‘Repair cafe’ helps residents fix broken items – and build community

Wei Ming Ye (left) and Repair Café volunteer Chuck Freeman pose after successfully fixing Ye’s lamp at the Repair Café event in Cary, North Carolina, where volunteers help community members repair household items. (Javon Huynh/Carolina Connection)

Instead of serving guests double-espressos or Iced whole-milk Lattes with three pumps of caramel syrup, Repair Cafe NC provides tools and expertise for North Carolina residents to fix broken items.

Inspired by a global movement that began in the Netherlands,  they travel across North Carolina, offering repairs wherever they go. Volunteers guide participants of all ages as they work to fix items like electronics and furniture. It’s a space to learn, tinker, and connect.

Javon Huynh reports.

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