Affiliations
International Association of Electronics Recyclers
Emerald Valley Development Professionals
Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce
Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce
Association of Oregon Recyclers
National Recycling Coalition
Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher
Convention and Visitors Association of Lane County Oregon
Awards
| 2007 | NextStep Recycling Receives Prestigious National Recycling Award: Tom
McClure Award for Outstanding Environmental and Community Leadership
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| 2006 | Eugene Chamber of Commerce Emerald Award for Business
Innovation finalist
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| 2006 | Association of Oregon Recyclers Recycler of the Year Alice Soderwall Reuse and Waste Prevention Award |
| 2006 | Recognized as a business leader in the 2006 Sustainable Industries Overview |
| 2005 | Lane County Commissioners Nonprofit Trash Busters Award for Environmental
Efforts, presented to CRRC (now NextStep Recycling)
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| 2003 | Lane County Commissioners Individual Trash Busters Award for Environmental
Efforts, presented to Lorraine Kerwood
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| 2003 | Lorraine Kerwood received a special award from the Oregon Department of
Human Services, "For leadership in the restoration and free distribution
of hundreds of used computers and related equipment, all for the benefit
of members of her community."
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| 2002 | Lorraine Kerwood, founder of MacRenewal, DBA NextStep Recycling, received the KPNW
Radio Station Random Acts of Kindness award for helping to improve community
members' lives.
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Our partnerships to address the digital divide
National Cristina Foundation
National Cristina Foundation (NCF) provides computer
technology and solutions to give people with disabilities, students at risk
and economically disadvantaged
persons the opportunity, through training, to lead more independent and productive
lives. NCF refers donors to NextStep Recycling.
MacTreasures
The Macintosh Computer Donation Program began in 1999 when a MacTreasures customer
asked for help donating his old Macintosh. MacTreasures now maintains a
database of donors of Macintosh equipment and organizations seeking Macintosh
equipment. Since then the program has facilitated approximately 1,000 computer
donations.
KindTree Productions Autism Rocks!
Kind Tree receives requests for systems
for anyone with autism, including families, and refers the request to NextStep
Recycling.
Resource Connections of Oregon
Resource Connections of
Oregon (RCO) provides community services for adults with Developmental
Disabilities. Individuals and their families will enrich and
control their own lives based upon the principles of freedom, authority, autonomy
and responsibility. Resource Connections makes requests for computers for their customers to NextStep.
Amigos Multicultural Services Center
The mission of Amigos Multicultural Services
Center is to promote respect for human rights and to advocate for the needs
of immigrants
from Latin America whose
dignity and capabilities have been challenged by poverty, unjust treatment, and
social exclusion. Amigos engages in educational activities that focus on the
nature and significance of international human rights. Amigos refers clients
to NextStep for job and social skills training, and for computers.
Birth to Three
To strengthen families and promote the well-being
of children through parent education and support. Birth to Three parents participate
in job and social skills
training, and are referred to our computer adoption program.
Laurel Hill Center
Laurel Hill Center is committed to helping people with
psychiatric disabilities make choices and acquire skills that increase their
self-reliance and ability
to live and work in the community. Laurel Hill refers individuals to NextStep
for job and social skills training and to our computer adoption program.
Springfield School District English Language Learner Program
NextStep provides computers to Spanish-speaking migrant worker families.
Senior Computer Placement Program
NextStep supplies the hardware, and our partner, retired community member, Dick
Cloutier, refurbishes the machines. Together we have placed 150 computers in
the hands of Elders in our community.
