Cooperativa Centro Sociale "Papa Giovanni XXIII" S.C.S - Onlus

What Cooperativa Centro Sociale "Papa Giovanni XXIII" S.C.S - Onlus does

Cooperativa Centro Sociale "Papa Giovanni XXIII" S.C.S - Onlus is an Italian ONLUS social cooperative (Soc. Coop. Sociale, type B mixed, established 2002) headquartered at Via Madre Teresa di Calcutta 1/E, Villa Sesso di Reggio Emilia, operating across four northern Italian provinces: Reggio Emilia, Modena, Mantova, and Piacenza. With 78 employees, the cooperative runs an integrated continuum of social services delivered through roughly 50 facilities — therapeutic residential communities for addiction and dual diagnosis (P.T.R. Campiglio, Mancasale, Punto Zero, Alda Merini), a psychiatric residential community (CPA San Cataldo), night shelters (Casa d'Ercole), day centers (Il Quadrifoglio), 37+ apartments for CAS Extraordinary Reception of migrants, housing-emergency apartments for women and families, MSNA reception projects (GEO, URANO), youth centers (Centro Giovani Maranello), and a network of social enterprises (Altrove Café, Busa Bar, punto REstoro, ONE OF ONE Studio sustainable fashion, Fucina XXIII, Il Cerchio reuse center) used for vocational reintegration. The technology stack is operationally conventional — WordPress-based website (libera-mente.org), GlobaLeaks whistleblowing platform, Microsoft/standard office tooling — with no APIs, no proprietary software product, and no AI/ML components.

The business model is overwhelmingly publicly funded and contract-based, not commercial. Three revenue streams are documented: (1) public service contracts won via competitive tenders (gare) issued by Italian municipalities (Comuni), prefectures (Prefetture), regional health authorities (AUSL/ASST/ATS), and regional governments — covering CAS migrant reception, therapeutic residential care, social housing, educational programs, and emergency social intervention, funded via daily per-person rates (retta) of €73.33–€170.10; (2) social enterprise product sales through local retail and ONE OF ONE Studio e-commerce; and (3) donations plus 5x1000 (Italian tax designation, Codice Fiscale 80039730355) routed through Banca Etica. Pricing is non-customer-facing: therapeutic residential rates are set by the commissioning AUSL or Regione Emilia-Romagna and paid entirely by public health authorities. The cooperative does no consumer marketing; demand is captured through institutional relationships and a dedicated Ufficio Bandi e Gare that evaluates ~78 tenders annually. Governance follows Italian Law 381/1991 for social cooperatives, with no parent company, no external PE/VC ownership, and operating independence controlled by its member workers.

Name

Cooperativa Centro Sociale "Papa Giovanni XXIII" S.C.S - Onlus

Legal name

Cooperativa Centro Sociale Papa Giovanni XXIII S.C.S - Onlus

Website

https://libera-mente.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Cooperativa Centro Sociale "Papa Giovanni XXIII" is an Italian ONLUS social cooperative operating addiction treatment, psychiatric care, migrant reception, homeless services, youth programs, and work integration across four provinces (Reggio Emilia, Modena, Mantova, Piacenza), funded primarily through public-sector tenders and complemented by social enterprises and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (6232), Individual and Family Services (6241), Community Housing Services (62422), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB), Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC), Behavioral Health & Substance Use Public Health Programs (BPAIAJAK), Public & Affordable Housing Programs (Subsidies, Vouchers, Public Housing) (BPAIANAA), Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

Keywords

• Social cooperative services
• Addiction treatment programs
• Migrant reception services
• Work integration programs
• Psychiatric residential care

Headquarters

HQ city

Villa Sesso di Reggio Emilia

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public contracts and government service agreements: The cooperative operates primarily through contracts with Italian public administrations — municipalities, prefectures, AUSL (local health authorities), ASST, and regional governments. Services include CAS ( Extraordinary Reception Centers for migrants), therapeutic residential communities, social housing management, educational outreach, and emergency social interventions, funded via retta (daily rates) and service agreements.
2. Social enterprise operations: The cooperative runs several social enterprises including Altrove Café, Busa Bar, punto REstoro kiosk, One of One Studio fashion brand, and a reuse center (Il Cerchio). These generate revenue through sales while providing vocational training and work integration for beneficiaries.
3. Donations and 5x1000: The cooperative solicits donations from the public and receives 5x1000 tax designation (Tax Code: 80039730355). A documentary on over-indebtedness was produced to raise awareness and funds.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The cooperative delivers an integrated continuum of social welfare services funded primarily by Italian public administrations. Core programs include residential therapeutic communities for substance addiction and dual diagnosis, psychiatric residential communities, gambling-disorder treatment (AzzardoPoint, Festà, Progetto Pluto), Extraordinary Reception Centers (CAS) for asylum seekers and refugees, night shelters and Housing Social for the homeless, youth centers and school-based prevention education, work-integration social enterprises (sustainable fashion, cafés, reuse), and professional training (Servizio Formazione) across the provinces of Reggio Emilia, Modena, Mantova, and Piacenza.

Product overview

Cooperativa Centro Sociale Papa Giovanni XXIII is a social services cooperative (ONLUS) that operates a comprehensive portfolio of interconnected social welfare programs rather than a unified technology product. The cooperative's offerings are organized around core service areas including: gambling addiction prevention and treatment (AzzardoPoint, Festà, Progetto Pluto), substance addiction rehabilitation (P.T.R. Campiglio, C.O.D. Campiglio, Punto Zero, Alda Merini for dual diagnosis, Mancasale, San Cataldo psychiatric community), migrant reception (CAS Migranti in Reggio Emilia and Modena, GEO Pronta Accoglienza for unaccompanied minors, URANO semi-autonomy apartments), housing and homelessness services (Casa d'Ercole night shelter, emergency winter accommodation, protected apartments, social housing), youth and education services (Centro Giovani Maranello, SD Factory creative laboratory, school integration), work integration programs (ONE OF ONE Studio fashion, Altrove Café, Busa Bar, Fucina XXIII, ReStoro point, Il Cerchio reuse center), and professional training (Servizio Formazione). These programs are delivered through residential facilities, semi-autonomous apartments, day centers, and community-based outreach across the provinces of Reggio Emilia, Modena, Mantova, and Piacenza.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AzzardoPoint: Awareness and contrast service for gambling addiction
• Appartamento residenziale Pluto
• SD Factory – Laboratorio creativo
• ONE OF ONE Studio
• PRIS – Pronto Intervento Sociale

Products and services

• AzzardoPoint Service Sensitization and contrast service for gambling addiction, providing community awareness, family support, and referral to therapeutic residential services.
• Progetto Pluto Residential Apartment Protected residential apartment for pathological gamblers providing educational activities and stable housing during recovery.
• P.T.R. Campiglio Therapeutic Residential Program Residential therapeutic-rehabilitation program for adults with substance dependencies (cocaine, crack, alcohol, heroin), 29 beds, funded at 93.71 euro/day + VAT.
• C.O.D. Campiglio Observation and Diagnosis Center Observation and diagnosis center for adults with substance dependencies, 3-month maximum stay, admissions entry point to P.T.R. Campiglio at 91% positive completion (2024).
• Punto Zero Therapeutic and Pedagogical Residential Residential therapeutic-rehabilitation structure with specialized modules for crack/stimulant addiction, couples, and a pedagogical-rehabilitative module (73.33 euro/day) for the 'olders' target. Therapeutic rate 93.71 euro/day + VAT.
• Mancasale Therapeutic Residential Therapeutic-residential program for adult substance dependents in Reggio Emilia, 93.71 euro/day + VAT, 93% positive completion rate (2024).
• Alda Merini Dual-Diagnosis Residential Residential structure for people with substance dependencies and concurrent psychiatric conditions (dual diagnosis), 12 users, 168.05 euro/day + VAT funded by ATS Mantova / Regione Lombardia.
• CPA San Cataldo Psychiatric Community Psychiatric residential community (15 beds) in Mantova for people with chronic psychiatric conditions, with exclusive DSM/ASST Carlo Poma referral, funded by Regione Lombardia at 170.10 euro/day.
• Centro Accoglienza Notturna Casa d'Ercole Night shelter for homeless alcohol- and drug-dependent individuals, 9 male and 3 female beds, harm-reduction model for active substance users (2023: 43 people, 38 completed pathways).
• CAS Migranti Reggio Emilia Extraordinary Reception Center for international protection applicants and temporary protection holders (including Ukrainian refugees), distributed across 21 apartments in Reggio Emilia and province (37 apartments total), via RTI with Consorzio Oscar Romero.
• CAS Migranti Modena Extraordinary reception center for asylum seekers and Ukrainian refugees through 21 apartments distributed across the Modena province (Novi di Modena, Carpi, Sassuolo, Concordia sulla Secchia, San Prospero, Modena, Castelnuovo Rangone, Maranello, Vignola, Roccamalatina di Guiglia).
• GEO - Pronta Accoglienza (MSNA Reception) Rapid reception service for unaccompanied foreign minors (MSNA) opened May 2024, providing daytime and nighttime accommodation with legal orientation and integration pathways, 81 MSNA beneficiaries in 2024.
• URANO - Semi-Autonomy Apartment (MSNA) Semi-autonomy apartment for unaccompanied foreign minors (MSNA), 15 beneficiaries in 2024 (started July 2024), supporting growth and integration through ENAIP professional training pathways.
• Centro Diurno Il Quadrifoglio Low-threshold day center in Piacenza for people in extreme marginalization, providing meals, showers, laundry, hygiene kits, and orientation services (2,797 meals and 2,112 showers in 2024).
• Accoglienza Notturna A1 Winter Reception Night reception shelter (12 beds) for adults in severe marginalization at Via Sassi 4, Reggio Emilia, with 68 people accommodated (69.2% bed occupancy) in 2024.
• Housing Social Projects (Boretto, Pomponesco, Suzzara) and Centro Socio-Educativo Palazzo Cantoni Housing Social projects for families in housing difficulty, women with children, domestic violence survivors; and social-education center (15 capacity) for persons with disabilities in Pomponesco/Viadana. Suzzara project opened November 2024.
• Centro Giovani Maranello Youth Center Open youth center for adolescents and young people aged 11–25 promoting well-being and engagement (1,618 registered users, 64 active per year, 597 participants in initiatives, 2023–2024).
• Servizio Formazione (Training Service) Educational-formative interventions in schools, training for teachers, and awareness sessions for parents and citizens on addiction prevention and social issues (490 school interventions, 4,900+ students, 250 teachers in 2024).
• PRIS - Pronto Intervento Sociale (Emergency Social Intervention) Emergency social intervention service for rapid response to social emergencies across all Unions of the province of Reggio Emilia (1,162 interventions in 2024, +55% YoY; 811 people assisted; 88% positive outcomes).
• ONE OF ONE Studio Sustainable Fashion Social Enterprise Sustainable fashion brand creating unique clothing items with minimal environmental impact, providing work-integration opportunities for disadvantaged individuals.
• Fucina XXIII Social Enterprise Vocational training and work-integration enterprise in Viadana (Mantova) for disadvantaged persons, in partnership with AMURT and A&M Group (37 traineeships, 11 companies involved in 2024).
• NIL/SIL Work Integration Services (Mantova) Work integration services in Mantova province (NIL nucleo inserimenti lavorativi, SIL, Sportello Lavoro) and caregiver matching service (Badanti). 495 NIL database, 89 active internships; 322 caregivers, 60 babysitters, 75 families (2024).
• SD Factory - Laboratorio Creativo Creative laboratory space co-managed with Officina Educativa of Comune di Reggio Emilia, providing creative workshops and educational activities for youth.

Named customers16 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Dimora D'Abramo (Capogruppo RTI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Since 2014, the cooperative formed an RTI (Raggruppamento Temporaneo Imprese) with Dimora D'Abramo as lead partner, alongside other third-sector organizations in the Reggio Emilia area, to operate Extraordinary Reception Centers (CAS) for migrants and asylum seekers. The partnership was later extended to the Modena territory from 2016 onwards.
• Consorzio Oscar Romero (Capogruppo RTI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014The CAS Migranti in Reggio Emilia is managed in RTI with Consorzio Oscar Romero as the lead partner (capofila). The cooperative participates as a partner in this public-contract RTI.
• Associazione AMURTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMURT (Ananda Murti Universal Relief Team) partnered with the cooperative in constructing the Fucina XXIII social enterprise to provide vocational activities for disadvantaged people.
• A&M GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with the cooperative in constructing Fucina XXIII social enterprise for vocational training and work integration of disadvantaged persons.
• Sesa SpaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSesa Spa is a partner in the 'Il Cerchio – Uso e Riuso' reuse center project located within the Viadana ecologic island, alongside AMURT and the cooperative.
• Officina Educativa – Comune di Reggio EmiliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Officina Educativa of the Comune di Reggio Emilia on a 6-session training cycle for educational services operators in 2024, and joint operation of SD Factory – Laboratorio Creativo.
• Pasticceria AntoniazziminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with CPA San Cataldo psychiatric community to create the 'Buoni da Matti' project — special chocolates and panettoni wrapped with messages collected from community members, presented at Milan's Accademia Gualtiero Marchesi.
• ENAIPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNine MSNA beneficiaries were enrolled in regional professional training courses through ENAIP as part of the URANO semi-autonomy apartment project.
• Azienda Servizi Bassa ReggianaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-commissions the Housing Sociale Boretto project for women with children in housing emergency, alongside resident municipalities.
• Comune di Reggio Emilia – Servizio Sociale MSNAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Comune di Reggio Emilia's MSNA Social Service is the primary sender and funder for the GEO Pronta Accoglienza and URANO semi-autonomy apartment projects for unaccompanied foreign minors.

Scale indicators20 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Consorzio Oscar Romero: RTI lead partner (capogruppo) with Papa Giovanni XXIII for CAS Migranti Reggio Emilia. Both organizations jointly deliver extraordinary migrant reception services under Italian Prefectures, making them directly comparable on refugee/migrant reception operations, scale and commissioning model.
• Gruppo CEIS - Centro Italiano di Solidarietà: Italian cooperative network operating therapeutic communities for addiction, residential psychiatric care, and social reintegration programs across Emilia-Romagna and other regions. Closely comparable given overlapping service lines (residential addiction, dual diagnosis, work integration) and shared regional geography.
• Dimora D'Abramo Onlus: Social cooperative and RTI capogruppo for CAS Migranti together with Papa Giovanni XXIII since 2014. Directly comparable on extraordinary migrant reception and social services delivery under Italian prefectural contracts in Reggio Emilia and Modena provinces.
• Comunità di San Patrignano: Italy's largest residential recovery community for drug addiction near Rimini. Directly comparable because it operates long-stay residential therapeutic communities, social enterprises, and work-integration programs for addiction recovery, mirroring Papa Giovanni XXIII's PTR Campiglio, Mancasale, and Appartamenti Terapeutici model.
• Fondazione Don Calabria / Casa Buoni Fanciulli: Verona-based Catholic institution operating residential therapeutic communities, humanitarian programs, and social services including addiction recovery. Comparable as a vertically integrated social services provider with residential facilities, education, and migrant/refugee programs in northern Italy.
• Associazione Piazza Grande: Bologna-based social cooperative providing services for people with addiction, social housing, and street outreach, including housing-first models. Compares directly to Papa Giovanni XXIII's homeless night shelters (Casa d'Ercole), day centers (Il Quadrifoglio) and addiction rehabilitation in neighboring Emilia-Romagna geography.

Broad incumbents

• CGM - Consorzio Gino Mattarellli / Welfare Together: Largest Italian network of social cooperatives (Legacoop-affiliated). Papa Giovanni XXIII belongs to the wider cooperative movement; CGM represents the umbrella-scale incumbent competing for the same public-tender pipeline across multiple service lines.
• Coopselios / Gruppo Cooperativo Selios: One of Italy's largest social cooperatives, providing residential care, elder care, disability services and educational services across multiple Italian regions with EU-scale operations. Compares as a far broader incumbent in the same social cooperative space, with overlapping residential and disability services but serving a much wider portfolio including elderly care.
• Caritas Italiana / Caritas Reggiana: National Catholic charitable network providing migrant reception, homeless services, addiction support, and food assistance across every Italian diocese including Reggio Emilia. Operates overlapping services (housing, food, emergency relief, migrant reception) but on a national church-backed scale with separate funding channels.

Others

• Fondazione San Raffaele / San Raffaele Resnati Cooperative (Sol.co network): Lombardy cooperative network operating healthcare, psychiatric residential care, addiction services and social enterprises. Comparable as an adjacent regional peer offering mental-health residential services under Lombardia/ATS contracts, and as a competitor for vocational rehabilitation tenders Papa Giovanni XXIII serves through Sol.co Mantova.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cooperativa-papa-giovanni-23

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Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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