Mirasole Abbey Social Hub
About this good practice
Mirasole Abbey project takes care of vulnerable people since 2016, welcoming them and giving them training to become independent and to find a job. The Social Hub operates through different social activities, such as social housing, distribution of basic necessities, tutoring service for vulnerable people and guided tours of the Mirasole Abbey. During the COVID 19 pandemic the Abbey reorganized the internal and external activities, especially the latter. Since 2020 they started to provide direct support to the local population, for example by giving baskets of food to families in social and economic vulnerability. Through the Cuore Visconteo project, they wanted to improve social cohesion and the partecipation inside the community. Through their labour program, they act as a link between vulnerable people and companies looking to hire. The tutoring is provided by professional social workers.
Resources needed
The total amount for all the projects is 975.000 €. All these projects aim to help people in need by providing basic necessities and giving them job training.
Evidence of success
During 2021 8 persons that underwent their tutoring process were hired, 54 partecipated to their training courses, 16 were accepted for internships.
Potential for learning or transfer
This practice is a good example of social support to those in need. The pandemic has been a difficult time for every country in Europe and a lot of people have had trouble affording even the basic needs, which makes this practice transferable to every country in Europe. Mirasole Abbey follows these people all the way from basic sustainance (by distributing baskets of food) to tutoring for jobs, promoting social cohesion working with companies who are looking to hire and vulnerable people. It is a successful way to promote to a wider audience a site of great cultural relevance, such as Mirasole Abbey, within the territory of the Metropolitan city of Milan. The Abbey, thanks to this project, became a place open to all the citizens through its “social hub”.
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