The purpose of a social cooperative is to run a joint enterprise based on the personal work of its members. During the opening, BSS president Zbigniew Herbut reported that at least 50 percent of the members of a social cooperative must be people at risk of social exclusion. The cooperative’s aim is to help its members return to an orderly social life and activity in the labour market.
The Bolesławiec Social Cooperative “BSS” offers cleaning services: cleaning flats, houses and offices; cleaning work around buildings; window cleaning; post-renovation cleaning; cleaning cellars and attics, including waste removal; winter snow clearing; and one-off or year-round grave care. The offer also includes green-area maintenance, including cleaning and garden care, seasonal gardening work, mowing and lawn care, laying paving blocks, mowing overgrown areas, leaf raking and removal, and maintenance of roads, pavements, bridges and ditches. Those interested can also use minor renovation services, leaflet distribution and moving-related services. The cooperative offers its services to companies and private individuals.
The Bolesławiec Social Cooperative “BSS” is supported by: Bolesławiec City Hall, Bolesławiec County Office, Bolesławiec Municipal Office, the District Labour Office, the Municipal Social Welfare Centre, the Municipal Communal Management Company, the Foundation for the Development of the Social Economy in Wałbrzych, the Board of the Bolesławiec District Branch of the Polish Red Cross, the Association of Parents of Children and Young People with Special Needs, and Occupational Therapy Workshops.
Representatives of the institutions supporting the Bolesławiec Social Cooperative “BSS” and its members attended the launch of the initiative.
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