Foundation

Since March 2024, the POC Foundation has taken over the management of Oasi San Francesco.
Founded by the Capuchin friar Serafino Colangeli and the teacher Antonietta Gilardi, the Piccola Opera Charitas is an institution of the Diocese of Teramo-Atri, which has its headquarters in Giulianova on the Abruzzo coast and has been caring for people with physical, mental and sensory disabilities for sixty years. In addition to its healthcare activities, it runs, through the voluntary organisation Gli Scriccioli di Serafino, a canteen for the needy and carries out cultural and scientific research activities.