that are more and more responsive to the needs of the person.

STATUTE

Company bodies and people

La Casa delle Luci Foundation was founded in Rome in 2018 from an idea by Andrea and Emanuela Silvestri founding partners.

The role of Chairman of the Board of Directors is entrusted to the figure of Luisa Gibellini, expert speech therapist in bilingual LIS / Italian education and multimodal communication and therapist in educational and rehabilitation interventions, both deaf and hearing children with serious communicative disabilities.

At the operational level, it’s led by Davide Bernardi, Managing Director of the Foundation and interpreter of LIS, communication assistant and trainer in courses for Communication Assistants.

The foundation takes advantage of the figure of Paolo Di Fonzo, Councilor, who, thanks to his long experience in the sports sector, takes care with the organization and management of sports activities.

The staff, including Lucia Coccia, a qualified health care professional (O.S.S.), makes it possible to carry out the programs and shares with the young people every aspect of the activities, allowing the participants to live an experience in total serenity and security.