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 33 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),
Cervia (Ra)
PSYCO-SOCIAL ACTIVITIES ADRESSED TO FAMILIES IN
DIFFICULT SITUATIONS
Ravenna
CENTRES
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, PROMOTING SOCIALIZATION IN AREAS AT RISK OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION
Sites
in Ravenna (youth centre "M.house"), 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”)
WORKSHOPS INSIDE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Laboratories in Ravenna, Cervia 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),
Cesena (Fo-Ce), Imola (Bo), Cervia (Ra)
WOMEN INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION CENTERS
Sites in Cesena (Fo-Ce), Cervia (Ra),
Lido Adriano (Ra)
3) PLANNING AND UPDATING OF DATA BANKS AND INFORMATIVE
TELEMATIC INFORMATION SERVICES
Projecting and managing databases, websites and a telematic networks for Youth Information Centres spread on national territory.
4) IMMIGRATION
- Managing of immigrant service
in Ravenna (Cooperativa Il Mappamondo)
- Legal consulting in Lugo (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 and Lido Adriano
(Ra)
5) RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FIELD
RESEARCH CONCERNING YOUNG CONDITION, HISTORY AND
MEMORIES OF THE COMMUNITIES, CULTURAL DIFFERENCES.
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 (Voltana di Lugo, Ra)
8) PUBLIC MEETINGS
ORGANIZATION AND PROMOTION OF PUBLIC EVENTS REGARDING
SOCIAL SUBJECTS.