"Thanks to the co-op, I was able to buy a car and a house! Most important, I’m part of a business that protects the environment and is recognized in the community. We share a community with our clients, and they look at us with respect."
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Stories of Hope
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Adela For Adela, the last 10 years has involved working a variety of jobs in the cleaning industry seeking better opportunities to support her family. Before joining Natural Home Cleaning, the Oakland-... |
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Alicia Prior to joining Home Green Home, Alicia worked part-time in commercial laundry and helped her husband with his janitorial work. Financial worries weighed on her family, as she struggled to... |
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Bertha “For me, it’s about empowerment,” explains Bertha Naranjo, full-time mother of four and full-tine worker-owner and co-founder of Eco-Care Professional Housecleaning, the cooperative Bertha... |
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Elida Elida, a founding member of Natural Home Cleaning, now earns more than double what she earned in her previous job. Thanks to WAGES and the co-op, she has health insurance for the first time, and... |
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Lupita Lupita and her husband arrived in the US as newlyweds with the hope of a better life and dreams of building a home for their young family. Lupita began working at an orange packing facility, but the... learn more |
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Gloria Gloria, a member of Emma’s Eco-Clean, is a single mom coping with a thyroid disorder. She knows about the advantages of good health care better than anyone. Of all the benefits that her... |