Since 150 years Red Cross Italy is involved in realizing programs and activities in favor of the most vulnerables: minors, the elderly and the sick, the homeless, the migrants, the disabled, the drug addicts, the victims of war and violence. All these people get a direct, personal, free and disinterested help – either in social structures or at their home, in peace and war time, from more than 145.000 active members and 4.250 employees of Red Cross Italy. Not to count the necessary support of more than 30.000 ordinary members of Red Cross Italy. More recently, due to some local Red Cross committees, a major attention has been devoted to assist Roma and Sinti people, historically suffering persecutions .