Coop. LIBRA has been developing its activities in Emilia-Romagna since 1985, a region of about 4 millions of inhabitants, in the North of Italy.

LIBRA develops and manages prevention services in social field and performs research activities.

Nowadays, it has 26 members, mainly psychologists and socio-cultural workers, able to project and manage activities to support equal opportunities and insertion of social disvantaged people, unemployed, young people, immigrants and women.

Libra collaborates with Public Administration, Regional Council, Universities, at a local, national and European level, and has partecipated in several U.E. projects.

Libra main activities concern the following areas:

1) PREVENTION AND SOCIALIZATION

SOCIO-EDUCATIONAL CENTRES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AT RISK OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION

Sites in Ravenna, Lido Adriano (Ra)

PSYCO-SOCIAL ACTIVITIES ADRESSED TO FAMILIES IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS

Ravenna; other territories in the region and in Italy

CENTRES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, PROMOTING SOCIALIZATION IN AREAS AT RISK OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION

Sites in Ravenna (youth centre "Quanto Basta"), Lido Adriano (multipurpose social centre "Agorà")

CENTRES FOR FAMILY SUPPORT: COUNSELLING SERVICES, INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION; RESEARCH ON FAMILY POLICIES.

Site in Ravenna (“Centro per le Famiglie”)

PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT DIRECTED TO MEN WHO ACT VIOLENCE IN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS 

Site in Ravenna (“Muoviti”)

WORKSHOPS INSIDE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

Laboratories in Ravenna, and Faenza schools, based on intercultural reading; autobiographical writing; cooperative education.

2) INFORMATION, GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING

YOUTH INFORMATION CENTRES (Informagiovani)

Sites in Ravenna, Lido Adriano (Ra), Russi (Ra), Lugo (Ra); Faenza (Ra); S. Pietro in Vincoli (Ra); Mezzano (Ra)

WOMEN INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION CENTERS

Sites in Cesena (Fo-Ce), Lido Adriano (Ra)

3) PLANNING AND UPDATING OF DATA BANKS AND INFORMATIVE TELEMATIC INFORMATION SERVICES

Projecting and managing websites and networks for women, migrants and Youth Information Centres.

4) IMMIGRATION

- IMMIGRANTS INFORMATION CENTRES, Massa Lombarda (Ra), Cervia (Ra)

- WOMEN CENTRES OF SOCIALIZATION AND INTERCULTURAL CENTRES, Unione dei Comuni della Bassa Romagna (Ra),

- Legal consulting in Massa Lombarda (Ra), Cervia (Ra)

- Counselling and Italian language courses for immigrants

- Services of counselling and support for job research

- Anti discrimination front office

Sites in Ravenna; Lido Adriano (Ra); Unione dei Comuni della Bassa Romagna (Ra)

5) ACTIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY AND CULTURE

CULTURAL CENTERS AND ORGANIZATION OF ARTISTIC EVENTS WITH THE INVOLVEMENT OF LOCAL ARTISTS AND THE PROMOTION OF ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL SKILLS OF YOUNG PEOPLE: Centro culturale Cisim a Lido Adriano (Ra)

INTERVENTION-RESEARCH ON YOUTH, WOMEN AND MIGRANTS, HISTORY AND MEMORIES OF THE COMMUNITIES

REALIZATION OF ART WORKSHOPS AND CULTURAL EVENTS; TRAINING COURSES FOR THE ACQUISITION OF ENTREPRENEURIAL AND SOCIAL SKILLS.

6) PLANNING, MANAGING AND REALIZATION OF U.E. PROJECTS

REALIZATION OF SEVERAL U.E. PROJECTS IN SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FIELD, SUCH AS LEONARDO, YOUTHSTART, YOUTH, EQUAL,.

7) LIBRARY SERVICES

REFERENCE, INFORMATION, CATALOGATION SERVICE INSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARIES, Russi (Ra), Lido Adriano (Ra)

8) PUBLIC MEETINGS

ORGANIZATION AND PROMOTION OF PUBLIC EVENTS REGARDING SOCIAL SUBJECTS.

PIC nr. 945459486

December, 2018