L'Arcobaleno | Società Cooperativa Sociale Onlus

What L'Arcobaleno | Società Cooperativa Sociale Onlus does

L'Arcobaleno Cooperativa Sociale Onlus is a private non-profit social cooperative (Onlus) founded in 1998 and headquartered in Lecco, Lombardy, Italy. It delivers a broad portfolio of social and healthcare services to vulnerable populations across seven operational areas: elderly care through a network of seven day centers and protected housing units (Centri Diurni Integrati e Alloggi Protetti in Bellusco, Lomagna, Cesana Brianza, Lecco, and Galbiate); adult mental health residential services (CPM Casa del Lago, CRM Le Orme, CPB Casa Sara); adolescent neuropsychiatry (Comunità Terapeutica Kairos and the New-s-Generation outreach initiative); HIV/AIDS care (Centro Don Isidoro Meschi, capacity 10 residents plus 2 semi-residential places); migrant reception in partnership with Caritas Ambrosiana; social housing and integrated support for families in fragility (Casa=più, Cairoli59, Housing Integrato); and justice and community services (Casa Abramo). The cooperative also operates the @Home Airuno female hospitality project and the Extra Shooting photography initiative.

The organization's business model is structured as a Third Sector social enterprise (Type A cooperative) without equity shareholders, generating revenue primarily through public service contracts with Ambito Territoriale di Lecco and regional government bodies, supplemented by 5x1000 charitable tax-designation donations, foundation grants (Fondazione Cariplo), and EU cross-border funding programs (Interreg Italia-Svizzera Safe at Home project at 890,000 euros over 30 months). The cooperative is promoted by Caritas Ambrosiana and is a member of Consorzio Farsi Prossimo and Consorzio Consolida, positioning it within a documented network of 46+ Third Sector partner organizations. As of the 2022 Bilancio Sociale, the workforce comprises 267 ordinary workers (78.65% women), 209 volunteers and civic service participants, 17 professionals, and 15 collaborators, with a net positive variation of +8 versus 2021.

The cooperative holds ISO 9001 quality management certification and Gender Equality Certification per UNI PdR 125:2022 (Rev.01 dated October 2024). Its go-to-market motion is community-led, with services delivered directly through physical facilities and institutional partnerships rather than digital channels. Recent strategic activity centers on programmatic expansion — particularly the cross-border Safe at Home elderly care model (October 2025), the Progetto Sherpa dementia caregiver program (2023), and the New-s-Generation adolescent mental health awareness initiative (2022) — alongside digital outreach campaigns on Facebook and Instagram. The cooperative is GDPR-compliant per Regolamento UE 2016/679 and is governed by Italian non-profit legislation with subscribed and paid-up social capital of 67,975.00 euros as of December 31, 2012.

Name

L'Arcobaleno | Società Cooperativa Sociale Onlus

Legal name

Cooperativa Sociale l'Arcobaleno Onlus

Website

https://larcobaleno.coop

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

L'Arcobaleno is an Italian non-profit social cooperative (Onlus) based in Lecco, Lombardy, delivering elderly care, mental health, migrant reception, HIV/AIDS support, and social housing services to vulnerable populations through day centers, residential facilities, and community programs across the Lecco territory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social and Community Care Services

NAICS

Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Individual and Family Services (6241), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Independent Living within CCRC Campuses (IL Component) (HLADAAAF), Standalone Memory Care Communities (Purpose-Built) (HLADACAA)

Keywords

• Social care services
• Elderly day care
• Mental health services
• Migrant reception services
• Social housing

Headquarters

HQ city

Lecco

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public contracts and institutional funding: Services funded through contracts with public institutions including Ambito Territoriale di Lecco and regional government bodies for social services delivery.
2. 5x1000 donations: Charitable donations through the Italian 5x1000 tax designation program for supporting social initiatives.
3. Project-based funding: Specific projects like Progetto Sherpa (dementia support), Safe at Home (elderly care innovation), and Living Land (youth pre-employment) funded by foundations and cross-border programs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

L'Arcobaleno is a non-profit Italian social cooperative (Società Cooperativa Sociale Onlus) founded in 1998 and based in the Lecco area of Lombardy. It operates an integrated network of facilities delivering residential and semi-residential social and healthcare services — including elderly day centers, mental health residential and therapeutic communities, migrant reception centers, HIV/AIDS housing, social housing, and youth neuro-psychiatric outreach projects — primarily financed through public institutional contracts.

Product overview

L'Arcobaleno is a social cooperative (Onlus) offering a portfolio of social and healthcare services organized into distinct operational areas: Elderly Care (Centri Diurni Integrati, protected housing), Mental Health (residential services CPM Casa del Lago, CRM Le Orme, CPB Casa Sara, Comunità Terapeutica Kairos), Migrant Reception, AIDS/HIV support (Centro Don Isidoro Meschi), Social Housing, Justice and Community, and Youth Neuro-Psychiatry (New-s-Generation). The cooperative also runs hospitality projects (@Home Airuno), a photographic initiative (Extra Shooting), and educational programs (Living Land, Progetto Sherpa). The portfolio is structured around physical care facilities and social programs rather than a unified software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• New-s-Generation: Awareness and information initiative on mental health for adolescents and young people, operated by the Neuropsychiatry area of the cooperative
• Un pizzico di viola
• @Home Airuno
• Extra Shooting
• Casa=più
• Cairoli59

Products and services

• Elderly Integrated Day Centers (Centri Diurni Integrati per Anziani)

Quantifiable outcome

• 267 workers + 209 volunteers providing services to elderly, mental health patients, migrants, and HIV/AIDS patients
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

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

• Impresa Sociale GirasolemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Social enterprise co-promoter of Progetto Sherpa for dementia support, providing caregiver training and support services across Lecco territory.
• Ambito Territoriale di LeccocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Local public authority coordinating social services in Lecco territory. Collaborates on projects like Progetto Sherpa and social welfare initiatives.
• AuserminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Volunteer association partner in Progetto Sherpa for dementia caregiver support.
• AnteasminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Volunteer association partner in Progetto Sherpa for dementia caregiver support.
• Comune di OggionominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Municipal partner hosting Progetto Sherpa Alzheimer caregiver meetings in council chambers.
• Il Giglio di LeccominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Facility partner hosting Progetto Sherpa Alzheimer caregiver meetings.
• Barycentro di Costa MasnagaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Facility partner hosting Progetto Sherpa Alzheimer caregiver meetings.
• Istituti Riuniti Airoldi e MuzziminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Medical institution providing healthcare professionals for Alzheimer & Demenza caregiver training program.
• Caritas AmbrosianacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary institutional partner promoting the cooperative. L'Arcobaleno is promoted by Caritas Ambrosiana and collaborates on migrant integration, refugee acceptance, and broader social welfare programs in the Ambrosiana diocese territory.
• Consorzio Farsi ProssimocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for social service coordination. L'Arcobaleno is a member of this consortium promoted by Caritas Ambrosiana, participating in projects like Fuori La Testa for mental health awareness.
• Consorzio ConsolidacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner in social services. Collaborates with L'Arcobaleno on migrant integration and social welfare projects, including Interreg Safe at Home project.
• Suore di Nostra Signora degli ApostolimajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReligious order owning the @Home Airuno property. Collaborative partner for the female hospitality and social acceptance project.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Proges: Proges is a Parma-based Italian social cooperative delivering integrated services across elderly care, social housing, youth, and migrant reception in Emilia-Romagna and beyond. Highly comparable multi-service cooperative model with similar reliance on public contracts and institutional partnerships.
• Confraternita Misericordia: Confraternita Misericordia is a national network of Italian non-profits providing elderly assistance, transport for the disabled, migrant reception, and emergency social services. Comparable in third-sector delivery of community care and publicly-contracted services.
• Codess Sociale: Codess Sociale is a mid-sized Italian social cooperative operating in Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, providing elderly care, disability services, mental health support, and migrant reception through public contracts. Closely comparable to L'Arcobaleno in service mix and cooperative-based delivery model.
• Coopselios: Coopselios is one of Italy's largest social cooperatives (Reggio Emilia-based), delivering residential and day-care services to elderly, children, and vulnerable groups across multiple regions. Comparable to L'Arcobaleno in operating model (multi-service cooperative, public contracts, integrated care) but at materially larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Regional players

• CEIS Group (Modena): CEIS is a Modena-rooted Italian social non-profit/cooperative ecosystem providing social housing, mental health, addiction, and migrant services across Emilia-Romagna. Comparable in mission and service breadth to L'Arcobaleno but operating in a different region.

Broad incumbents

• KOS Group: KOS Group is an established Italian healthcare and social-care operator with nursing homes, rehabilitation, and home-care services across Italy. Comparable as an operator of elderly/residential care infrastructure, but a for-profit corporate rather than a multi-service cooperative.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/LArcobalenoCooperativaSociale
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/l'arcobaleno-societ%C3%A0-cooperativa-sociale-onlus

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about L'Arcobaleno | Società Cooperativa Sociale Onlus