About Human Service Cooperatives

Human Service Cooperatives play a role that is similar to traditional agencies, with a major difference: governing authority and responsibility are placed entirely in the hands of member-owners – the individual people who are served and their personal representatives (typically close friends and family members).

This kind of empowerment gives people control of their lives, power over their choices, and control of their human services.

For detailed information about Human Service Cooperatives, see the Federated Human Service Co-op website.