2014
The recently published report for the Toronto Enterprise Fund makes it clear: Furniture Bank and our peers in the Toronto social enterprise community have a direct and significant impact on poverty and homelessness reduction. The Toronto Enterprise Fund...
In this guest blog post, Karen Saunders (on the left), RBC Employee and longstanding corporate volunteer, reflects on how volunteer days at Furniture Bank has brought her colleagues closer together, gave her life perspective and...
What makes a house a home? Here at Furniture Bank, we’ve proved for 16 years how far furniture goes to making a house feel like a home, especially for those of our clients just transitioning...
Here are 3 things to think about before you junk your unwanted furniture in the GTA. # 1 – Can it be repaired? If you’re looking to get rid of an item of furniture owing...
We love getting calls to schedule a furniture and houseware pickup or dropoff but we can be a little picky about the items we accept. It’s always a good idea to give us a ring...
It’s inspiring to see the impact a day of volunteering can have on an individual’s life. Especially when that volunteer’s experience truly hits close to home. In this blog post, Softchoice volunteers Shane, Andrew and Tomas...
Our Social Enterprise is 10! This year was the 10th year anniversary of our social enterprise arm – furniture removal program, so we thought we’d take a look back at our time as a social...
Client Impact: Marlene’s Story A Furniture Bank Impact Story Marlene*, one of our lovely clients shares just how appreciative she is for the furniture and the volunteer support she received onsite last week. Marlene left...
What Will Your Group Volunteer Moment Be? Since 2012, we’ve hosted close to 200 corporate volunteer groups. That’s the equivalent of over 1,000 corporate volunteers who’ve come through our doors to lend our clients a helping hand....
Client Impact: Shaniece’s Story A Furniture Bank Impact Story A volunteer story: In Shaniece’s own words: “I came to Furniture Bank because I was interested in helping clients in furnishing their new homes. I am...
@Furniture_Bank @bigkiteconsult Would love to hear more about what you’re doing. Other orgs could benefit. Case study, perhaps? — Marco Campana (@marcopolis) September 12, 2014 What we’re doing is introducing iPads so we can furnish...
I have always been drawn to organizations whose mission is rooted in social action; the attraction comes from the fact that people are at the heart of such organizations rather than the bottom line. That’s...
