{"id":66142,"date":"2018-03-25T07:00:12","date_gmt":"2018-03-25T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=66142"},"modified":"2018-03-22T08:02:26","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T13:02:26","slug":"lincoln-park-non-profit-hopes-to-rebuild-lives-through-restoring-furniture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/lincoln-park-non-profit-hopes-to-rebuild-lives-through-restoring-furniture\/","title":{"rendered":"Lincoln Park non-profit hopes to rebuild lives through restoring furniture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Dena Khalafallah<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Every time a homeowner renovates their home \u2014 every time a company deconstructs a building \u2014 it leaves a massive footprint on the environment. And it doesn&#8217;t need to be that way, because most of the material can be brought back to life, according to the Rebuilding Exchange Warehouse.\u00a0 The non-profit reconditions furniture and appliances rescued from the landfill.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Local Non-Profit Rebuilds Lives By Restoring Furniture\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/260678883?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nAnd it also aims to help people restore their own lives by\u00a0 employing them and teaching them new skills.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Stanley Branch rebuilt his life at a place that rebuilds furniture and recycles building materials. 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