How to Start a Repair Café


How to Start a Repair Café

Below are a few resources to help you through your start-up phase. Scroll down to check them out.

  1. Outreach Tips (a guide or checklist) – Make your Repair event rock!
  2. Basic Supplies List (an outline of what’s most useful to have on hand)
  3. Volunteer Descriptions Pamphlet
  4. Steps to Starting a Repair Café – 2014 Workshop Powerpoint
  5. Detailed Steps & Questions to Consider when starting a Repair Café (developed by Pittsfield MA Repair Café)

Outreach Tips

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Basic Supplies List

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Volunteer Descriptions Pamphlet

 

Steps to Starting a Repair Café – 2014 Workshop Powerpoint

Repair Café Toronto delivered a workshop in October 2014 to share our experience on starting a Repair Café. Below is our PowerPoint presentation.

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Detailed Steps and Questions to Consider

The co-founder of Pittsfield [MA] Repair Café Janet Henderson has put together the following handouts:

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