Social Restaurant ASSOC

ASSOC noted, as a problem to be addressed, the lack of employment opportunities and social inclusion of marginalized groups (long-term unemployed, people with disabilities, young people with no professional experience) and the lack of funding for individuals to encourage social economy structures.
The Social Restaurant ASSOC has created employment opportunities, as well as jobs tailored to the needs of people with disabilities, and in addition helped to their social inclusion.
The successful example of Baia Mare’s food unit was taken over at national level, and ASSOC helped create three similar units in Maramureș, Satu Mare and Arad counties.
As a grant administrator, ASSOC had the responsibility to monitor and achieve the proposed objectives/indicators, including those assumed by social enterprises, as well as to ensure the sustainability monitoring of these under the 'umbrella' of ASSOC.
The accomplishment was done through a dedicated department for social economy.
Key actors, the main stakeholders, involved include NGOs specialized in the social economy, public institutions responsible for social and employment policies, as well as social enterprises and private sector partners.
The beneficiaries of the practice are marginalized groups (persons with disabilities, elderly, young people leaving the child protection system, Roma, single-parent families) that receive support to develop their skills and access social economy employment or entrepreneurship opportunities.