BUS - Social Utility Goods

The Bens de Utilidade Social - BUS Association is a humanist-inspired association whose aim is to distribute non-food items to social solidarity institutions. In practice, BUS helps other institutions that support users in extremely precarious situations (victims of domestic violence, ex-convicts, addicts, institutionalised children and young people, single mothers, homes, support for refugees, etc.) to start their lives afresh. How? We collect free household goods (household linen, electrical appliances, furniture, household stuffing, technical equipment, etc.) donated by individuals or companies that are still in good condition and working, and give them to the institutions, which in turn give them to their users. We are the bridge between those who want to give and those who receive! BUS also contributes to Economic Sustainability (since users receive the goods at zero cost) and to Environmental Sustainability (by handing over their goods, donors prevent them from being written off when they are still useful), thus promoting the Circular Economy. BUS has existed since 2006 and has already distributed more than 300,000 goods and supported thousands of users.