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Building Materials Resource Center

 

Entrepreneur: Matthew St. Onge

Address:
100 Terrace Street
Roxbury, MA 02120

Telephone: (617) 442-8917
FAX: (617) 427-2491

Email: matthew@bbmc.com
Web Site: http://www.bostonbmrc.org/bostonbmrc/

Grant Amount: $25,000 (2006); $54,000 (2007)

Mission Statement

The mission of the Building Materials Resource Center is twofold: (1) To equip lower income homeowners with the building materials and support to repair and care for their homes affordably, allowing them to achieve a higher level of economic independence, build their wealth, and improve their lives and neighborhoods; and (2) To reduce the construction industry's burden on the solid waste stream by diverting perfectly good materials from landfills and delivering them into the hands of homeowners and nonprofits.

Purpose of Grant

$25,000 (2006) Planning grant.

$54,000 (2007) To help underwrite costs of strategies to increase sales, improve customer service, and achieve financial sustainability.