After decades of activities dedicated to care and inclusion, Casa Dei Mille is reopening its doors at Via Dei Mille 19 in Turin with new projects supporting vulnerable people, women living alone, families, children and older people.

On 23 October, the doors of Via Dei Mille 19 in Turin, closed since 2022 following the end of the nursery school’s management by the nuns, reopened to mark the beginning of a new chapter, with a series of solidarity projects for the local community and neighbourhood.

The history of the building dates back to 1873, when the Dame della Carità purchased the single-storey home of sculptor Pietro Butti and transformed it into a nursery. Over the years, changing social needs led the building to expand and evolve into the three-storey structure it is today.

A House Evolving with the Needs of the Community

Adapting the building to its new functions required extensive restoration and redevelopment work carried out by Gruppo Volontariato Vincenziano Accoglienza, Minori e Futuro and Gruppo Volontariato Vincenziano Nuova Aurora, which entered into a loan-for-use agreement with the Dame della Carità.

ManagerNoProfit supported the associations during several stages of the regeneration process, providing management expertise to help develop the initiative and address its organisational challenges.

During the opening event, the organisations presented the projects that the building — renamed Casa Dei Mille to recall the many people who have found support and a welcoming space there over the years — is now preparing to host.

The planned activities include training and opportunities for social connection for vulnerable people, co-housing for women living alone, housing for families in difficulty, activities for older people and support for vulnerable children.

Some of the work has already been completed, while other interventions still require additional resources. During the event, the associations therefore appealed to the neighbourhood, confident that the local community will continue to support the life and development of the Casa.

The new chapter is guided by the principle that inspired the entire regeneration process: “growing again together”.