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IN THE NEWS
IN THE NEWS
SF Arts Commission - Press Release
SF Arts Commission - Press Release
July 01, 2025
SCRAP awarded a grant from the San Francisco Arts Commission
SCRAP awarded a grant from the San Francisco Arts Commission
Grants Will Uplift Local Artists, Strengthen Cultural Organizations and Support Arts Organizations. We’re so proud to be recognized alongside so many amazing organizations doing impactful work across the city.
PBS NEWS HOUR
PBS NEWS HOUR
June 04, 2025
AXIOS
AXIOS
May 28, 2025
San Francisco arts hub is looking for a new home
San Francisco arts hub is looking for a new home
State of play: The non-profit has been renting its Bayview warehouse from SFUSD for the past 25 years, but the building is slated for demolition in 2026 to make way for a central kitchen for the school district.
KQED
KQED
May 18, 2025
Ruth Asawa's belief in the power of creativity for all students inspired programs that continue to thrive today. “We are Ruth’s legacy,” says Terry Kochanski, executive director of the Scroungers’ Center for Reusable Art Parts (SCRAP), which was founded in 1976. SCRAP began when Asawa realized that teachers did not have sufficient supplies for their students. Today, teachers, students, and the general public can access SCRAP to find all kinds of art supplies from paper, fabric, pencils and more.
SF STANDARD
SF STANDARD
May 18, 2025
Scrap, the nonprofit Asawa cofounded in 1976 to collect overstock paper, fabric, and other cast-off materials and redistribute them to artists and teachers, is losing its lease from SFUSD.
KQED
KQED
March 29, 2011
2011 Women's History Hero: Anne Marie Theilen
2011 Women's History Hero: Anne Marie Theilen
FULL PRESS LIST
FULL PRESS LIST
AxiosSF | "San Francisco arts hub is looking for a new home" | May 28, 2025
AxiosSF | "San Francisco arts hub is looking for a new home" | May 28, 2025
Mission Local | "SCRAP, the 50-year-old Bayview arts-and-everything store, is losing its lease" | April 22, 2025
Mission Local | "SCRAP, the 50-year-old Bayview arts-and-everything store, is losing its lease" | April 22, 2025
| "This Favorite SF Arts and Crafts Warehouse, a ‘Candy Store for Teachers,’ Is Losing Its Sweet Lease" | Mar 04, 2025
| "This Favorite SF Arts and Crafts Warehouse, a ‘Candy Store for Teachers,’ Is Losing Its Sweet Lease" | Mar 04, 2025
Telemundo 48 area de la Bahia | Organizacion recicla materiales para ayudar a artistas, jovenes y maestros en San Francisco | Aug 6, 2024
Telemundo 48 area de la Bahia | Organizacion recicla materiales para ayudar a artistas, jovenes y maestros en San Francisco | Aug 6, 2024
Yale Climate Connections | 'A culture of repair': Students learn to mend clothes and the planet | Dec 01, 2023
Yale Climate Connections | 'A culture of repair': Students learn to mend clothes and the planet | Dec 01, 2023
Local News Matters | SCRAP sustainable fashion class teaches youth how to have style and spare the climate at the same time | Aug 2, 2022
Local News Matters | SCRAP sustainable fashion class teaches youth how to have style and spare the climate at the same time | Aug 2, 2022
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