Cassoli Group and CopAPS: together for inclusion

Active support and social commitment

The Cassoli Group has decided to actively support the cooperative by organizing its Family Day in the spaces of this inclusive and innovative reality, all’ingresso del parco Talon a Casalecchio di Reno.

The choice to organize the Family Day in this cooperative was not accidental: not only a way to offer employees and their families a day of leisure, but also a concrete gesture of support towards a cooperative which for years has been committed to social inclusion and well-being of people with disabilities and in difficult situations.

The Cassoli Group firmly believes in the values ​​of solidarity and sustainability and, through this initiative, it intends to strengthen the bond with the local community in which it operates and promote an inclusive and environmentally friendly development model.

Family Day represented a unique opportunity for employees and offered them the opportunity to connect with nature, support social causes and enjoy a day of fun and relaxation together with their families in the spirit of sharing and of being together.

The employees of the Cassoli Group and their families also had the opportunity to discover the rich world of bees thanks to an educational session, a live honey extraction, a tasting and the possibility of creating candles together with the children.

The Cooperative, who is COpAPS?

COpAPS is a social and agricultural cooperative, based in Sasso Marconi, which places inclusion at the centre of its mission. The objective of the association is to promote the social integration of people with disabilities and in difficult situations through tailor-made paths. In these paths, work becomes a source of well-being and self-esteem, but also a tool for social inclusion.

Operating in the Bologna area for over 40 years, COPAPS has been dedicating to the inclusion of people in difficulty, accompanying young people with disabilities in educational and training courses, for job placement, both within the cooperative itself and in external realities, through agricultural, social and artisanal activities.

The main part of the activity is represented by the creation and maintenance of parks, gardens and public green areas in the neighbouring municipalities. The association collaborates with Hera for ecological and environmental services, such as the collection and transport of municipal and similar solid waste. The agricultural activities instead take place on the “Ca’ del Bosco” farm, where vegetable, flowering and ornamental plants are grown and marketed, as well as the production of organic vegetables, medicinal plants and cereals.

Alongside these activities there is also a social carpentry workshop based on the artisanal recovery of wood. Its added value is the valorisation of resources, acting as a meeting space for cultural activities, social integration and for training and job placement workshops aimed at both young people with disabilities and adults in fragile situations.