(IM)POSSIBLE FUTURE: National survey on child poverty and aspirations

Child poverty has a detrimental impact on all aspects of children’s growth, including health and education, and not only affects their present but also their future. Through a comprehensive field research programme encompassing both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, Save the Children Italy has examined the various dimensions of child poverty from the perspective of boys and girls aged 15-16 years old, analysing the impact of this condition on their present experience and future life prospects. The findings indicate the existence of a ‘(im)possible future’, where expectations for the future are strongly influenced by personal, family and contextual circumstances, to the disadvantage of those in unfavourable socio-economic conditions. In addition, a quanti-qualitative survey was conducted in collaboration with Caritas Italiana to map the needs, vulnerabilities, sacrifices, and support networks of families with children between the ages of 0 and 3 who are supported by the Caritas network.