After discussing the interest of a focus on the spatial dimension in the innovation and reorganization of local welfare, the article introduces a pilot project promoted by the City of Milan which, in the last years, lead a process of change in the organization of welfare policies and provision of social services. WeMi, an unprecedented project born in 2015, represents a viable way to face new challenges and fundamental change, promoting the integration between different actors, and extending the access to welfare services. The article aims to investigate the main features and challenges of the project, with a particular focus on the work and the role of new welfare spaces and their relevance in exploiting the potentials of urban contexts
Keywords: Local welfare; welfare spaces; Milan