From an initiative for the youngest to a service for older children too: our summer camp programme grows alongside us, because the wellbeing of those who work here depends, in part, on those waiting for them at home.
The best initiatives — the most genuine ones — are born from listening. And the summer camps for our employees’ children came about in exactly this way: not designed at a desk, but shaped through everyday dialogue with the people who face the same concrete challenge year after year. When schools close, the summer months open up a gap that working parents find hard to fill: finding a safe place to leave their children — often at considerable cost and far from the workplace — is a challenge that comes around without fail every year. This is where we started.
The initiative began with preschool and early-years children in mind: ensuring them a safe and stimulating place over the summer, close to where their parents work. A concrete answer to a real need that anyone with young children knows well. But it was by listening to the voices of our employees — their needs, their suggestions, their stories — that the project found its final form. Hearing from those who face this challenge every summer pointed us clearly in one direction: extending the service to primary-school-age children as well. So we set out to find, assess and identify a suitable facility — one able to welcome this age group too, with the same quality and care that defines every choice we make.
The people who have benefited from it first-hand tell the story better than anyone:
“Finding a safe, high-quality summer camp for our children is always a challenge, and the costs are often prohibitive. The company’s initiative has been a real relief for us: being able to drop them off and pick them up close to work makes everything far simpler, and it’s tangible proof of the attention and care that ILCAM Group devotes to its employees’ families.“
— Selena Bosco (Customer Care Manager) and Viviana Di Sanzo (Sales Back Office)
This development is not a finish line, but confirmation of a method: listen, understand, respond. Because the wellbeing of those who work at ILCAM Group also depends on the peace of mind of those waiting for them at home — and caring for families means, ultimately, caring for our people.
