In 2008, Green Worker Cooperatives started ReBuilders Source, a worker cooperative that reuses discarded building materials.Gonzalez, David. Greening the Bronx, One Castoff at a Time. The New York Times. 21 April 2008. Founder Freilla received the Rockefeller Foundation’s Jane Jacobs Medal and $100,000 which he used to finance the organization. Rebuilders Source also received a $70,000 grant from Citgo.Citgo Grants to Groups in the Bronx, 2007/2008. The New York Times. 21 Oct. 2007.
