ANFFAS (National Association of Families of People with Intellectual and/or Relational Disabilities) Onlus aims at protecting the civil rights of intellectually/relationally disabled people and their families, sensitising and ensuring the process of social integration.

ANFFAS Onlus is nowadays one of the most prominent Italian non-profit associations, due to its widespread presence on national territory – there are 169 local associations, 16 region istitutions, 48 indipendent bodies.