{"id":139,"date":"2026-01-21T21:06:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T21:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smailers.it\/?page_id=139"},"modified":"2026-01-23T18:54:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T18:54:59","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smailers.it\/en\/home-2","title":{"rendered":"Home - Volunteer Stories and Human-Centered Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"A day without a smile is a day wasted\"<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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(Charlie Chaplin)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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We are a group of friends, volunteers and practical dreamers, normal people who believe in simple things: a look and a smile.. an outstretched hand.. a clear path.. a story listened to without haste<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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We were born from encounters with real stories, real fragility, and people - young and old - who still had so much to share<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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It all began with Giocondo, whom we met after the 2009 earthquake in L\u2019Aquila.<\/p>

From that moment on, we understood how loneliness, at any age, can weigh more heavily than the rubble of destroyed homes, and even more than the rubble left behind by broken human relationships<\/p>

“Adotta un Nonnino<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\" it was a simple gesture: being there, listening, offering a smile, calling people by name.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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WALK WITH US<\/strong><\/p>

Smailers is a community that believes in the value of presence: We don\u2019t do charity - we build relationships<\/p>

We don\u2019t need heroes...we need people, time, and heart.<\/p>

If you feel that these stories speak to you and that you can speak to them, Smailers is also your home<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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A smile may not change the world<\/em><\/p>

But it can change someone\u2019s day<\/em><\/p>

And sometimes, an entire life<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Un giorno senza sorriso \u00e8 un giorno perso” (Charlie Chaplin) Siamo un gruppo di amici, volontari e sognatori pratici, persone normali che credono nelle cose semplici: uno sguardo e un sorriso.. una mano tesa.. una strada indicata.. una storia ascoltata senza fretta Siamo nati dall\u2019incontro con storie vere, fragilit\u00e0 reali e persone (giovani, adulti, anziani) […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-139","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smailers.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smailers.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smailers.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smailers.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smailers.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139"}],"version-history":[{"count":71,"href":"https:\/\/www.smailers.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":400,"href":"https:\/\/www.smailers.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/139\/revisions\/400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smailers.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}