Professional perspectives thanks to work shop

Project partner: wärchbrogg

Jobs for people with mental disabilities

Wärchbrogg in Lucerne supports people with mental disabilities in their everyday work. It offers them sheltered jobs in retail, city logistics, catering, and production. Those affected are supported by specialists. This enables them to gain valuable experience in the world of work and build new career prospects. The aim is to integrate those affected into the labor market in the long term. This also makes it easier for them to participate in social and political life.

Wärchbrogg city logistics

Wärchbrogg’s city logistics division handles delivery services and courier runs in the Lucerne area. Employees use e-bikes and special Kyburz vehicles for this purpose.

Wärchbrogg - In the production room employees are supported in every respect needed and thus can build professional perspectives.

Supported through the working day

Wärchbrogg supports people with a mostly mental impairment. Currently, around 140 people share the 70 workplaces. The people concerned are supported by specialists in the fields of occupational psychology, social pedagogy and their day-to-day work.

Build professional perspectives

Wärchbrogg takes on orders in the areas of transport, assembling, packaging, office work and confection. For example, they sew Santa Claus bags or assemble Easter nests. The people concerned gain experience and can build up their future professional prospects.

Wärchbrogg - new sewing machines create new jobs and more people with mental disabilities can build professional perspectives
Wärchbrogg bietet speziellen Arbeitsraum

Special room for special products

The employees carry out orders for trade, industry and the public sector. Thanks to a special workspace, they can also perform work with increased hygiene requirements. Furthermore there is a cold room for temperature-sensitive products.

Among other things, Wärchbrogg takes on assembly jobs and office work. Because of the longer, predominantly sedentary jobs, the employees need well-equipped workplaces that are conducive to good health. This includes height-adjustable tables and back-friendly work chairs. They also need sufficient modern work equipment, such as sewing machines, to be able to complete orders on time.

Waerchbrogg – professional perspectives

In the areas of retail, city logistics, catering, and the Wärchbrogg workshop, people with mental disabilities carry out tasks and are actively involved in work processes. This allows them to gain valuable experience and build career prospects. The sheltered workplaces also make it easier for them to remain integrated into social, community, and political life.

Quartierladen an der Baselstrasse

Im Quartierladen werden Mitarbeitende mit Beeinträchtigung aktiv in Arbeitsprozesse integriert. Neben den Dienstleistungen als Postagentur werden Lebensmittel angeboten. Die Produkte stammen von lokalen Produzenten aus der Region.

 
Happel Foundation, Schweiz - Logo

The Happel Foundation regularly supports Wärchbrogg, which offers protected jobs for people with disabilities in Lucerne.

Waerchbrogg - Bruecke zur Arbeitswelt

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Happel Foundation

The Happel Foundation is a Swiss charitable foundation domiciled in Lucerne.