Anyone who’s been to Rome must have visited the Trevi Fountain and definitely threw some coins in it, with the hope of returning again. All the coins thrown in the water end up at the CARITAS headquarters in Rome. In 2022, the amount collected was 1,500,000 Euros. Thanks to a scheme run by Solidarity Emporiums, for the past 10 years, Caritas has helped foreigners in financial help. Presently they are helping 1000 families daily, half of them Italian and the other half foreigners from 98 different countries. Some of these families live in their cars since they cannot pay electricity or gas. The officials at Caritas give them a card-voucher to buy what they need. Families with young toddlers are given more so they can buy milk and baby food. Other food companies help as does the European Union.
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