“Leonardo” is a consortium of social cooperatives. It was born in 1998 in Pordenone with the aim to encourage the cooperation between its cooperatives and to promote their development and the idea of cooperation in general.
It brings together 12 cooperatives that work in the area of Pordenone. The cooperatives’ members (workers and volunteers) are over 750 and there are also about 100 employees.
The cooperatives work in a lot of different sectors: social assistance, education and training. Their target groups are: minors (with or without social problems), elderly people, disadvantaged people, disabled people (mentally and physically), drug users and immigrants.

The Consorzio Leonardo social utility services are:

• Development of social cooperation projects (FORCES, NEXUS, SILAVORO, F.L.E.S., IMMIGRACOOP, DONNE IN MOVIMENTO, COOPERNIÑOS, RAGAZZI FUORI, TELEFONO CASA)

• Services to its cooperatives: designing, reporting of projects funded, appraisal for facilitated loans, secretarial management, drafting for social report, and training

• Management of personal services: Casa Padiel, Casa Colvera

• Management of the National Civil Service