Cambridge Re-Use

General information

HELPING PEOPLE ON LOW INCOME OR BENEFITS TO BUY HOUSEHOLD GOODS AT AFFORDABLE PRICES.
COLLECTING UNWANTED FURNITURE AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD GOODS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE CONSIGNED TO LANDFILL.
OFFERING MEANINGFUL VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES TO PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY OR ECONOMICALLY EXCLUDED.

1) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN CAMBRIDGE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA
BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH FURNITURE AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS.

2) THE PROMOTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY RE-USE AS A POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE FOR UNWANTED HOUSEHOLD GOODS
AND A MEANS OF ADDRESSING SOCIAL NEED.

3) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE LIVING IN CAMBRIDGE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHO ARE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY EXCLUDED DUE TO UNEMPLOYMENT,
YOUTH OR OLD AGE, HEALTH PROBLEMS, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES OR LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, AND, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF MEANINGFUL VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES,
ASSISTING THEIR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THEIR ABILITY TO ENGAGE WITH, AND MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO, THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
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