An important article by Anna Alberti was published in Io Donna in the Corriere della Sera on Saturday 27 November in which she speaks of “work that makes the difference”. “Clients – Toselli said in the article – find first of all a great travel experience, the welcome and quality typical of Made in Italy with costs and services suitable for 3 or 4-star structures, plus the smile and the desire to make these kids who learn autonomy from us, as well as a trade”.
“Our staff,” Toselli continued, “is made up one-third of individuals with varying degrees of intellectual disabilities, supported by skilled and available professionals. And most of them, at the end of their apprenticeship, are hired, focusing on a path toward work autonomy and independent living: at Albergo Etico, they receive a salary, not subsidies.”
In addition to the broader article with Toselli’s words, the newspaper also contains a box dedicated to the experience of Etico and its history, with a statement by Antonio De Benedetto, chef of the Tacabanda restaurant and former student of the same institute, in which he speaks by Niccolò Vallese and the Accademia dell’Indipendenza: “Today Niccolo has the keys to the restaurant, lives alone, has many friends, a regular contract and tutors other kids like him”.