Scraps Kc Inc

CARING FOR KANSAS CITY'S ENVIRONMENT, EDUCATION AND HOMELESS THROUGH CREATIVE REUSE

REDUCE THE CYCLE OF POVERTY LOCALLY THROUGH EDUCATION, CREATIVITY AND LEADERSHIP BY:1. DEVELOPING SKILLS AND EDUCATION THAT ENABLE EMPLOYMENT AND SERVICE IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, AND ALSO BUILD THE CONFIDENCE OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SERVE JOYFULLY.2. CREATING JOBS WHERE POSSIBLE, BUT ALWAYS EMPOWERING THE DISADVANTAGED AND HOMELESS BY INSTILLING A SENSE OF PURPOSE AND SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY THROUGH SERVICE.3. PROVIDING FOOD, CLOTHING, AND SURVIVAL AND DIGNITY ITEMS WHERE POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE ENGAGEMENT IN #1 AND #2 ABOVE.ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THIS PROGRAM SERVICE DURING THE YEAR INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: 1. THE HOMELESS PROVIDED 1,180 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN EXCHANGE FOR MEALS AND SURVIVAL ITEMS SUCH AS CLOTHING AND TOILETRIES.2. SCRAPSKC SERVED 2,797 MEALS TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS.3. SCRAPSKC DISTRIBUTED 5,442 POUNDS OF CLOTHING AND SURVIVAL GOODS TO THE HOMELESS. 4. 330 COMMUNITY MEMBERS VOLUNTEERED TO SERVE THE HOMELESS WITH SCRAPSKC ON THE STREETS OF KANSAS CITY.

PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP THROUGH WASTE REDUCTION AND PROVIDING ONSITE AND ONLINE EDUCATION FOR CREATIVE REUSE BY:1. ENABLING GREATER CONVENIENCE AND ACCESSIBILITY TO BOTH OBTAIN AND DISPOSE OF MATERIALS AND RESOURCES ALL TO THE BENEFIT OF REDUCING THE WASTE STREAM.2. PROVIDING ONSITE AND ONLINE EDUCATION ABOUT REDUCING, REUSING, UPCYCLING AND RECYCLING THROUGH CREATIVE REUSE.ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THIS PROGRAM SERVICE DURING THE YEAR INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:1. OVER 4,800 INDIVIDUALS DONATED MATERIALS AND 295 DONATIONS WERE MADE BY BUSINESS/MANUFACTURING, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO HELP DIVERT MATERIALS FROM THE LANDFILL.2. OVER 96 TONS OF MATERIALS WERE DIVERTED FROM THE LANDFILL.3. 49,641 PEOPLE WERE SERVED THROUGH MATERIALS DIVERSION AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS:A. 29,787 VISITORS TO THE CREATIVE REUSE CENTERB. 295 CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY MATERIALS DONORS; 4,842 INDIVIDUAL DONORSC. 4,990 VOLUNTEERS (12,942 HOURS)D. 6,960 PEOPLE ENGAGED IN EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, FIELD TRIPS, EVENTS AND OPEN STUDIO FOR CREATIVE REUSEE. 369 TEACHERS RECEIVED FREE RESOURCES FOR THEIR CLASSROOMSF. 2,398 HOMELESS SERVED IN THE STREETS OF KANSAS CITY

INSPIRE CREATIVITY IN EDUCATION BY: 1. PROVIDING A CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT TO LEARN, APPRECIATE, AND ENJOY THE ARTS, RECYCLING, SUSTAINABILITY AND SERVICE.2. ENGAGING YOUTH IN OUTREACH IN THE COMMUNITY WITH THE GOAL TO INSTILL A FOUNDATION IN SERVICE THAT CARRIES FORWARD INTO THEIR FUTURE.3. SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL EDUCATORS IN KANSAS CITY BY PROVIDING MATERIALS AND RESOURCES FREE OR AT SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED PRICES TO HELP THEM OFFSET THEIR OWN PERSONAL COST OF THEIR PROFESSION. ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THIS PROGRAM SERVICE DURING THE YEAR INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:1. THE SCHOOL SUPPLY REDISTRIBUTION PROGRAM, IN ITS SIXTH YEAR, INVOLVED COLLECTING USED SCHOOLS SUPPLIES AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR; CLEANING, TESTING AND SORTING THESE SUPPLIES; AND THEN REDISTRIBUTING THEM TO TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS IN AREAS WITH GREATER NEEDS. 25,116 LBS. OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES WERE COLLECTED FROM THE COMMUNITY DURING 2022, AND 15,577 POUNDS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY DISTRIBUTED TO 369 TEACHERS WITH LIMITED OR NO SCHOOL SUPPLY BUDGET AT THEIR SCHOOLS. 2. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDED:A. 34 WORKSHOPS FOR GIRL SCOUT TROOPS ON PROVIDING FOR THE HOMELESS, RECYCLING AND VOLUNTEERING THAT ENGAGED 868 SCOUTS AND SCOUT LEADERSB. 164 ONSITE WORKSHOPS PROVIDED FOR 3,845 CHILDREN AND ADULTSC. 14 OFFSITE EVENTS THAT ENGAGED 1,644 CHILDREN AND ADULTSD. 154 OPEN STUDIO EVENTS ENJOYED BY 609 CHILDREN AND ADULTS