Ann Arbor, Michigan / Sustainability first

Medical supplies.
Kept in use.

We connect usable medical supplies and equipment with underserved Michigan communities and Michigan organizations providing aid abroad.

Donate supplies

Sustainability is our foundation.
Healthcare access starts close to home.

Project Resurge volunteers checking boxed medical supplies at a sorting event — The work starts here.Project Resurge volunteers

Our mission

Why we’re here

Good supplies shouldn’t
go to waste.

Project Resurge volunteers sorting and recording donated medical supplies together

Usable, in-date supplies and equipment can be discarded in Michigan while our neighbors lack access to those same resources. Project Resurge works to close that gap.

Sustainability is our foundation. We work to keep usable, in-date medical supplies and equipment out of Michigan’s waste stream and connect them with underserved communities in Michigan and Michigan organizations providing aid abroad.

More about our mission

From surplus to use

From a donation
to its next use.

01 Collect

It starts with resources that still have a use.

We connect with hospitals, clinics, organizations, and individual donors to identify usable, in-date medical supplies and equipment that can stay in circulation.

A Project Resurge volunteer collecting boxes of donated supplies from a vehicle — Collecting donated supplies.

02 Prepare

Then, the hands-on work.

Volunteers organize donated medical supplies and equipment, helping prepare them for their next use. It takes time, care, and attention to condition and expiration dates.

Volunteers reviewing and packing medical supplies at a Project Resurge event — Organizing and packing together.

03 Redistribute

The goal is access to care.

We focus on underserved Michigan communities and Michigan organizations providing aid abroad. Our goal is to connect usable resources with unmet needs, through redistribution and planned community loan closets.

Project Resurge volunteers organizing medical supplies beside boxes and a delivery cart — Preparing supplies for a second use.

Less waste. More use.

Sustainability is
our foundation.

We want usable medical resources to meet new needs instead of entering the waste stream. Our vision brings together redistribution and community borrowing, with opportunities for permanent equipment placement when appropriate.

Our approach

Two networks we’re working toward

01 / Excess to Access