L‘Arcobaleno social cooperative

L‘Arcobaleno social cooperative is working in Lecce and its county since 1984. L'Arcobaleno is an A-type social service cooperative which is run by an executive board made up of a chairman, a deputy chairman and three counsellors. The cooperative works with an outside highly-qualified team of professionals who make researches and work out plans. There are three different sectors working jointly in L'Arcobaleno: cure and rehabilitation, youth policies, unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. In rehabilitation centre are working 8 employers, in youth policy sector Route Ag are working 3 people, 10 people are working with unaccompanied children and 2 people in administration. So in total there are 23 employers. Our main office is situated beside rehabilitation centre in Via San Pietro in Lama, 2,5 km. from Lecce. Rehabilitation centre Since 1987 L'Arcobaleno is managing a community (rehabilitation centre) where drugs and alcohol addicted are hosted to be followed by a team of experts in their attempt to get over the drugs addiction The community has been hosting over 400 people coming from the region and attempted to rehabilitate them in their home territory. The community can host not more then 24 persons at once. Regular activities: The rehabilitation programme lasts 2 years. The drug and alcohol addicted persons have to follow strict rules of rehabilitation centre fallowing the programme. They have structured daily time table where have their own responsibilities, some thematic workshops, sport activities. All the period of the programme the target gets professional care and personal support. In some part of the programme are involved also their families. Big attention is also given to reintegration to normal life. The target is mainly drug, alcohol addicted people (all males) but also those who has gambling addiction basically all from Lecce and its county. Youth policies The specific aims of the L’Arcobaleno youth sector are: - to organize various programmes focussing on rural development activities in social, cultural and policy making fields; - to develop youth policy through youth information, active youth participation and youth networking promotion; - to promote active citizenship and European dimension through international activities (youth exchanges, seminars, trainings, feasibility visits and so on) - to use innovative ways and methods to implement youth health wellness, social communication activities (street work, creative workshops, non-formal education methodology); - to offer different public buildings for the rural development activities with local youth and local community members; - enhance youth employment capabilities through ICT and practical skills. In this sector L'Arcobaleno is managing a cultural community centre Rina Durante in Melendugno. This is a new structure and new 5 years project which L’Arcobaleno” as a main coordinator in partnership with 4 other partners is implementing and is financed by regional youth policy European creativity programme “Bollenti spiriti”. The main aim of this centre is promotion of cultural community life, youth policy and education possibilities in order to activate and enrich local community life. The cultural community centre “Rina Durante” situates in the centre part of the Melendugno city 30 km from Lecce. There are 6 employers who manage this centre through different responsibilities and activities. Regular activities. 3-4 times a week - artistic workshops for children, Italian and foreign language courses, books presentations, meetings with the writers, cultural events, creative informative work in library. The target group is local community (children, youth and adults). Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (System of Protection for Asylum Seekers and Refugees - SPRAR) Since april 2014 L'Arcobaleno is part of SPRAR Programme that ensure “integrated reception” activities to asylum seekers and holders of international protection. L'Arcobaleno is managing a centre