Centro Astalli

La Centro Astalli, the Italian branch of the Jesuit Refugee Service, supports asylum seekers and refugees across Italy through essential services like legal assistance, medical care, food, and language classes. It promotes social inclusion with housing support, job-orientation programs, and cultural activities, while also raising public awareness and advocating for the rights and dignity of people forced to flee.

-Legal Aid
-Housing
-Language classes

Website:
https://www.centroastalli.it/
Email:
astalli@jrs.net
Number:
06 69700306

Progetto Diritti

Progetto Diritti is a legal association that defends the rights of migrants, refugees, and stateless people. It provides legal assistance for asylum applications, residency permits, appeals, citizenship, and anti-discrimination cases, while also offering support in detention and monitoring rights violations. Through advocacy and community outreach, the organization works to ensure equal access to justice and protection for people in vulnerable situations.

-Legal Support
-Advocacy

Website:
https://www.progettodiritti.it/
Email:
info@progettodiritti.it
Number:
06 298777

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Baobab Experience

Baobab Experience is a volunteer-run collective that supports migrants and people in transit who are excluded from Italy’s formal reception system. It provides legal orientation, help accessing asylum and documentation procedures, and referrals to specialist services. Alongside this, Baobab offers basic humanitarian support such as food, temporary shelter, clothing, and community activities to ensure safety, dignity, and social inclusion for those in transit or without accommodation.

-Legal Support
-Employment Help
-Advocacy

Website:
https://www.baobabexperience.org/
Email:
baobabexperience@gmail.com

Resources

Health

Opera San Francesco's

Opera San Francesco’s Poliambulatorio is a free medical clinic in Milan that provides essential healthcare to people in vulnerable situations, including migrants, undocumented individuals, and those without access to the national health system. The service offers general and specialist medical consultations, diagnostic tests, and access to medication, ensuring dignified care without discrimination.

-Medical Help
-Phycological Help

Website:
https://operasanfrancesco.it/servizi/il-poliambulatorio/
Email:
osf@operasanfrancesco.it
Number:
02-77.122.400

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Emergency

Emergency runs free health clinics across Italy offering medical care, nursing services, psychological support, and social assistance for migrants, refugees, and people without access to the national health system. They help patients register for healthcare, navigate bureaucratic barriers, and receive ongoing treatment—especially in cities like Milan, Rome, Naples, and Castel Volturno.

-Medical Help
-Phycological Help

Website:
https://en.emergency.it/
Email:
info@emergency.it
Number:
(+39) 02 881881

Medecins Sans Frontieres

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Italy provides medical and humanitarian support to migrants, asylum seekers, and vulnerable communities across the country. Their work includes mobile clinics, primary healthcare, psychological assistance, and emergency interventions in border and reception areas. MSF also advocates for dignified living conditions and access to care, raising awareness about the health impacts of exclusion and migration policies in Italy.

-Medical Help
-Phycological Help

Website:
medicisenzafrontiere.it
Email:
msf@msf.it
Number:
00 39 06 88 80 60 00

Resources

Housing

Refugees Welcome Italia

Refugees Welcome Italia is a nonprofit organization that provides safe housing for refugees and migrants by matching them with local host families across Italy. Beyond accommodation, it offers mentoring and practical support to help refugees integrate, access services, learn the language, and find employment. The organization also promotes community solidarity and raises awareness about refugee inclusion and rights.

-Housing
-Support

Website:
https://refugees-welcome.it/
Email:
segreteria@refugees-welcome.it
Number:
3510786578

Progetto Arca

Progetto Arca is a nonprofit foundation across Italy that provides shelter, food, and social support to people experiencing homelessness, migrants, asylum seekers, and families in crisis. They run emergency street outreach, mobile kitchens, social markets, and canteens, delivering meals, hygiene kits, and essential aid to those in need. Through a network of shelters and social housing apartments, Progetto Arca offers temporary accommodation and helps people rebuild their lives via legal, psychological, health, and job-integration support.

-Housing
-Advocacy
-First Aid

Website:
https://www.progettoarca.org/
Email:
info@progettoarca.org

Schutzhütte B1 Rifugio

Schutzhütte B1 Rifugio is a shelter in Bolzano, northern Italy, offering emergency accommodation and support to migrant and refugee women at high risk of homelessness. It provides safe housing, protection, and helps residents find jobs and more stable housing. The shelter also organizes community-building activities — from childcare and social events to language and integration courses — and gives personalized assistance, especially to women with particular vulnerabilities (disabilities, single mothers, etc.).

-Housing
-Social Help

Website:
https://lutheranworld.org/news/italy-shelter-migrants-brink-homelessness
Email:
info@lutheranworld.org
Number:
+41 (0)22 791 60 00

Resources

Education

Save the Children

Save the Children Italia works across Italy to ensure that all children — including migrant and refugee minors — have access to inclusive, quality education and support. It runs school‑integration programmes, tutoring and homework help, digital education initiatives, and support for children at risk of school dropout. The organisation also provides psychosocial support and works to protect minors from exploitation, helping them stay in school and build a stable future.



Website:
https://www.savethechildren.it/
Email:
info.italia@savethechildren.org

AVSI

AVSI Foundation is a nonprofit NGO that works in Italy and globally to promote education, integration, and human dignity for migrants, refugees, and vulnerable communities. In Italy, AVSI runs a community‑centre project called AVSI for Community (in Milan) that provides migrants with Italian‑language courses (from beginner to advanced), vocational training, soft‑skills and technical courses, and support for schooling and social inclusion.

Website:
https://www.avsi.org/en/what-we-do/sectors/education
Email:
fondazione.avsi@avsi.org

Intersos

INTERSOS (Italy) supports refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable migrants through integration and social inclusion. Through their PartecipAzione programme, INTERSOS empowers refugee-led associations by providing training, technical support, and small grants to run projects in education, social inclusion, language learning, and cultural activities.




Website:
https://www.intersos.org/en/what-we-do/italy/partecipazione/
Email:
intersos@intersos.org

Resources

Employment

The Human Safety Net

The Human Safety Net (Italy – For Refugees): This programme helps refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants in Italy access training and job‑search support so they can find work that matches their skills and ambitions, including vocational training, digital/IT courses, and placement in sectors like healthcare, logistics, or services. It also offers practical integration through a network of partner organisations, providing training on hard and soft skills, active job‑search assistance, and support entering the labour market.

Website:
https://www.thehumansafetynet.org
/programmes/for-refugee/Italy-For-Refugees
Email:
contact@thehumansafetynet.org

Ready For IT

ReadyForIT Refugees & Migrants: A programme aimed at refugees and migrants (aged 18‑34) in Italy that offers free training in the IT sector plus support to find employment. Participants get a refurbished laptop, online courses (in IT‑support, cybersecurity, or software development/design), continuous tutoring, economic support (e.g., shopping vouchers), and help with job placement. The programme also provides mentorship and career guidance to help participants build professional networks and successfully integrate into the Italian job market.

Website:
https://www.readyforit-refugeesmigrants.it/
Email:
readyforit@fondazioneaccenture.it

AVSI

AVSI – Mi Integro: A programme that helps refugees and unaccompanied migrant minors in Italy gain job skills and actual employment. Through vocational training (for example in mechanical work, assembly, technical drawing) and three‑month internships at local companies, participants build skills that match labour demand. The project is active in certain provinces (e.g. Vicenza, Enna, Milan) and in past editions around 70 % of participants have found work.




Website:
https://www.avsi.org/en/news-and-press/news/mi-integro-job-placement-for-refugees-in-italy
Email:
fondazione.avsi@avsi.org

Resources

Family Support

Programma Integra

A social cooperative based in Rome that supports migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers, minors and vulnerable families through a wide range of services — including social and legal counselling; vocational training; job-orientation and support with employment; housing assistance and accommodation support; and educational and psychological support for children, adolescents and families. Programma Integra helps families and individuals build a stable path toward autonomy, inclusion and integration.

Website:
https://www.programmaintegra .it/wp/programma-integra/
Email:
comunicazione@programmaintegra.it

IFM

International Family Mediation is an organisation offering information and support for families—especially migrant or multicultural families—in Italy, including legal and psycho-social assistance, help with cross-border family issues (such as child custody or international relocation), and access to family-mediation services. Through its “Information by Country” section, it provides key resources such as hotlines, legal and social-service contacts, and guidance on family mediation and child-welfare services

Website:
https://ifm-mfi.org//node/662
Email:
info@iss-ssi.org

NAGA

A volunteer-run association in Milan that offers free social, legal and health support to migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable people. NAGA provides help with residence permits, family reunification, visas and other immigration paperwork, free medical care and mental-health support, and legal aid for people facing expulsion, detention or asylum-related issues. It also runs a dedicated support centre for asylum seekers, refugees and victims of torture, offering social integration, basic services, and community support for those in need.

Website:
https://naga.it/
Phone:
02 58102599

Resources

Gender-Based Violence

Differenza Donna

An Italian NGO founded in 1989 with the mission of preventing and overcoming violence against women. Its Anti-Violence Centres offer free support to women (and children) from any country, culture or religion — including a 24-hour helpline, safe shelter, legal, social and psychological counselling, parenting support, help for stalking victims, cultural mediation, self-help groups, and services to support reintegration and autonomy. Their centres aim not only to provide aid, but to empower survivors to rebuild their lives independently, regain dignity and make informed choices about their future.

Website:
https://www.differenzadonna.org/en/centri-antiviolenza-en-translation/
Email:
d.donna@differenzadonna.it

REAMA

Rete per l’Empowerment e l’Auto Mutuo Aiuto: A national Italian network (launched by Fondazione Pangea Onlus) offering support to women — and their children, when relevant — who experience gender‑based or domestic violence. REAMA brings together dozens of anti‑violence centres, shelters, legal professionals, social‑work services and advocacy organisations across Italy to provide free help. Services include a nationwide online Anti‑Violence Helpdesk, a dedicated Economic‑Violence Helpdesk, legal support, shelter (when needed), psychological assistance, and ongoing support for reintegration, empowerment and safety.

Website:
https://www.reamanetwork.org/who-we-are/
Email:
segreteria@reamanetwork.org

D.i.Re

Donne in Rete Contro la Violenza is a national network of women-led anti‑violence centres and shelters across Italy. D.i.Re provides free and confidential support to women who have experienced violence, including emergency shelter, psychological and legal counselling, social-work assistance, and help with reintegration and autonomy. The network also works on awareness campaigns, policy advocacy, and prevention programs to fight gender-based and domestic violence nationwide.

Website:
https://www.direcontrolaviolenza.it/en/
Email:
segreteria@direcontrolaviolenza.it