Home Resource details revamp program, workshops and open woodshop in Missoula presentation

Home Resource program director Michael Saard outlined the nonprofit's reuse and education efforts at a public presentation in Missoula, saying the organization's reuse store "divert[s] well over a million pounds worth of material every year" from the landfill.

The meeting focused on three connected activities: a revamp program that tests and repurposes donated items for resale, workshops and classes (notably woodworking), and an open woodshop schedule with tool training. "Revamp's a way that we, rework materials and products that we get and and resell them," Jay Reilly, Home Resource's workshop coordinator, said, describing repairs, testing of faucets and fans, and craft projects including "smart canvases" made from hollow-core doors (one example Reilly cited retails for $25).

Reilly explained the organization's approach to Fix It Clinics: volunteer coaches pair with participants to teach repair skills…