Il Villaggio di Esteban

Name

Il Villaggio di Esteban

Legal name

Cooperativa Sociale Il Villaggio di Esteban - ETS

Website

https://ilvillaggiodiesteban.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Assistance Services

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (6232), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Other Residential Care Facilities (623990)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialized Assisted Living for Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities (Adult) (HLADABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Housing Transition & Supported Living Navigation (EDAKANAK)

Keywords

• Social assistance services
• Residential care services
• Disability support services
• Mental health services
• Community welfare programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Salerno

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Social Services Contracts: The cooperative generates revenue through contracts with public entities (municipalities, ASL/Local Health Authorities, the Ministry of Justice) for the provision of residential, semi-residential, and community-based social services for minors at risk, people with disabilities, and individuals with mental health challenges. Revenue is recurring based on service agreements and capacity.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The cooperative accepts donations from individuals and organizations, including one-time contributions (e.g., PayPal donations) and fundraising events such as charity performances, to supplement public funding for its activities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Il Villaggio di Esteban is a social cooperative (Type A and B) that designs and delivers residential, semi-residential, and community-based social assistance services. Its core offerings include family homes and day centers for at-risk minors, group apartments, home care, school assistance, and collective transport for people with disabilities, as well as group apartments, residential care homes, and day centers for people with mental health conditions. It supplements these services with a social secretariat, alternative sentencing programs, internship and civil service placements, a social journalism laboratory (Paperboy), a web radio (Radio Salerno Village), a paralympic football project (Salernitana for Special), and a mental health festival (Rock N foll).

Product overview

Il Villaggio di Esteban is a social cooperative (Type A and B) providing a comprehensive portfolio of social assistance services organized into five main areas: Minori (minors) offering family homes and day centers; Disabilità (disability) providing residential apartments, home care, school assistance, and transport; Salute Mentale (mental health) offering residential services, group apartments, and day centers; educational programs including specialist after-school tutoring and social secretariat; and social projects including journalism (Paperboy), web radio (Radio Salerno Village), music festival (Rock N foll), and social soccer (Salernitana for Special). The organization also manages universal civil service, community service programs, and internship/volunteering opportunities, serving approximately 100 residents with over 40 operators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Il Tamburo di Latta: Family home (casa famiglia) for minors requiring temporary care, with capacity for 4 children plus one emergency placement.
• Il Bosco di Bistorco
• Tangram
• Il Dito e la Luna
• La Tana di Dimitri
• Escargot
• Si può Fare
• Il diamante Syd
• Centro diurno per la salute mentale
• L'Astronave di Auggie
• Paperboy
• Radio Salerno Village
• Salernitana for Special
• Rock N'Foll

Products and services

• Il Tamburo di Latta
• Il Bosco di Bistorco
• Tangram
• Il Dito e la Luna
• Assistenza domiciliare socio-assistenziale (Home Care)
• Servizio di assistenza scolastica (School Assistance)
• Trasporto Collettivo (Collective Transport)
• La Tana di Dimitri
• Escargot
• Si può Fare
• Centro diurno per la salute mentale (Mental Health Day Center)
• Il diamante Syd
• L'Astronave di Auggie (Specialist After-School Tutoring)
• Segretariato Sociale (Social Secretariat)
• La messa alla prova (Alternative Sentencing Program)
• Tirocinio – Volontariato – SCU (Internship, Volunteering, Universal Civil Service)
• Paperboy (Social Journalism Laboratory)
• Radio Salerno Village
• Rock N foll (Mental Health Festival)
• Salernitana for Special (Paralympic Football)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 300 people served across the cooperative's history
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• U.S. Salernitana 1919coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Collaboration between Il Villaggio di Esteban and U.S. Salernitana 1919 football club to run the Salernitana for Special football project, representing the cooperative in the FIGC Divisione Calcio Paralimpico e Sperimentale (DCPS) national championship for athletes with cognitive-relational disabilities. The partnership enables athletes to participate in official paralympic football competitions under the Salernitana banner.
• Various mental health associationsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014The Rock N Foll mental health festival is co-organized with multiple associations that promote mental health awareness and social inclusion through music, bringing together young people and raising awareness about mental health conditions and disability acceptance.
• Università degli Studi di Salerno (UniSa)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration for internships involving students from the University of Salerno. The cooperative is also a partner in the UniSa Master's in Cultural Mediation and Social Management (MeCSoMan) and the Master's in Territorial Welfare Management, participating in academic training programs.
• Università degli Studi della Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli'minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for student internship programs at the cooperative.
• Ministero dell'Istruzione – Centro Provinciale Istruzione per gli Adulti di SalernominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for internship programs for adult education students.
• Formamentis, BattipagliaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for internship programs in the Formamentis network.
• Università del Volontariato SalernominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the University of Volunteering in Salerno for volunteer programs.
• I.L.D.M. Sezione di SalernominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for internship and professional development programs.
• Accademia Leonardo, SalernominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for internship and training programs.
• ISPPREF SalernominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for internship and training programs.
• Centro Caraxe, NapoliminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for internship and professional development programs.
• Sida Group, NolaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for internship and professional development programs.
• Centro Gestalt, BolognaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for internship and professional development programs.
• Confcooperative – FedersolidarietàcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIl Villaggio di Esteban participates in national universal civil service (Servizio Civile Universale) programs through Confcooperative – Federsolidarietà, with the 2025 project named 'Abil…mente 2025' hosting volunteers in four cooperative locations.
• Ministero della Giustizia – Dipartimento di Amministrazione Penitenziaria – Ufficio di Esecuzione Penale Esterna di SalernocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing convention with the Ministry of Justice for the 'messa alla prova' (alternative sentencing) program, enabling defendants to perform community service at the cooperative as part of their rehabilitation.
• Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche e della Comunicazione dell'Università di SalernocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for the Master's in Cultural Mediation and Social Management (MeCSoMan), organized by the department in collaboration with the Istituto Universitario Avventista, with Il Villaggio di Esteban as a partner providing internship opportunities.
• Istituto Universitario AvventistaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the Master's in Cultural Mediation and Social Management (MeCSoMan) in partnership with the University of Salerno.
• Associazione Hikikomori ItaliaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organization of the roundtable 'Hikikomori – salute mentale e rifiuto della cura' for World Mental Health Day, bringing together psychiatry, psychology, schools, and third-sector organizations.
• Rete 'Sognare la pace'minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterfaith and inter-associative network coordinating the 'Letture Itineranti' series of cultural events on peace, justice, and social issues, in which Il Villaggio di Esteban participates.
• Associazione PaideiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Letture Itineranti' reading series and cultural events.
• Associazione Luciano TavazzaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Letture Itineranti' reading series and cultural events.
• MoVI SalernominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Letture Itineranti' reading series and cultural events.
• Web radio Alfano I Salerno, I CareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner web radios participating in the 'Letture Itineranti' cultural event series.
• FIGC – Divisione Calcio Paralimpico e Sperimentale (DCPS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe cooperative's Salernitana for Special team participates in the FIGC's paralympic football championship through this division, which organizes national football competitions for athletes with cognitive-relational disabilities.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Fondazione Don Gnocchi: Major Italian non-profit foundation providing residential rehabilitation, disability, and social assistance services across Italy. Comparable in target populations (people with disabilities) and reliance on public contracts, though operating with a foundation structure rather than cooperative.
• ANGSA (Associazione Nazionale Genitori Soggetti Autistici): Italian national association supporting people with autism and their families, with operational services in care and inclusion. Comparable in serving people with developmental disabilities and in engaging with public health/social service systems in Italy.
• CGM Consorzio Nazionale della Cooperazione Sociale: National network of Italian social cooperatives aggregating procurement, training, and representation services. Comparable as a cooperative counterpart operating in the same regulatory ecosystem (ETS, Confcooperative-aligned) and providing overlapping social services through member organizations.
• Coopselios: One of the largest Italian social cooperatives (Cooperativa Sociale), operating residential care, disability services, and elderly assistance across multiple regions. Directly comparable in service mix and cooperative structure, though materially larger and more geographically diversified than Il Villaggio di Esteban.
• Anffas Onlus: National Italian association for families of people with intellectual and relational disabilities, operating residential and semi-residential services. Comparable in target population (people with intellectual/developmental disabilities) and in reliance on public funding and family-based advocacy.

Regional players

• Consorzio SIS: Italian consortium of social cooperatives providing integrated social, educational, and healthcare services, with strong presence in southern Italy. Comparable cooperative-based service model and similar target populations, though operating at a multi-province scale rather than a single city.
• Sol.Co. (Consorzio Sol.Co.): Network of social cooperatives active primarily in Emilia-Romagna and other northern regions, delivering community-based social services. Comparable cooperative model and service portfolio, though predominantly serving a different geography with different public funding dynamics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/il-villaggio-di-esteban
• Instagraminstagram.com/ilvillaggiodiesteban
• TikToktiktok.com/@il_villaggio_di_esteban

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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