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A profit of 42 thousand euros, eleven million in revenues and 220 thousand euros in taxes paid. The Archconfraternity of Mercy of Prato unanimously approved the 2023 social budget. The vote took place in the auditorium of the operational headquarters in via Galcianese, where the annual meeting of members was convened. On this occasion, Gianluca Mannelli took stock of the activities carried out by the Archconfraternity through its headquarters and its twenty-six sections spread across the Prato area and partly also in the Florentine area. “The balance sheet certifies a lively and vital Misericordia di Prato, which has been able to grasp situations of hardship and is committed to providing adequate responses to the population – states Mannelli –, as we highlight every year, our activity must not be measured in economic terms , profit is not our goal, we certainly must be careful administrators to safeguard the integrity of the assets and to free up resources to reinvest in our activities”.
In 2023, a year made complicated in recent months by the management of the terrible flood of 2 November, the Misericordia di Prato carried out 160 thousand social-health and emergency transport services 118, the latter through the use of ambulances with healthcare personnel and only rescuers carried out 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in agreement with the ASL (there are eleven in the central office alone and forty-two in use in the sections, plus 110 vehicles in total for social transport). During the year, shifts were always guaranteed with an average of 3/4 volunteers, supporting the employed staff.
The many activities at the service of the population implemented by the Misericordia are made possible thanks to the voluntary and daily commitment of around two thousand brothers and sisters, supported by 130 young people from the civil service. Among the initiatives are the usury prevention listening centre, the family consultancy, the Fratres blood donor group and the many services promoted by the women’s section (among the various, noteworthy is the management of the Telefono Amico Italia).
To underline the commitment in the flood emergency in the province of Prato with one hundred and ten people and thirty vehicles, making local offices available for the reception of displaced people, for the collection of food and clothing, but also as operations centers. Last June 2, on the occasion of Republic Day, the proposed Gianluca Mannelli was awarded the honor of merit of the Republic: “It is a recognition that I want to share with all my brothers and sisters”.
