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This week, Shop Repurpose welcomed 12 new interns, volunteers, and sales associates as the second cohort of our summer workforce program. 67% of this cohort were connected to Shop Repurpose through Ladders for Leaders which “offers outstanding high school and college students the opportunity to participate in paid professional summer internships with leading corporations, non-profit organizations and government agencies in New York City,” and Summer Youth Employment Program, which connects “NYC youth between the ages of 14 and 24 with career exploration opportunities and paid work experience”.  This group of changemakers joining us this summer range from seventeen to twenty-four...

Last Wednesday, Shop Repurpose took a trip to Long Island City, Queens to visit Materials for the Arts (MTFA), a nonprofit who has supplied schools, city organizations, and arts nonprofits with free materials and clothing to use within their programs since 1978. MTFA also houses an artist residency program and robust education center which introduces students to the process they call Creative REuse: creating new innovative artworks using reused materials. In their 35,000 square foot warehouse space, MTFA acquires over 1.5 million pounds of supplies each year which support over 4,000 member organizations. After arriving on site and learning about...

See all that Shop Repurpose has accomplished in 2022. We are so grateful for your support and are excited to continue making an impact together in 2023 and beyond. Read our impact report here.   

by Sofi Cisneros   This month, we’re saying goodbye to our graduating spring intern cohort, as well as a few of our volunteers and sales associates. As part of our Workforce Development Program, each member has utilized their unique talents to continue spreading Shop Repurpose’s message of social good and sustainability. So whether a photo, operations, upcycling, sales, or copywriting volunteer, intern, or associate, these dedicated SRW team members have truly risen to the occasion and shown our community the beauty of shopping with a purpose.  Thanks to the abundance of mentorship opportunities and hands-on experience in industries such as...