My brother Justin pointed out a very cool company based in Baltimore with operations in Philadelphia and Washington. Not only do they deconstruct/excavate old building sites in order to salvage unique pieces, they restore and refurbish these pieces for sale. This is no small operation. They have multiple warehouses, in which you can find anything from kitchen cabinetry to custom coffee tables. BTW we're talking more Home Depot than mid-century vintage showroom here. But the part he liked best about Second Chance, Inc. was their employee training program, in which they hire and train disenfranchised, local residents to make the restorations. I like The Doe Fund, too, for hiring homeless men and women, for public clean-up, restoration and renewal efforts, not to mention building low-income housing.