Progressive o.p.s.
Progressive o. p. s.
Praha 1, Czech Republic
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Founded in 2003, Progressive o.p.s. is a non-governmental organisation based in Praha 1, Czech Republic working on addiction, health, employment & skills.
Progressive o.p.s. is a Czech non-profit public benefit company, founded in 2003 as a civic association and converted to an obecně prospěšná společnost in 2014. It provides addiction prevention, harm reduction and social services in Prague, targeting people who use drugs, people at risk of addiction and their relatives. Its registered social services include street outreach, a contact centre with anonymous low-threshold support, infectious disease testing and basic health care, and a harm reduction programme for nightlife and music events. The organisation runs the Fixpoint needle-waste container network, a public vending machine for harm reduction supplies, a counselling helpline, and supported employment and training positions for people with drug experience. Its Comeback Shop, operated through a linked social business, funds wages for people in recovery. Services are free of charge, anonymous where possible and provided on a voluntary basis. The organisation works with the Czech government, the City of Prague and several Prague districts, and its work is funded largely by public sources.
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Fixpoint
ViewAddiction · Czech Republic
Harm reduction programme that maintains Fixpoint needle-waste containers in Prague, cleans discarded syringes from public space, educates users and the public on safe disposal, and offers supported jobs to people with drug experience.
Party harm reduction
ViewAddiction · Czech Republic
Outreach and harm reduction services at nightclubs and music festivals in Prague and the Central Bohemian Region, working with event organisers to make events safer.
Nonstop automat
ViewHealth · Czech Republic
Publicly accessible vending machines selling harm reduction medical supplies, providing 24-hour anonymous access for people who do not use other services.
Terénní program Progressive
ViewAddiction · Czech Republic
Registered social service providing street outreach to people dependent on or at risk of addiction in Prague, focusing on reducing health and social harms, syringe exchange and infection prevention.
Kontaktní centrum Progressive
ViewAddiction · Czech Republic
Registered social service offering anonymous, low-threshold counselling, basic health care, HIV, syphilis and viral hepatitis testing, and referral to follow-up care.
Comeback Shop
ViewEmployment & Skills · Czech Republic
Charity shop selling donated goods, with profits funding wages for people in recovery and supporting their resocialisation. Operated by the linked social business Fixpunkt Social Business s.r.o.
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Certifikát odborné způsobilosti pro poskytování sociálních služeb
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Úřad vlády České republiky, Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí, Hlavní město Praha, Medici, Prevent 99 z.ú.
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