LIFECYCLE BUILDING CENTER INC
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Lifecycle Building Centers Material Reuse Center
LIFECYCLE BUILDING CENTERS MATERIAL REUSE CENTER PROVIDES AFFORDABLE, RECLAIMED BUILDING MATERIALS, WITH PRIORITY GIVEN TO RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES NEAR LBCS FACILITY IN SOUTHWEST ATLANTA. SINCE BEGINNING OPERATIONS IN 2011, LBC HAS SAVED 12 MILLION POUNDS OF USABLE BUILDING MATERIALS FROM DISPOSAL AND CREATED $5.5 MILLION IN COMMUNITY SAVINGS THROUGH DEEP DISCOUNTS ON BUILDING MATERIALS AND MORE THAN 400 IN-KIND MATERIAL GRANTS TO 280 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE CENTER IS OPEN 5 DAYS PER WEEK, TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, AND VISITORS CAN DROP OFF MATERIAL DONATIONS DURING BUSINESS HOURS. THE CENTER HOUSES SALVAGED MATERIALS SUCH AS DOORS, WINDOWS, CABINETS, HARDWARE, FLOORING, APPLIANCES, PLUMBING, LIGHTING, LUMBER, ARCHITECTURAL COMPONENTS AND MORE. IN 2024, LBCS GOAL IS TO DIVERT A MINIMUM OF 1.2 MILLION POUNDS OF BUILDING MATERIALS FROM LANDFILLS AND EXTEND AN ADDL $600,000 IN MATERIAL SAVINGS TO THE COMMUNITY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$515.2KBreaking Barriers Through Deconstruction
ASSIST WITH DECONSTRUCTION SVCS TO MAXIMIZE THE AMT. OF USABLE BLDG MATERIALS RECOVERED FOR REUSE AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO DEMOLITION. DECONSTRUCTION IS THE PRACTICE OF DISASSEMBLING A BUILDINGS COMPONENTS SO THAT THE BLDG MATERIALS CAN BE REUSED. DECONSTRUCTION CAN ALSO SERVE AS A SUSTAINABLE CAREER PATH FOR AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS. SINCE 2016, LBC HAS PROVIDED DECONSTRUCTION TRAINING TO 60 MEN TRANSITIONING FROM HOMELESSNESS AND INCARCERATION, LBC LAUNCHED A NEW WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN 2023 CALLED BREAKING BARRIERS THROUGH DECONSTRUCTION USING AN ASSET-BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT APPROACH WITH A COALITION OF MORE THAN FORTY PARTNERS CALLED REBUILDATL. (SEE LIFECYCLEBUILDINGCENTER.ORG/REBUILDATL) BREAKING BARRIERS TRAINS 20 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR IN DECONSTRUCTION AND SUSTAINABILITY, AND CONNECTS THEM WITH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN CONSTRUCTION, RESIDENTIAL REMODELING, FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND MORE. (SEE VIMEO.COM/XXX-XX-XXXX)GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$213.9KIn-Kind Building Material Grants
PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO QUALIFYING NFP ORGS, SCHOOLS AND HOUSES OF FAITH THROUGH IN-KIND BLDG MATERIAL DONATIONS TO LOWER THE COST OF THEIR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. LBC HAS AWARDED MORE THAN 400 BUILDING MATERIAL GRANTS TO 280 NFP ORGANIZATIONS SINCE 2011. IN 2024, LBC IS SEEKING TO AWARD 40 MATERIAL GRANTS TO AREA NONPROFITS, WITH PRIORITY GIVEN TO ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN SOUTHWEST AND WESTSIDE ATLANTA COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS NONPROFITS WHO ARE BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING. PAST GRANT RECIPIENTS INCLUDE ATLANTA BELTLINE PARTNERSHIP, ATLANTA LAND TRUST, BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF METRO ATLANTA, BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, FOOD WELL ALLIANCE, GEORGIA TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION, GROVE PARK FOUNDATION, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, HOLLIS INNOVATION ACADEMY, HOMEAID ATLANTA, HOSEA FEED THE HUNGRY, NICHOLAS HOUSE, PARTNERSHIP FOR SOUTHERN EQUITY, REBUILDING TOGETHER ATL, SOUTHFACE INSTITUTE, THE STONEHAVEN SCHOOL, TREES ATLANTA, UNITED WAY, WEST ATL WATERSHED ALLIANCE AND WESTSIDE FUTURE FUND.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$154.6K
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