Spazio Giovani Impresa Sociale

What Spazio Giovani Impresa Sociale does

Spazio Giovani Impresa Sociale is an Italian social cooperative (cooperativa sociale a responsabilità limitata) headquartered in Monza with operations across Lombardy, founded in 1986 and reorganized into its current legal form in 1994 before adopting the Impresa Sociale designation in 2022. The organization delivers welfare, educational and community services through four working areas — Dialogos (training and consulting on health promotion, addiction prevention, peer and media education, organizational consulting), Giovani & Comunità (12 Informagiovani centers, school/career orientation, youth protagonism and civil service hosting), EduCare (school inclusion, home assistance ADM/ADH, child protection and psycho-pedagogical pathways), and Coesione Sociale (service desks for economically and socially fragile families, financial education, housing assistance and vocational guidance).

Its go-to-market is primarily event-driven and public-sector oriented: services are delivered through framework conventions (convenzioni) and project contracts with Italian municipalities, schools and Aziende Territoriali Sanitarie (ATS), supplemented by co-design partnerships with universities, foundations and third-sector networks, an accredited hosting role for the national Servizio Civile Universale and the regional Leva Civica Lombarda, and a small private-consultancy channel through Centro Dialogos. The workforce of 214 professionals (educators, psychologists, social workers, trainers) is supported by a standard digital stack — WordPress CMS, Brevo for email, Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager and YouTube — with ISO 9001 certification covering the design and delivery of socio-educational services across all four areas, and an annual Social Balance Sheet (Bilancio Sociale) published since 2004.

Spazio Giovani has no external investors or parent company; governance rests with a Board of Directors led by President Anna Biffi and Director Maurizio Magistrelli, with area coordinators responsible for each service line. Customer logos are predominantly public-sector entities (Comune di Monza, Lissone, Giussano, Bollate; ATS Brianza, ATS Insubria; Università Cattolica/Bicocca/Statale; schools such as IC Adro and IC Solaro) alongside a small set of corporate partners (e.g., Epson Italia). Reach metrics include 4,500 direct beneficiaries, 10,000+ young people via Informagiovani, 20,000 via orientation activities, 350 trained Peer Educators, 400 trained teachers and 2,200 family households followed annually.

Name

Spazio Giovani Impresa Sociale

Legal name

Spazio Giovani Impresa Sociale - Società Cooperativa Sociale a Responsabilità Limitata

Website

https://spaziogiovani.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Spazio Giovani Impresa Sociale is an Italian social cooperative delivering welfare, youth, educational and community services across Lombardy through public-sector conventions with municipalities, schools and health authorities. Its 214 professionals operate four service areas — Dialogos, Giovani & Comunità, EduCare and Coesione Sociale.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare and Educational Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (624110), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Family-School Collaboration & Inclusion Planning Support (EDAKABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Financial Assistance & Benefits Navigation Services (BPAGAEAK), Family Engagement & Caregiver Support Programs (SEL/Mental Health) (EDAKAMAK)

Keywords

• Social welfare services
• Youth information centers
• School inclusion services
• Community health promotion
• Family support programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Lissone

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Administration Conventions: Services delivered under convention agreements with public administrations (comuni, scuole, ATS - Aziende Territoriali Sanitarie). These are framework agreements for social, educational, and welfare services.
2. Project-based Public Contracts: Project funding from Region Lombardia, municipalities, and territorial agencies for specific social welfare, youth, and community programs.
3. Servizio Civile Universale and Leva Civica: Hosting organization for universal civil service and regional civic service volunteers. Government-funded stipends for volunteers with organizational support from the company.
4. Private Consultancy Services: Centro di Consulenza Dialogos provides private specialist services to individuals or families, including psychopedagogical consultations and organizational consulting.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Spazio Giovani Impresa Sociale is a social cooperative that delivers socio-educational services organized in four operational areas: Dialogos (training and consulting), Giovani & Comunità (youth information, orientation, civic engagement), EduCare (school inclusion, home assistance, child protection), and Coesione Sociale (support for individuals and families in economic and social fragility). Services are delivered primarily under conventions with public administrations (municipalities, schools, ATS health agencies) and through dedicated youth information centers across Lombardy.

Product overview

Spazio Giovani Impresa Sociale is a social welfare organization operating as a multi-service platform structured into four main areas: Dialogos (training and consulting), Giovani & Comunità (youth and community services), EduCare (school inclusion and home assistance), and Coesione Sociale (social cohesion and fragility support). The organization offers approximately 30 distinct programs and projects including coding workshops, active learning methods, school and career orientation, peer education, philosophy for children, media education, organizational consulting, financial education, listening and psychological counseling, youth information centers, and summer camps. Services are delivered in partnership with public administrations, schools, foundations, and other organizations across the Lombardy region, with operations dating back to 1986.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dialogos: Training and consulting area focused on health promotion, addiction prevention, team building, peer and media education using active and innovative methods.
• Giovani & Comunità
• EduCare
• Coesione Sociale

Products and services

• Dialogos Training and consulting area using active and innovative methods (LARP, Escape Rooms, peer and media education) for teachers, social workers, educators, students, and volunteers, covering health promotion, addiction prevention, team building, and organizational consulting. Includes the Centro di Consulenza Dialogos offering multidisciplinary specialist services to individuals and families.
• Giovani & Comunità Youth and community services including Informagiovani, InformaLavoro and InformaFamiglie centers, cultural and social aggregation centers, structured school and career orientation programs, youth empowerment, and active citizenship initiatives.
• EduCare School inclusion services, home assistance for vulnerable families (ADM) and people with disabilities (ADH), child protection, supervised visits for high-conflict separations, and psycho-pedagogical pathways for adolescents and youth.
• Coesione Sociale Social offices serving individuals or families in economic and social fragility, offering individual educational plans, psychological support, housing assistance and social housing, job orientation, service navigation, and financial education.
• Centri Informagiovani Public information services providing reliable, personalized guidance on educational opportunities, internships, employment, cultural activities, volunteering, and active citizenship for youth and families across 12 active centers in Lombardy.
• Orientamento scolastico e professionale School and career guidance services for secondary school students and families, including school choice counseling, post-diploma and university orientation, and personalized individual consultations delivered in partnership with schools and municipalities.
• Peer education Peer education programs training secondary school students as Peer Educators to conduct health promotion and addiction prevention activities for their peers using active methodologies.
• Formazione docenti e promozione della salute Seminars and training for teachers on methodological innovation, Life Skills Training, and Unplugged programs for health prevention, using active methods like role-playing and escape rooms.
• Assistenza domiciliare minori (ADM) e persone con disabilità (ADH) Home assistance services for families in social, economic, or educational disadvantage and for people with cognitive, sensory, or physical disabilities, providing educational support to develop personal autonomy and social inclusion.
• Inclusione scolastica e sociale School inclusion services for students from nursery to secondary school facing social, economic, or educational disadvantage, providing individual or group support during and after school hours.
• Tutela minori Integrated services for minors and families providing psychological, social, and educational interventions including child protection, school dispersion prevention, and juvenile criminal justice support.
• Laboratori sociali di quartiere Social cohesion interventions for residents in public housing (SAP), with dedicated listening desks, conflict mediation, and guidance to territorial social-health services, using community development approaches.
• Educazione e consulenza finanziaria Financial education projects in secondary schools and financial counseling by certified educators for indebted individuals or families, covering budgeting, savings, banking, debt prevention, and sustainable economy.
• Ascolto e consulenza psicopedagogica Listening offices integrated with territorial services providing psychological and pedagogical support to students, parents, and families dealing with personal and emotional difficulties, adolescence issues, school challenges, and family conflicts.
• Consulenza Organizzativa Organizational consulting for work groups in complex public, private profit and non-profit organizations, aimed at improving performance and staff well-being through conflict management, motivation enhancement, and team building.
• Servizio Civile Universale e Leva Civica Regionale Promotion of universal civil service as voluntary commitment, consulting for organizations hosting volunteers, candidate selection, training, and career guidance support, delivered as an accredited hosting entity.
• Campus Estivo Ritorno D(al) Futuro Summer camp program for children aged 6-14 in Triuggio featuring five weeks of educational activities focused on water, land, climate, and biodiversity through nature exploration adventures.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,500+ people directly involved annually across all programs
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Consorzio Comunità BrianzacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership for educational projects including Coding laboratories in schools across Monza, Ceriano Laghetto, Seregno, Cremona, Poncarale BS, and Cassano d'Adda. Consortium serves as funding and strategic partner.
• Fondazione per i bambinicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Coding and digital creativity projects for children, contributing to educational programs in multiple locations.
• ATS Brianza (Azienda Territoriale Sanitaria)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration for health promotion and addiction prevention projects, peer education programs, and various social initiatives across the Monza and Brianza territory.
• ATS InsubriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for health promotion, teacher training, family skills programs, and psychopedagogical counseling services in the Insubria territory.
• ATS Milano Città MetropolitanacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for health promotion programs in workplace settings and community health initiatives in the Milan metropolitan area.
• Regione LombardiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary institutional partner for youth policies, civic service programs (Leva Civica), neighborhood social laboratories, and regional health promotion initiatives. Source of project funding and policy framework.
• Università Cattolica di Milano (CREMIT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on social research projects, contributing academic expertise and research methodology for territorial policy development.
• Università Bicocca di MilanominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for social research and intervention research projects, providing scholarly collaboration and research validation.
• Università Statale di MilanominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic collaboration for social research initiatives, contributing research capabilities and institutional expertise.
• Comune di MonzacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing municipal partner for neighborhood social laboratories, youth services, and community development projects.
• Comune di LissonecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner for social laboratories, youth information center, and various educational and community programs.
• Comune di GiussanocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for neighborhood social laboratories and home assistance services (ADM/ADH) in the municipal territory.
• Comune di BollatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for neighborhood social laboratory programs and community cohesion initiatives.
• Dipartimento per le Politiche Giovanili e il Servizio Civile UniversalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccredited hosting entity for universal civil service volunteers. Partner for national volunteer programs and civic engagement initiatives under the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
• Regione Lombardia - Albo Leva Civica LombardacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegistered in the Regional Registry for Lombarda Civic Service for hosting volunteers, enabling youth employment support programs in the regional territory.
• Epson ItaliaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner for organizational consulting services, contributing to workplace wellbeing and organizational development programs.
• Azienda Speciale Comuni Insieme per lo Sviluppo SocialecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpecial enterprise of municipalities for social development, coordinating youth civic service programs and territorial social initiatives across multiple municipalities.
• Comunità Montana Valle San Martino (LC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMountain community partner for school and career orientation services in the Lecco territory.
• Comunità Montana dei Laghi BergamaschiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMountain community partnership for orientation and social cohesion programs in the Bergamo lakes area.
• Fondazione Monza e BrianzacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation partner for active learning methods and gamification projects (LARP, Escape Room) supporting health promotion and team building initiatives.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Italiana: Italy's largest Catholic social services network providing welfare, family support, and youth services nationwide. As a much larger incumbent with overlapping service lines (family support, youth, social cohesion), Caritas is the obvious broader-scope peer against which Spazio Giovani's regional portfolio competes for institutional contracts.
• ACLI (Associazioni Cristiane Lavoratori Italiani): Large national Italian association network providing social, educational, family, and civic engagement services through a federated structure with Lombardy regional chapters. Comparable to Spazio Giovani in mission and youth/family services, but operating nationally and at much greater scale.
• CSVnet (Centro Servizi Volontariato): National coordination body for Italy's volunteer service centers, supporting third-sector organizations including youth information and engagement programs comparable to Spazio Giovani's Informagiovani and Servizio Civile offerings at a broader systemic level.

Others

• Confcooperative Lombardia: Lombardy federation representing the Italian cooperative movement, including social cooperatives (cooperative sociali) like Spazio Giovani. An ecosystem/aggregator peer rather than a direct competitor — relevant because it shapes policy, access to consortia, and funding opportunities for organizations like Spazio Giovani.
• Fondazione Cariplo: One of Italy's largest philanthropic foundations, active in Lombardy funding social welfare, youth, education, and community development projects. Functions as a potential funder/ecosystem peer rather than a service competitor — its grant cycles directly affect nonprofit social service providers like Spazio Giovani.
• Legacoop Lombardia: Major Lombardy-level cooperative federation representing social and welfare cooperatives. Functional peer in the cooperative ecosystem: not a direct service competitor but the institutional counterpart that advocates for and supports organizations like Spazio Giovani within Lombardy's welfare delivery system.

Direct peers

• Consorzio Comunità Brianza: Active consortium partner with Spazio Giovani for educational projects across Monza and Brianza. Operates in the same Lombardy territory delivering community-based social and educational services through multi-municipality aggregation. Directly comparable as another cooperative-style social consortium serving the same institutional buyers.
• Fondazione Monza e Brianza: Active strategic partner for Spazio Giovani's gamified learning (LARP, Escape Room) and team building initiatives. A local philanthropic foundation co-developing social impact programs in the same Monza e Brianza territory with overlapping youth and community focus.
• Azienda Speciale Comuni Insieme per lo Sviluppo Sociale: Municipal special enterprise coordinating civic service and social development programs across multiple comuni. Listed as a channel/strategic partner of Spazio Giovani and provides directly comparable public-managed social service delivery in the same Lombardy territory.

Emerging players

• Cooperativa sociale Lotta contro l'emarginazione: Lombardy-based social cooperative focused on social inclusion, family support, and youth services for marginalized populations. Directly comparable as a same-region social cooperative competing for many of the same municipal conventions and vulnerable-family service contracts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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