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2020

https://youtu.be/40v8Nw7wzMc Furniture Bank supports marginalized and displaced families and individuals experiencing furniture poverty. Our clients are: women and children leaving shelters, people transitioning out of homelessness, immigrants, and refugees to Canada. The furniture donations we...

One of the many benefits of donating to Furniture Bank is receiving a tax receipt for your donation. Come tax time, you can claim the charitable receipt as a donation and can expect to see...

Furniture Bank is a not for profit charity as well as a social enterprise. The funds collected from the fees that we charge for our removal services, ultimately go back into the organization to support...

The answer is quite simple: gently used items that we consider essential when furnishing a home. Imagine moving into a new apartment; cold floors, bare walls, an empty kitchen. You would need to fill the...

From 2015-2019 we have distributed 82% of the furniture donations received to families in need. So, what happens with the rest of it? There may be a multitude of reasons you consider hiring Furniture Bank...

Why our pickup service is not free of charge https://youtu.be/LZKIv9PSrts A lot of times people wonder: “You’re a charity, why are you charging me?” Good question.  The simple answer is: We charge for our service...

The #UNIGNORABLE Tower – Furnished Edition Table of Contents The tower is taller than ever in 2020 Toronto, with its beautiful skyline, is a prosperous and thriving city. However, the hidden truth is that the...

Thank You South Shore Furniture! Your support helped start the Furniture Bank Network (FBN) This pandemic has provided us with time to reflect on the accomplishments over the last six years. In particular, the progress...

Table of Contents How we help Many of the people we work with in housing programs have never had a real home; many grew up in different systems and institutions, child welfare, psychiatric facility or...

Polysleep Donation Furniture Bank was thrilled to receive 100 new mattresses from Polysleep to support City of Toronto and Furniture Bank rapid housing projects during the 2020 health crisis. The in-kind donation helps provide the...

Looking for job with meaning? Furniture Bank is hiring a range of roles over the summer. We are looking for 3 groups of people who excel and love to do one of three things: Working...

179 Social Enterprise Heroes in April On April 6th we launched our NEW distanced furniture removal service to collect donated household goods. A big thank you to the 179 homes in Toronto and neighbouring cities!...

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