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Causes: Arts & Culture, Arts Education, Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services, Education, Elementary & Secondary Schools, Environment, Literacy, Recycling
Mission:
reDiscover develops children’s creativity through hands-on making with sustainable materials.. We recycle everyday discards donated by business and give them new purpose as hands-on learning materials. We give children the freedom to turn their own ideas into real objects using real power tools.
reDiscover is a community art center, reuse warehouse, and kids makerspace.
Results: Served over 35,000 students. Received Seed Award from South Bay Business Environmental Coalition, 2009; Sustainable Quality Award, City of Santa Monica, 2007. "Looking at Our World" program partnership with Children's Nature Institute., 2010.
Target demographics: reDiscover develops children’s creativity through hands-on making with sustainable materials.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 10,500 children and 3,600 adults
Geographic areas served: Los Angeles County
Programs: Daily drop-in art and tinkering activities, camps, school workshops, teacher professional development, and community festival activities