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San Francisco scales library-based Fix-It Clinics; program has repaired clothing and bikes across neighborhoods
Summary
Department presented outcomes from library-based Fix-It Clinics: 11 events at library branches, 146 clothing items repaired, about 120 bicycles serviced and roughly 273 residents served; staff plan to expand outreach and target youth engagement and grant support for repair activities.
San Francisco—s Environment Department told the Commission on the Environment on June 24 that its Fix-It Clinics program, delivered in partnership with the San Francisco Public Library, SCRAP (clothing repair) and Local Motion LLC (bike repair), has begun to scale citywide.
Freddy Coronado, Residential 0 Waste Coordinator, said the department hosted 11 fix-it clinics across different library branches this fiscal year, repairing 146 clothing items and about 120 bicycles and serving roughly 273 San Franciscans. The events are first-come, first-served and pair attendees with paid repair coaches who demonstrate basic mending (buttons, zippers, small repairs) and teach attendees repair skills.
Partners include SCRAP (subcontracted under existing contracts to coordinate clothing workshops and provide stipends for repair coaches) and Local Motion LLC (awarded a 0 Waste grant to coordinate bike repair events). Coronado said the department is among the first to pay repair coaches and that posters for events are translated into Spanish, English and Chinese to increase accessibility.
Commissioners pressed staff on outreach and grant timelines; Coronado said the department will post events on its calendar in addition to the library—s calendar and is planning to prioritize youth involvement through schools and green teams. Staff also said they intend to expand 0 Waste grants in future cycles to focus specifically on repair-oriented work.
