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- EIN 36-3908867
- (630) 545-9710
- 800 S Rohlwing Rd (Rt 53) Unit D Addison IL 60101 USA
- https://www.scarce.org/
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Environment, Natural Resources Conservation & Protection, Recycling, Water, Water Resources, Wetlands Conservation & Management
Mission: We help more people discover how easy it can be to make a satisfying difference for our kids, for our environment, for our future...and often for all three at once.
Results: SCARCE began environmental education in 1990. We have reached an average of 30,000 people each year through our educational programs. Since inception, SCARCE has saved more than 7 million books from the landfill by redirecting them to schools and other nonprofits to help children and adults reach their educational potential. In addition, books that are not able to be reused due to condition and or age, are properly recycled. We divert an average of 8 tons of books from the landfill to the recycling center each week. SCARCE has been instrumental in writing 12 Illinois State Laws, some of which were used as a template for federal laws These laws range from prohibiting dangerous disposal of prescription and over the counter medications to the ability for state run organizations such as public schools to donate leftover food to their students or to others in need, rather than throw it out.
Target demographics: enhance sensitivity to waste and environmental impact, channel waste more productively, and advocate for systemic Change
Direct beneficiaries per year: over 30,000 people at schools, businesses and community groups by providing more than 600 programs. We redirected more than 170,000 books to kids in Illinois and around the world. We supplied 4283 teachers and other nonprofit professionals with books and materials.
Geographic areas served: DuPage County and Surrounding areas across Illinois, and our resources reach people in 105 countries
Programs: Environmental education to affect the knowledge and attitudes of individuals, communities and corporations; Resource Rescue Programs to collect schoolbooks, educational materials and other items and channel them to their highest and best use offering people a satisfying way to take direct action; Collaborating with community groups and influencing policies that help people act as whole communities, to make a collective difference.