Habitat for Humanity Kansas City ReStore

A Good Idea

Description

Habitat Kansas City ReStore was created as a fundraising arm for Habitat for Humanity Kansas City. Donations of unwanted but usable materials are diverted from landfills and sold to the public at deeply discounted prices. Sales from the ReStore support Habitat Kansas City by raising enough funds to cover all overhead costs and build homes in the urban core.

Goal / Mission

ReStore Kansas City was created to be an entrepreneurial, fundraising arm for Habitat for Humanity Kansas City through sales of donated new and used building materials, furniture and appliances. By salvaging useable materials from people who no longer need them, ReStore is saving space in landfills, giving the public affordable materials, and helping to further the mission of affordable housing in the Kansas City area.

Impact

Two stores raised more than $5 million and approximately 60,000,000 lbs. of material were diverted from going into the local landfill.

Results / Accomplishments

As of winter 2014, the two stores have raised more than $5 million through sales to support Habitat for Humanity Kansas City's mission of eliminating substandard housing in the Kansas City community, and they have diverted approximately 60,000,000 lbs. of material from the KC landfill.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Habitat for Humanity Kansas City
Primary Contact
Jessica Ray
1423 E. Linwood Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64109
(816) 924-1096
jray@habitatkc.org
http://www.HabitatKC.org
Topics
Economy / Housing & Homes
Community / Civic Engagement
Organization(s)
Habitat for Humanity Kansas City
Source
Habitat for Humanity Winnipeg, Canada ReStore
Date of implementation
6/1/2000
Geographic Type
Urban
Location
Kansas City, MO
For more details
http://habitatkc.org/restorekc/
Target Audience
Adults
Additional Audience
Young Adults, Property Owners, Homeowners
Submitted By
Andrea Hinton, Kansas Health Institute

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A Good Idea meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program funding source, program implementation steps and outcomes.
  2. The program evaluation is limited to descriptive measure(s) of success/accomplishment (i.e., program participation rates, number of services/education sessions/radio messages provided). Note: oftentimes, the program has been newly implemented and a program evaluation has not yet been conducted. Programs that have not yet been evaluated, but which show promise in improving health or quality of life, are classified as Good Ideas until an evaluation is conducted.