ACSI is an association that operates throughout the country, established in 1960 with more than 50 years of activity in the field of sports, social, cultural and leisure promotion.

ACSI is recognized by CONI as a Sports Promotion Body, by the Ministry of the Interior as a National Body with welfare purposes, by the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies as a Social Promotion Body, it is a member of the CSIT Confederation Sportive Internationale du Travail (International Labour Sports Confederation), a body recognized by the IOC. It is recognized by the Italian Paralympic Committee, is a member of the IOST (International Organization of Social Tourism), a member of the Third Sector Forum, a member of the FICTUS – Italian Federation of Cultural Tourist and Sports Bodies and is a member of the MECS Movement for Ethics, Culture and Sport.

In its capacity as a Sports Promotion Body, ACSI aims to spread sports practice in all disciplines according to educational and technical promotional principles, specifically addressing a broad social segment that includes all citizens, enabling the diffusion of sport practice for all, intended as a social service.