Welcome
In our home in Bari, which has a capacity of 25 places, we welcome and guide throughout the year girls and young women aged 17 to 30 years old. They are far from their family or their country of origin (for their studies, their work or to find a better future) and we help them through comprehensive hospitality:
- Full board
- Human formation
- Italian language courses for those who are foreigners
- Help, orientation and guidance in their job search
- Training for domestic work
- Other activities…
WHERE WE ARE AND HOW TO FIND US ?
Corso Alcide de Gasperi, 511 – Bari 70125
By bus 4, 11 = 20/25 minutes from the centre
By car = 10 minutes from the centre
OPENING HOURS
Sunday to Friday: 6h00- 22h30
Saturday: 6h00- midnight
MEAL TIMES
Breakfast: everyday – 6h30-8h30
Lunch: everyday – 13h00
Dinner: Monday to Friday – 20h00
Saturday and Sunday: self-service dinner
What's included?
Single/double/
triple rooms, including shower and bathroom
Full board (Saturday and Sunday: self-service dinner).
Daily cleaning of common areas
Kitchen
Washing machine and dryer
TV
Dining room
Wi-Fi in all bedrooms
Coffee machine
Study room
Church
Garden
Parking for cars and bikes
Bed linen not provided.
Each girl is responsible for the upkeep of her room.
What's nearby?
Links to main universities
- Politecnico de Bari – PoliBa
Bus 4, stop Viale della Resistenza (20 minutes) [13 stops]
- Università degli Studi de Bari – UniBa
Bus 4, stop Via De Giosa (25 minutes) [19 stops]
Nearby
Social centre
From Monday to Thursday: 9.00-12.00
– copy of your passport or ID card
– Passport photo
– (Residency permit where relevant)
Tél : (00 39) 080 503 20 49
Testimonials
I was lucky enough to be welcomed by the Religious of Mary Immaculate, and to live in their home. Personally, I can say that I learned a lot. Amongst other things, it made me more sensitive to people in need.
In the hostel, I always felt at home, because the nuns treat us like their daughters, caring whether we slept well, ate well, etc., really like mothers. And if one day one of us is not well, they notice it immediately.
Their way of welcoming people, especially young people, is unique. The most important thing for them is really that the young people feel well in their house.
”J’ai eu la chance d’être accueillie par les Religieuses de Marie Immaculée, et en vivant dans leur maison, personnellement je peux dire que j’ai beaucoup appris, entre autres, cela m’a rendue plus sensible aux personnes dans le besoin.
Dans le foyer, je me suis toujours sentie comme chez moi, car les religieuses nous traitent comme leurs filles, en se souciant de savoir si nous avons bien dormi, bien mangé, etc., vraiment comme des mères. Et si un jour l’une de nous ne va pas bien, elles le remarquent immédiatement.
Leur façon d’accueillir les gens, en particulier les jeunes, est unique. Ce qu’il y a de plus important pour elles, c’est vraiment que les jeunes se sentent bien dans leur maison.”
Fatima M.
Activities
Cultural and formative dimension: :
API-COLF courses for home help / Italian courses, etc.
Human and pastoral dimension:
Human formation, prayer and spirituality time, collaboration with the parish of San Antonio
Recreational dimension:
Back-to-school party, Christmas party, Saint Vicenta Maria’s party, etc.
Social dimension:
Solidarity initiatives, volunteering, food bank…