​You Bring It, We'll Help You Fix It! 

​REPAIRING BROKEN ITEMS, REDUCING CONSUMERISM, AND CULTIVATING COMMUNITY IN NEWBURGH, NY

Quite simply, a repair café is a gathering of volunteers with various repair skills that come together under the direction and organization of a repair café host organization to teach people repair skills and promote the “repair revolution”. 

The first repair café in the Hudson Valley area took place in New Paltz in 2013 and was organized by John Wackman. John started Repair Café Hudson Valley and helped many people start repair cafes in the area, including ours here in Newburgh. 

The Newburgh Repair Café is organized by Damian DePauw of IMPACT!, Inc., Orange County Legislator, Kevindaryán Luján, and Grit Works’ Eric Jarman and Dave Deleo. The first Newburgh Repair Café was held in March of 2019 at Grit Works at 115 Broadway, Newburgh, NY and was a great success.

​Since then, we have helped to fix many items, including bicycles, computers, clothing & textiles, furniture, cell phones, lamps & other home décor, vacuums & other appliances, game systems, TVs, tool sharpening, jewelry…you name it! While we don’t guarantee that we can fix anything, we guarantee to try or direct you to someone that can!

​The Newburgh Repair Café is free to all. Donations are suggested. We welcome Repair Coaches and Event Table Sponsors. See volunteer and sponsorship opportunities below! 

Our Quadruple Aim

Reduce Waste

Protect the environment and community health by keeping repairable items out of waste streams and landfills.

Reduce Consumerism

Help people save money by fixing repairable items, instead of throwing things away and buying new things.

Gain Repair Skills

Help people bring back traditional repair skills and valuable knowledge to the general public.

Build Community

Meet new neighbors and strengthen the bonds that tie together the community fabric of Newburgh.

Join the Repair Revolution!
The Repair Café idea was born in Amsterdam in 2009 by a woman named Martine Postma. The idea took hold in the Netherlands and then globally as Martine and the Repair Café Foundation helped create many repair cafés around the world. The Foundation still helps people start their own 'Repair Revolution' today. If you are interested in starting a repair café in your area and would like valuable tips and resources, visit: www.repaircafe.org.

Recycling Resources

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Orange County operates three transfer stations where recycling is free to residents.  OC Transfer Station #2 is located at 9 Orr Avenue in Newburgh. Call (845) 291-2664.
The Recycling Partnership: Communities for Recycling site shows how recycling saves local money, creates jobs, and protects the environment. 
TerraCycle offers free recycling programs funded by brands, manufacturers, and retailers around the world to help you collect and recycle your hard-to-recycle waste. They also sell the TerraCycle’s Zero Waste Box™ which allows you to recycle almost any type of waste, from your coffee capsules to complex laboratory waste. In addition TerraCycle offers municipal programs as well as solutions for regulated and industrial waste. Their motto: #RecycleEverything!
Earth911 is a handy site where you can search for nearby recycling centers
​and see what items they accept.

Volunteer & Sponsorshop Opportunities
JOIN THE REPAIR REVOLUTION! THE NEWBURGH REPAIR CAFE IS SUPPORTED BY OUR GENEROUS VOLUNTEERS, AS WELL AS IN PART BY GRANTS, DONATIONS, AND EVENT SPONSORS. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THESE OPPORTUNITIES, USE THE FORMS BELOW OR CONTACT US DIRECTLY AT:
TEL  (845) 432-4033    |    EMAIL  [email protected]

    Register as a Repair Coach!
    If you are an individual with repair skills in the general Newburgh area, and would like to volunteer as a Repair Coach, the Newburgh Repair Café would love to have your help! 

    Sponsor a Table at Our Next Event! 
    By sponsoring an event table, businesses and organizations receive print and digital advertising space and the ability to give out information and materials to the folks at our events. 

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Gratitude & Press

Thank you to all of our Repair Coaches & Community Members
​who help make the Newburgh Repair Café a success.

HUDSON VALLEY PRESS
Disclaimer
We don’t guarantee that we can fix anything, but we guarantee to try or direct you to someone that can! Please limit the number of repair items you bring to two. The Newburgh Repair Café is free to all. Donations are suggested.  IMPACT!, Inc. is a 501c3 charity organization and all donations are tax deductible.  

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