Brindisi Tabernacle: food, education and a listening ear in Brindisi
An open door in our city
Brindisi Tabernacle APS ETS is a nonprofit founded in Brindisi, in southern Italy, in September 2019. Volunteers and professionals work side by side to provide food aid, homework help, language and music classes and a counseling desk.
Our work happens at our main office on Via San Francesco 1 and at the Dream Center, our warehouse.
Dream Center
We lend a hand to people facing poverty
In Brindisi, poverty wears three faces: material, educational and personal. We respond with different programs, depending on what people need.
Material poverty
Food aid and the Dream Center
We are a partner organization of the Banco delle Opere di Carità, the charity food bank in Brindisi. Food picked up from the bank and food collected around the city is packed at the Dream Center and delivered to families.
See our food aid
Educational poverty
Homework help, languages, music, Gospel Kids
Homework help and after-school tutoring, with attention to special educational needs. English classes and Italian classes for foreigners. Guitar, drums, piano, choir and music theory.
See homework help and after-school
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Isolation and loneliness
Counseling desk and community
Private sessions with licensed psychologists, and time together at our locations in the city center.
See our counseling deskReal people, at work
Short clips from the Dream Center, from pickups and from food drives, filmed by our volunteers.
- Picking up the pallets
- Unloading at the warehouse
- The Dream Center shelves
- The pantry fills up
- Bags ready in the car
- What the city brings in
Find the program you need
For each program: who it is for and how to reach it. Days, hours and available spots are confirmed with our office.
Compare all programs-
Food aid and the Dream Center
For: Families in Brindisi facing financial hardship.
How to reach it: Ask for a private meeting by phone, WhatsApp or email.
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Homework help and after-school
For: Children and teenagers, including those with special educational needs or learning disabilities.
How to reach it: Enroll at our office.
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Languages
For: Children, teens and adults who want to study English, and anyone who wants to learn Italian.
How to reach it: Enroll at our office. The first English lesson is a free trial.
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Music
For: Anyone who wants to sing in the gospel choir or play an instrument, with or without experience.
How to reach it: Enroll at our office.
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Gospel Kids
For: Children. In the summer there is Summer Camp.
How to reach it: Parents enroll their child at our office.
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Counseling desk
For: Anyone who wants to talk with a licensed psychologist.
How to reach it: Ask for a meeting, discreetly.
Wear the blue vest.
Volunteering you can see
Our volunteers serve in person: at the Dream Center, in supermarkets during food drives, in after-school classrooms and in our classes. For many of these you can start with no experience: we agree on the role together and pair you with someone.
Your support becomes food, classes, a listening ear
Every gift supports our work in Brindisi. We are an Italian nonprofit registered in the RUNTS, and we issue a receipt on request.
Give online with PayPal
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Bank transfer
For a one-time gift, or for monthly support with a recurring transfer.
IT98 U030 6909 6061 0000 0168 312
Payable to Brindisi Tabernacle APS ETS, Intesa Sanpaolo. Reference: charitable donation.
Your 5×1000, for taxpayers in Italy
On your Italian tax return, sign in the box for Third Sector organizations and write our tax ID number. It costs you nothing.
C.F. 91089810740
Brindisi Tabernacle APS ETS, registered in the RUNTS by deed no. 803 of July 26, 2022.
Gifts may qualify for tax benefits under Italian law. If you file taxes in the United States and a deduction matters to you, contact us before you give. About Italian tax benefits
Latest news
Updates from the Dream Center, from our classes and from food drives.
Christmas Gospel Concert, December 11 at the Nuovo Teatro Verdi
On Friday, December 11, the Brindisi Tabernacle choir and band return to the Nuovo Teatro Verdi with Durell Comedy, our guest from the United States. All tickets 10 euros.
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Friday, September 25: meet our new guitar course
An evening to meet teacher Massimo D'Astore and the program of the new course, open to every age and level.
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Study support: enrollment is open
Our tutors help students, from primary to high school, become independent with homework and study skills.
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Come see us in downtown Brindisi
Our main office is at Via San Francesco 1, a short walk from the port and the Roman column. Our office is open in the afternoon from 3 to 6 PM.
Main officeVia San Francesco 1, 72100 Brindisi, Italy
Email[email protected]
WhatsApp and phone+39 392 192 6501