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Oasi Cana

Associazione Oasi Cana Onlus

Palermo, Italy

Community developmentHealthEducationDisability
AssociationFounded 1985Regional reach
Profile last updated: July 20, 2026

About

Founded in 1985, Oasi Cana is a non-profit association based in Palermo, Italy working on community development, health, education +3 more.

Oasi Cana Onlus is a non-profit association based in Palermo, Sicily, founded in 1985 on Christian inspiration. It supports couples, families and individuals through family counselling, formation courses for engaged and young couples, couples' groups, support for disabled people at its Sambuca di Sicilia centre, and a food solidarity fund for families in need. It also runs a children's play centre, publishes the family magazine Lettera di Famiglia, and carries out education on sexuality, love and fertility in schools and parishes. The association works in coordination with local church family pastoral offices and with public and private bodies, and is registered with the Sicilian regional register of family solidarity associations.

Location

Palermo, Italy

Founded

1985

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

Onlus

Legal name

Associazione Oasi Cana Onlus

Registration

97082060829

Focus areas

family supportcouple formationfamily counsellingdisability integrationfood solidaritySicily

Languages

IT

Causes & programmes

Causes

Community developmentHealthEducationDisabilityPoverty & HungerReligion & Faith

Works for

FamiliesPeople with disabilitiesPeople in povertyYouth

How they work

Direct servicesAwareness & educationCommunity programmesVolunteer programmesResearch

Programmes

Unità coniugali

Community development

Small community groups of couples and families, guided by association members, offering formation itineraries for couples.

Centro Solidali con Te

Disability

Rehabilitation and integration services for people with motor and neurological disabilities, based in Sambuca di Sicilia.

Consultorio Familiare Cana

Health

Family counselling service of Christian inspiration.

Fondo di Solidarietà Alimentare

Poverty & Hunger

Food solidarity fund supporting families in need.

Percorso per fidanzati

Education

Preparation course for engaged couples ahead of the sacrament of marriage.

Sosta a Cana

Community development

Programme for young couples.

Ludoteca Città incantata

Children & Youth

Children's play centre.

Lettera di Famiglia

Education

Publication of a family magazine.

Countries of operation

Italy

Funding & support

Funded by

Government fundingIndividual donationsMembership feesGrants

Ways to support

DonateVolunteerMembership

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

Registro regionale siciliano delle Associazioni di Solidarietà Familiare

Issued by: Regione Siciliana

Industry memberships

Confederazione Italiana dei Consultori Familiari di Ispirazione CristianaForum delle Associazioni Familiari della SiciliaARIS

Partnerships

Missionari Oblati di Maria Immacolata, Missionari della Famiglia, Tribunale dei minori di Palermo, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, ASP di Agrigento, Diocesi di Monreale

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