Through the Welfare Department, the Calabria Region renews for another two years the agreement with the Regional Service for International Adoptions (SRAI), a single national public body established by the Piedmont Region, allowing couples and single people resident in the Calabrian territory to continue to benefit from a structured system of accompaniment, support and protection along the entire adoption process.
A two-year commitment to support Calabrian families
The renewal of the agreement, for the first time lasting two years, represents a significant choice on an institutional and social level. A decision that strengthens the Calabria Region’s commitment to not leaving families and people alone who undertake a complex and delicate path such as that of international adoption, guaranteeing them access to a public service based on transparency, multidisciplinary competence, listening and proximity.
Through the SRAI, beneficiaries can count on qualified information, pre- and post-mandate training courses, psycho-social and legal support, accompaniment in procedures abroad and post-adoption support, as well as the possibility of accessing state economic benefits provided for international adoptions.
The value of the training course and economic contributions
Expressing satisfaction with the renewal of the agreement is the regional councilor for Social Policies and Welfare, Pasqualina Straface, who underlines how this initiative fits into a broader vision of regional welfare policies, based on listening, on the integration of skills and on a real and continuous taking charge of the different forms of hardship and fragility.
“The topic of international adoptions – states the councilor – concerns families and individuals who, in addition to a strong desire for parenthood, often face economic, emotional and bureaucratic difficulties. The contribution envisaged by the Commission for International Adoptions also falls in this direction, which will provide financial support of 1,000 euros to couples who will follow the training course linked to the adoption project, recognizing the value of training commitment and conscious preparation”.
“Thanks to the agreement with the Piedmont Region – continues Straface – the Calabria Region offers Calabrian couples the opportunity to start an international adoption procedure within a structured public service, which unfolds in different phases: from knowledge of the service and initial orientation, up to the assignment of the assignment, and subsequently from the preparation of the documentation to the post-adoption phase. A complex path that requires accompaniment, skills and continuity, and with respect to which the Region has the duty to guarantee institutional presence and concrete support”.
The SRAI: the only national public body for adoptions
The SRAI represents, in this context, a strategic resource. Established in 2001 and authorized by the Commission for International Adoptions at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, it is the only Italian public body authorized to operate in the field of international adoptions.
Through the agreement, the Calabria Region allows its citizens to access a service that operates in various foreign countries, guaranteeing high standards of protection of minors’ rights, procedural correctness and constant accompaniment of families, from the information phase up to the inclusion of the minor in the new family unit and beyond.
Integrated services and post-adoption support
The agreement provides for information, orientation and support activities, compulsory and optional training courses, listening and sharing groups, psycho-pedagogical consultancy, collaboration with local services and structured post-adoption support. An integrated system that recognizes international adoption as a complex experience, which requires time, skills and a solid and reliable institutional network.
“InformAdozioni” 2026 meeting calendar and registration methods
The planned activities also include the free information meetings “InformAdozioni”, aimed at couples and single people interested in starting an international adoption process. For the first half of 2026, a structured calendar of appointments has been defined, scheduled for:
* Friday 30 January
* Friday 13 March
* Friday 8 May
* Friday 3 July
All meetings will take place online, from 2.00 pm to 5.30 pm. The appointments are aimed at providing complete and updated information on the procedures, required requirements and operating countries.
To participate in the meetings, registration is required by email, writing to the addresses:
* (email protected)
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For information and organizational support, the telephone number 011 4320775 is also active, from Monday to Friday, from 10.00 to 13.00.