2021
ANNUAL REPORT
DEAR FRIENDS, 2021 marked ReSOURCE’s 30th. We find ourselves far from our founding on Burlington’s Kilburn Ave, after over a decade at our original flagship in Pine Street’s Soda Plant, to the purchase of our new headquarters in Williston’s Taft Corners in early 2020. Despite our long history of being based in Burlington (and maintaining a retail and training facility on Pine Street to this day) we long ago began to receive calls from neighboring communities asking us to establish new facilities. When a sister nonprofit in Montpelier, Vermont suffered a roof collapse, we joined forces to establish our first ReSOURCE-owned facility and expanded YouthBuild programming to Barre, Vermont. Since then we’ve also established our Lamoille County facility (first in Morrisville, then in Hyde Park) and moved from our long-time Pine Street location to a larger facility centrally located in Williston, Vermont. Still the calls I have continued to receive from Saint Albans to the Northeast Kingdom requesting ReSOURCE open new facilities have been well beyond a pace we can achieve. With the purchase of our new headquarters and the plunge into a pandemic, we found ourselves somewhat miraculously well-positioned to shift and find new ways to meet people where they are. Rather than focusing on additional facilities and overcoming transportation and other barriers further exacerbated by the pandemic, we developed expanded virtual programming and took our new 6-week job training intensives on the road to serve every county in the state; as a result, we’re now able to serve more people from Vermont to Minnesota. We were . well poised to face the last few years thanks to the experience we’ve gained over the last 30. Thank you for your patience, confidence, and trust in our mission, leadership, and values. Without your steadfast commitment, none of this would be possible. Thank you again, I look forward to what the next 30 years of ReSOURCE will bring. Thomas Longstreth Executive Director
THIRTY YEARS DRIVING CHANGE! In 1991 ReCycle North opened a thrift store providing work experience for homeless individuals, now we place hundreds of people in employment each year in industries from construction to retail to administrative and environmental services all over the state with over 150 employer partners. We’ve opened four new facilities and adopted and expanded the only two YouthBuild programs in the state of Vermont, running both successfully for more than a decade. We don’t just keep thousands of tons of material out of the landfill each year, we weatherize affordable housing, have installed solar, and are still growing. Over the last 30 years, ReSOURCE has, and will continue to, evolve.
PATHWAY TO 2021
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Offers Deconstruction Service to prevent adding to the growing U.S. waste stream
In 2016, ReSOURCE proudly became the home organization for LEAP
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Tom Longstreth arrives as Executive Director, joining eight staffers at 266 Pine Street building, with $300,000 annual budget
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Opens the Building Materials Center at 339 Pine Street
ReCycle North hosts its first Learn, Earn, and Prosper (LEAP) students, to hone technical, professional, and independent living skills
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Appliance and Electronics Repair training programs for homeless individuals begin
Grows Job Skills Training programs
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ReCycle North opens its doors at 316 Pine Street to provide a low cost and collaborative way for people in need to obtain essential goods
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ReCycle North takes control of the only YouthBuild program in Vermont, opening up 12 spots to the youth of Burlington
Board of Directors Benjamin Bosher, Board President Carolyn Dubé, Vice President Glenn Varricchione, Treasurer Katherine Arthaud, Secretary
Pam Blum Harry Frank Charles Ginsburg Clifton Long
Sharon Morrison Jahna Belz, UVM Student Representative
"My first contact with ReSOURCE began in 1999; at the time, I was a Board member of YouthBuild Burlington, still its own nonprofit. When YouthBuild joined ReSOURCE in 2004, I did as well and continue to serve ReSOURCE’s Board of Directors, having been elected President in 2016. In my time with the organization, ReSOURCE has seen its budget grow ten-fold to a current budget of $6.5 million, from two sites on Pine Street in Burlington to four throughout the northern half of the state. Through the skilled leadership of our Executive Director, Tom Longstreth, and our hard-working staff, we have expanded our vocational training programs from 5 to 13 today, and recently introduced innovative 6-week Intensive courses around Vermont. I am proud to have this long-term connection with ReSOURCE and look forward to the continued development of new and creative innovations over the coming years." Ben Bosher, Board President
PATHWAY CONTINUES
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ReSOURCE opens reuse store and expands training programs in Lamoille County YouthBuild & Rebuild Waterbury join forces to repair catastrophic property damage caused by Tropical Storm Irene Weatherization (launched in 2008, Burlington) expands and solar (Barre) program launches in response to growing energy initiatives
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30 YEARS! 6,193,813 Items kept from the landfill 3,051 Trainees enrolled 40,019 Vouchers given to Vermonters in need 32 Affordable housing projects constructed or rehabbed by trainees
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Construction 101 intensive workshops launch, equipping individuals with skills and credentials necessary for entry-level jobs in carpentry and construction, as well as on-the-job-training placement with local employers
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Expands to Washington County, opening reuse store and launching a second YouthBuild program
ReSOURCE moves headquarters to 329 Harvest Lane in Williston
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ReCycle North rebrands as ReSOURCE to increase our social impact
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Purchase of Harvest Lane building strengthens programs and financial security Weatherization 101 Intensive program begins Covid-19 outbreak inspires Remote Online programs, expanding reach to homebased individuals
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
ANN CRISS DIVERTED
COMMITMENT TO CLIMATE GOALS INTERVIEW BY LARISSA MAE
719,699
706
WHAT INSPIRES YOU?
My family inspires me, and my
REUSABLE ITEMS
friends Sarah, Mina, my dog
Poofie, and my classmates in
TONS OF WASTE* *Excluding E-Waste
school.
ReSOURCE to helping Vermont meet its ambitious HOW DIFFERENT AREis YOUcommitted IN REAL LIFE? Comprehensive Energy Plan goals by training the workforce needed in I'm pretty much the same in weatherizing and rehabbing affordable housing, and diverting reusable real life as I am on social media. I gofrom to school;the I love State's only landfill. goods drinking coffee, going out with my friends. I just happen
120,945 to photograph and document a lot of it.
PIECES OF CLOTHING WHAT'S YOUR STYLE LIKE? Approximately comfortable flats, 719,623clothes, kg CO2 I'm into a lot of really
sneakers (cont'd on p.8)
547 COUCHES Approximately 43,760 KG CO2
599
47,991 BOOKS Approximately 126,462 KG CO2
MATTRESSES Approximately 47,321 KG CO2
PRE-LOVED CLOTHING REDUCES OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT To better understand the impact of ReSOURCE's environmental mission, we've been working with UVM to create a calculator to measure the carbon footprint of items in kilograms of CO2 equivalents. In this way, we can show the magnitude of carbon emissions avoided each year through sales of used items at our stores. Expanding clothing and textile sales to the recently vacated first floor of our Williston headquarters in 2021 has increased that impact dramatically.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
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"We have had several of our participants join the ReSOURCE Remote Administration Training. It has, in every case, resulted in significant learning and accomplishment by the participant.
TRAINEES ENROLLED
94%
TRAINEES EARNED INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION
88%
TRAINEES SHOWED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND JOB READINESS SKILLS
$16.84
AVERAGE STARTING WAGE FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRADUATES
...the training also provided one participant with the success needed to boost their ability to engage in a serious job search. The person is now successfully and happily employed as an office manager and feeling great. Their employer is extremely happy with their performance! " Bill Sugarman Regional Manager, HireAbility Vermont
79% Intensives Filling Demand Construction 101 workshops expanded to Washington County in 2021 with additional counties planned in 2022. While the unemployment rate has bounced back to pre-pandemic levels, the Vermont workforce is still down by 20,000 workers while the employment to population ratio is down by 10%. By retraining side-lined workers we can reverse these negative trends. ReSOURCE is achieving strong results through our Construction Intensives and helping to meet urgent needs among employers.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRADUATES EMPLOYED IN TRADES OR IN THEIR FIELD OF TRAINING
SERVE, LEARN, EARN COLLABORATION In 2021, a collaboration of four Vermont organizations: ReSOURCE, Audubon Vermont, Vermont Works for Women, and Vermont Youth Conservation Corps began working toward a shared vision: every young person should have a viable pathway to employment and affordable education in exchange for serving their state. Participants train in renewable energy and energy efficiency by working on important projects in priority areas such as climate, housing, and outdoor recreation. The Vermont Legislature recognized the importance of this work and this collaboration, now called Serve, Learn & Earn, with an appropriation of $1.85M, administered by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. This funding now supports each organization’s direct service training programs, increasing opportunities for Vermonters to obtain jobs that meet their needs, even during these challenging times, while also meeting the needs of Vermont’s businesses facing workforce shortages.
"Despite the partners’ long histories (30+ years for each and 100+ for Audubon!), we are not widely known across the state or by those who stand to benefit the most from our programs. Vermont needs its nonprofit community to collaborate, reach more communities, and connect all its young people with opportunities to learn, earn wages, and serve their communities. " -Serve, Learn, Earn Consortium
POVERTY RELIEF
33 Partners Addison Community Action/CVOEO
The goal of the Essential Goods Program is to reduce the effects of poverty. ReSOURCE does this by directing support through partner agencies to distribute vouchers to their clients in need. ReSOURCE vouchers help restore dignity, allowing clients to shop and "purchase" items at our stores. Since 1991, ReSOURCE has given away over $1 million worth of essential goods to low income Vermonters.
Agency of Human Services- Field Services Burlington District Age Well Burlington Community Justice Center Burlington Housing Authority Capstone Community Action Central Vermont Council on Aging Chittenden Community Action/CVOEO Church of the Good Shepard Clarina Howard Nichols Center Committee On Temporary Shelter (COTS)
1,375
$65,036
VERMONTERS SERVED
VALUE OF GOODS GIVEN AWAY
Essex Community Justice Center Good Samaritan Haven HOPE Howard Center Community Support Program Howard Center Developmental Services Howard Center School Service Program Joint Urban Ministry Project Lamoille Family Center Lund Family Center Milton Family Community Center Moms in Recovery Support Program Pathways Vermont Safe Harbor Clinic Spectrum Youth and Family Services Steps to End Domestic Violence The Janet S. Munt Family Room US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants UVM Home Health and Hospice Vermont Cares Vermont Catholic Charities Vermont Foundation of Recovery Washington County Youth Service Bureau
FINANCIAL REPORT 2% <1%
Expenses $ 5,861,018
Revenue $6,643,457 51% 23% 12% 8% 4% 2% <1%
Social Enterprise Income Government Grants Training Fees & Tuition Foundation Grants Individual & Corporate Donations Other Income Donated Facilities
Current Assets Cash Receivables Inventory Prepaid Expenses General Total Current Assets
$ 845,316 $ 692,001 $ 154,941 $ 38,310 $ 16,256 $ 1,746,824
Property and Equipment $ 9,225,133 Accumulated Depreciation $(1,521,162) Total Fixed Assets
$ 7,703,971
Other Assets
$
Total Assets
55% 17% 17% 10% 1% <1%
Reuse & Poverty Relief Programs Management & Administration Training Programs YouthBuild Training Marketing & Outreach Essential Goods Program
Current Liabilities Accounts Payable Accrued Wages & Payroll Liabilities Store Credits Sales Tax Payable Long Term Liabilities Other Liabilities
$ (1,210) $ 255,797 $ 10,002 $ 9,542 $ 6,165,697 $ 190,743
Total Current Liabilities
$ 6,630,570
Net Assets Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted Temporarily Restricted Funds
$
Total Net Assets
$ 2,869,517
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
$ 9,500,086
$ 2,819,751 49,766
49,291
$ 9,500,086
*These 2021 Financials have not yet been audited
BURLINGTON
BARRE
HYDE PARK
WILLISTON
CAREER PATH CAREER START LEAP YOUTHBUILD EVERY BODY WORKS WORK READINESS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT APPRENTICE-STYLE CONSTRUCTION & WEATHERIZATION 101 REMOTE ONLINE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM EMBEDDED TRAINING