The Story

ReBHS is a non-profit center for the study and support of the building and creative arts, and of the communities they foster. It aims to provide tools, knowledge, expertise and space to help individuals and groups identify and solve problems in the built environment through education, direct action and community discourse. Our mission begins with the old Brandon High School, whose restoration models our approach to community and built environment, and whose halls will one day give home to our activities.

Non-Profit Model

ReBHS was incorporated in Vermont in the Fall of 2023 as a Vermont Non-Profit Corporation. We are currently pursuing Federal 501c3 status for the organization — a top priority for the 2024 calendar year. The non-profit model serves ReBHS in its mission to improve lives through the provision of educational programming, resources, and services at little to no cost to those we serve while protecting the financial health of the corporation and ensuring the long-term care of its assets, which we hope will one day include the historic Brandon High School. This attitude of service over profit is echoed in the significant role volunteer members play in all of our programming.

Membership & Community

ReBHS is a member-led organization. Members pay a small yearly fee or provide an in-kind contribution of labor. From our foundation, we have had a strong group of active members, each of whom provides a unique set of skills: builders, organizers, designers, communication experts, and social connectors. Members support the organization by serving on committees, which deal with specific programs and initiatives, and by staffing our events and programming. In the future, we plan to extend special access studio and shop space in the finished Brandon High School to our membership.

Though founded on a membership model, the organization serves a community much larger than that reflected in its membership roll. The programs of the organization, both active and planned, serve the broader Brandon, Vt. community by helping to solve everyday problems, contributing to residents’ quality of life. Our programming also touches individuals beyond Brandon who seek ReBHS out for assistance on housing and building issues, and engages a regional, national and global audience through the production and dissemination of ideas-centered media about the built-environment.