Cooperativa Sociale La Clessidra

What Cooperativa Sociale La Clessidra does

Cooperativa Sociale La Clessidra is an Italian social cooperative founded in 2005 and headquartered in Castellanza (Lombardy), operating a network of five CUDES-accredited community care facilities across Lombardy and Piedmont. Its core products are residential communities for two principal cohorts: (i) mother-child and parent-child educational communities — L'Incoronata 1/2/3 in Zorlesco (36 beds combined), Artemisia in Cavenago D'Adda, and Santa Teresa in Casale Monferrato (14 beds plus 3 autonomy apartments) — serving women in distress, domestic-violence victims, and adolescent girls with psychological/educational needs temporarily removed from family; and (ii) Frida Kahlo in Gerenzano, an 8-bed SRP1 therapeutic community for women aged 18-30 with Borderline Personality Disorder. The clinical backbone is Metodo GET (Gruppi Esperienziali Terapeutici), a group-based psychotherapeutic protocol developed by Dr. Raffaele Visintini of San Raffaele Hospital and applied under continuous medical direction. The cooperative employs 17 staff and is led by President Luigi Campagner.

The business model is a managed-services nonprofit: revenue is generated through publicly funded per-diem contracts with regional social services, mental health services (neuropsichiatrie), and court-ordered placements, topped up by EU Interreg Italia-Svizzera grants for cross-border programmes (Young Inclusion, €1.2M in 2019; WaW – Women at Work from 2020). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and there are no direct-pay customers. GTM is event-driven and referral-based — open days, conferences, and earned-media coverage (Corriere della Sera, SkyTg24) feed institutional relationships with municipalities, ATS Brianza, Università Cattolica, San Raffaele Hospital, and sister cooperatives Il Sentiero and Sim-Patia. Services extend into Swiss Canton Ticino via the Interreg consortia, and a 5x1000 tax-donation channel (codice fiscale 04811250960) supports ancillary funding.

Name

Cooperativa Sociale La Clessidra

Legal name

Cooperativa Sociale La Clessidra

Website

https://laclessidra.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Italian social cooperative founded in 2005 operating five CUDES-accredited community care facilities in Lombardy and Piedmont, providing residential mother-child care, adolescent support, and Metodo GET-based therapy for women with Borderline Personality Disorder, funded by public-sector contracts and EU Interreg grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services / Community Care

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322), Other Community Housing Services (624229)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB), Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

Keywords

• Community care services
• Mother-child residential care
• Borderline personality treatment
• Gender-based social inclusion
• Therapeutic community programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Milano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Social Services Contracts: La Clessidra operates as a social cooperative providing community care services funded through public contracts with regional and local government social services. Residential placements are arranged and funded through official institutional channels (social services, mental health services, courts).
2. European Interreg Funding: The cooperative participates in Interreg Italia-Svizzera projects (Young Inclusion and WaW - Women at Work) receiving EU regional development funding for cross-border social integration initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cooperativa Sociale La Clessidra operates residential community care facilities providing protected accommodation, psychological support, therapeutic rehabilitation, and social reintegration services for women victims of domestic violence with their children, vulnerable adolescent girls, and young women aged 18-30 with Borderline Personality Disorder. Services are delivered across four facilities in Lombardy and Piedmont (L'Incoronata 1/2/3, Santa Teresa, Artemisia, Frida Kahlo), using the Metodo GET therapeutic approach, and are funded through institutional referrals from public social services, mental health services, and courts, supplemented by EU Interreg project grants.

Product overview

Cooperativa Sociale La Clessidra operates a network of four community care facilities across Lombardy and Piedmont (L'Incoronata 1/2/3, Santa Teresa, Artemisia, and Frida Kahlo), offering residential support for mothers with children, adolescents with psychological needs, and young women with Borderline Personality Disorder. The cooperative also implements European Interreg projects (Young Inclusion and WaW – Women at Work) and employs the proprietary Metodo GET (Gruppi Esperienziali Terapeutici) therapeutic approach. The portfolio includes mother-child communities (36 beds across L'Incoronata and Artemisia), a therapeutic community for BPD (8 beds at Frida Kahlo), and autonomy housing (3 beds at Santa Teresa).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Young Inclusion project developed and opened Frida Kahlo therapeutic community in June 2021
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di MilanocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2020The Catholic University of Milan conducted research on La Clessidra's community care structures as part of the WaW - Women at Work project. The university's Relational Social Work research center collaborated on studies examining mother-child community care effectiveness. The university also hosts conferences on violence against women.
• WaW - Women at Work Consortium (Interreg Italia-Svizzera)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2020WaW is an Interreg Italia-Svizzera project with 8 partners (6 Italian, 2 Swiss) promoting labor inclusion of fragile women. Objectives include reaching 300 women and developing work inclusion paths for 80. La Clessidra conducts workshops with professionals in cooking, makeup, family management, and other areas.
• ATS BrianzamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2020ATS Brianza (Health Territorial Agency) is a key partner providing epidemiological data analysis on borderline personality disorder prevalence and coordinating healthcare service integration. They organize professional training events and support project dissemination.
• Young Inclusion Consortium (Interreg Italia-Svizzera)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2019Young Inclusion is a 1.2 million euro Interreg project involving 12 partners across Lombardy and Ticino. The project supports construction and consolidation of community care for disabled individuals, women in distress, and young people with borderline personality disorder. La Clessidra opened the Frida Kahlo community through this project.
• Ospedale San Raffaele (HSR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSan Raffaele Hospital in Milan provides medical and psychiatric direction for La Clessidra's therapeutic communities. Dr. Raffaele Visintini, psychiatrist and psychotherapist at San Raffaele, developed the Metodo GET and provides ongoing clinical supervision and training. The hospital's Day Hospital for Personality Disorders serves as the reference center for the treatment methodology.
• Clinica Santa Croce (Locarno/Orselina, Switzerland)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Santa Croce Clinic in Ticino, Switzerland is a key partner in cross-border therapeutic initiatives. It hosts the In/Contro artistic events and serves as the Swiss reference point for the Young Inclusion project's mental health components.
• Cooperativa Il SentierocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIl Sentiero is a sister cooperative sharing leadership and management. Luigi Campagner serves as president of both cooperatives. Sentiero operates the Alda Merini community (Castellanza) and La Bussola (Merate), forming an integrated network of mother-child and therapeutic communities.
• Cooperativa Sim-PatiamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSim-Patia is a key partner in Interreg projects and operates community care services in the territory. President Irma Missaglia participates in project activities alongside La Clessidra.
• Comune di MonzamajorOthersThe Municipality of Monza supports Interreg project activities and hosted events at Villa Reale. Mayor Luca Santambrogio participates in project presentations and advocacy for community care expansion.
• Comune di CastellanzamajorOthersThe Municipality of Castellanza hosts the Alda Merini community and is a key local partner for Young Inclusion activities. The city organized a April 2022 conference on the Young Inclusion project as a model for Lombard healthcare policies.
• Comune di SeregnominorOthersThe Municipality of Seregno participates as a local government partner in Interreg projects and hosts training events.
• CAV Lodi - Centro di Aiuto alla VitamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAV Lodi (Pro-Life Help Center) operates anti-violence services. Dr. Marta Ferrari, head of the center, presented at La Clessidra's November 2020 convegno on gender violence and participates in the cooperative's professional network.
• Telefono Donna Milano and Telefono Donna LeccominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTelefono Donna hotlines provide initial support and referral services for women experiencing violence, connecting callers to La Clessidra's community care services.
• Regione Lombardia - Consiglio per le Pari OpportunitàmajorOthersThe Regional Council's Equal Opportunities Council, led by President Letizia Caccavale, has invited La Clessidra and Young Inclusion to present at auditions and supports awareness initiatives on gender violence and youth mental health.
• LAC Lugano Arte e CulturaminorOthersLAC Lugano (Arts and Culture Center) partners on the In/Contro event featuring art, theater, dance, and music in inclusive pathways between Ticino and Lombardy.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fondazione Exodus: Italian nonprofit operating residential educational/therapeutic communities for vulnerable adolescents and families across Italy, comparable in operating residential care programs funded through public social services.
• Fondazione Somaschi: Italian nonprofit operating residential communities for minors, adolescents, and families in difficult circumstances, with comparable referral-based community care model in Northern Italy.
• Cooperativa Sim-Patia: Italian social cooperative and named Interreg project partner of La Clessidra, operating community care services for vulnerable populations on overlapping Lombardy territory with similar referral channels.
• Cooperativa Il Sentiero: Sister social cooperative sharing the same president (Luigi Campagner) and operating the Alda Merini community in Castellanza and La Bussola in Merate, with overlapping mother-child and therapeutic community care services in Lombardy.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Italiana: Italy's largest Catholic nonprofit social services organization, operating shelters, housing support, and family services nationwide with a much broader footprint than La Clessidra's regional focus.
• CEIS (Centro Italiano di Solidarietà): Established Italian nonprofit running therapeutic residential communities and social reintegration programs across multiple regions, with significantly larger scale and broader service portfolio than La Clessidra.
• Comunità di Sant'Egidio: Large Italian nonprofit delivering social services, housing support, and community-based care for vulnerable populations at national scale; broader mission but overlapping residential and social inclusion activities.
• Di.Re — Donne in Rete contro la violenza: National Italian network coordinating anti-violence centers and women's services; provides a comparable institutional framework for domestic violence response but at a coordination/network level rather than direct residential operation.

Emerging players

• Associazione Telefono Donna: Italian anti-violence organization providing hotlines and referral pathways for women experiencing violence; serves as a referral partner to La Clessidra's mother-child communities and operates in the same domestic violence support ecosystem.

Others

• Fondazione San Raffaele: Healthcare foundation affiliated with San Raffaele Hospital, providing psychiatric/clinical direction and Day Hospital reference for the Metodo GET method used at La Clessidra's Frida Kahlo community; a strategic clinical partner rather than a residential operator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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