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WCIG is proud to have been among the first organisations in Victoria to embrace the social enterprise movement. Through the inception of our social enterprises Cleanable, LoveLuvo, Outside Branch Property Maintenance and Onsite Catering, we are providing sustainable employment for those in our community who face the most significant barriers to employment. Our mission is to address the barriers to social inclusion experienced by people with disability, in particular those with a mental disability. By providing long term employment opportuni...
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Based in Seddon in Melbourne’s inner-west, LoveLuvo is both a retail store and manufacturing business committed to providing employment opportunities to people with a mental disability. The LoveLuvo concept store is open seven days a week and sells a wide range of high quality and environmentally friendly products for the home and body. With a focus on Australian made products, a visit to LoveLuvo will delight the senses with everything from ‘green’ cleaning products to hand-made scented soaps, unique kitchenware, fragrant soy candles and lu...
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WCIG established Cleanable Property Maintenance Services in 2005 as a start-up social enterprise to create jobs and transitional employment pathways for job seekers with a mental illness. Six years on, our initial offering of commercial cleaning services has grown to include domestic cleaning and office and home maintenance. With an integrated workforce that comprises 25% of staff with a mental illness, Cleanable Property Maintenance Services has successfully established a business model that is adaptable to the needs of our staff. Modifica...
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WCIG's Onsite Catering was established and added to WCIG's Social Enterprise Group (SEG) in 2011. Onsite Catering provides sustainable employment and training opportunities to people living with disability. Now proudly running daily operations at Vista Café on the Orygen Youth Health site in leafy Parkville, Onsite Catering provides up to 250 staff, students and clients with all of their food and beverage needs while they are on site, from Monday to Friday . With a focus on high quality fresh produce and ingredients, Onsite Catering consist...
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Outside Branch Property Maintenance is a not-for-profit social enterprise created by WCIG. A social enterprise is a business which operates to improve human and environmental wellbeing. Outside Branch operates under the social firms model, where 25% of our workforce is made up of people living with mental disability - with no compromise on service. Outside Branch successfully services a number of contracts for local councils and regular maintenance for local residents. We consistently receive positive feedback from out clients about every...
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