ReBuilding Center

Mission

ReBuilding Center builds community resilience and empowers DIYers by ensuring access to affordable used building materials and repair skills so people can be self-sufficient and reduce waste.

Bottom Line for Portland

The ReBuilding Center is the heart of low-cost, community-based reuse and repair in Portland, making home repair and creative reuse affordable, sustainable, and accessible for all! Since 1997, we have kept more than 60 million pounds of useful, unique building materials out of the landfill, taught thousands in our community to do basic, safe home repairs, and served as a tremendous resource for a thriving community of artists, makers, and DIYers who find creative and inspiring uses for our reclaimed materials every day.

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“As a solo first time homeowner the things that come up can be daunting, but the classes I have taken at ReBuilding Center have given me confidence and optimism to work on projects!” - Susan N, ReBuilding Center student

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

By making reuse an inclusive practice and doing our work in ways that center the needs of people most at risk of displacement from their homes, we empower our low-income neighbors and friends of color to repair and remain in their homes while keeping tons of material out of the landfills that are typically located in their communities.

Incentives

•  Every donor who donates $10 or more will receive an EXCLUSIVE sticker designed by local artist and public joy creator Mike Bennett.

•  All donors of $250 or more will ALSO receive $25 off a class or store purchase at the ReBuilding Center.

•  Our largest overall donor will receive, a sticker, a $25 gift certificate, AND free registration to one of our classes for them and a friend!

•  On BIG CONCERT DAY (Nov. 1st) the FIRST 10 DONORS through Give!Guide will receive a $25 gift certificate to Community Warehouse's Estate Store - full of vintage, antique, and contemporary home goods!

•  On Giving Tuesday (Dec. 3rd) - also known as BIG PORTLAND DAY - our largest donor of the day will receive a $200 gift card to Urbanite - the Portland lifestyle store. 3 other lucky donors of $10 or more will win a $100 gift certificate to Lovett Deconstruction & Salvage Shop!

•  On BIG DRINKS DAY (Dec. 11th) all of our donors of $10 or more will receive a free pint from Stormbreaker Brewing - our neighbors on Mississippi Ave!

•  On BIG GARDEN DAY (Dec. 29th) one lucky donor of $10 or more will receive a $100 gift card to Dovetail Workwear - perfect for getting dirty in your garden!

Partner(s)

Devoted to providing reclaimed furnishings and home goods to neighbors overcoming adversity , Community Warehouse is our reuse nonprofit partner.

Empowering diverse day laborers and immigrants to improve their working conditions, Voz is our labor justice nonprofit partner.

Dedicated to reuse and salvage in the for-profit sector, Lovett Deconstruction is a generous material donor and business partner.

Inspiring public joy through art created with sustainable materials, Mike Bennett is our delightful business partner.

Our neighbor and friend on Mississippi Avenue, Stormbreaker Brewing is our brewery business partner.

Outfitting women's bodies for work, Dovetail Workwear is our clothing business partner.

Providing a boutique home for many purveyors of used goods, Urbanite is our retail business partner.