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Furniture Bank Ready to Assist Refugees

Furniture Bank September 15, 2015

With news that Ontario will pledge $8.5 million to help settle international refugees in the province, Furniture Bank stands ready to assist in the new migrants’ efforts to find dignity

Press Release – Furniture Bank Builds New Workshop Thanks to OTF Grant

Furniture Bank May 21, 2015

For Immediate Release FURNITURE BANK BUILDS NEW WORKSHOP PROGRAM THANKS TO GRANT FROM ONTARIO TRILLIUM FOUNDATION Toronto, ON (May 21, 2015) – On Thursday, Diane Sigouin Daniel with

Furniture Bank Press Release – LIFT Philanthropy Partners’ Investment

Furniture Bank May 12, 2015

For Immediate Release FURNITURE BANK TO BENEFIT FROM LIFT PHILANTHROPY PARTNERS’ INVESTMENT Venture Philanthropy approach will help grow social enterprise Toronto, ON (May 12, 2015) –- Furniture

Keep Us Trucking Donor Appreciation

Furniture Bank March 27, 2015

When Furniture Bank was down, our supporters rallied round and offered us their in-kind and financial donations to help us back on our feet. So we asked them round this

Timeline of Furniture Bank theft and recovery

How We Kept on Truckin’

Furniture Bank March 18, 2015

Timeline of our setback and recovery February 27, 2015 On the night of February 27th, our fleet of trucks were the target of an incident of vandalism and theft that

You helped us reach our keep us trucking campaign goal

You Helped Keep Us Keep on Trucking!

Furniture Bank March 11, 2015

Less than 2 weeks ago, the Furniture Bank trucks that delivered your furniture donations to our clients were hit by an incident of vandalism. Facing the prospect of not making

How the Community Stepped up to Keep Us Trucking This Week

Furniture Bank March 6, 2015

Immediately after our setback at the end of last week, Furniture Bank was staring at weeks of unmet furniture deliveries and pickups, affecting over 100 clients a week. As an

How We’re Bouncing Back

Furniture Bank March 4, 2015

At the beginning of this week, theft of parts from our fleet of trucks left the majority of them immobile, putting our social enterprise and charity at risk of not

Thank You for Your Support

Furniture Bank March 2, 2015

We’re very sad to report that our fleet of trucks were the target of an incident of vandalism and theft this past weekend, rendering the majority of them immobile. Our

Furniture Bank homelessness funding announcement

Last Friday, Furniture Bank played host to Municipal and Federal Representatives as the Government of Canada announced a major investment to support the City of Toronto’s implementation of Housing First, a

Press Release – New Funding to Combat Homelessness

Furniture Bank February 13, 2015

For Immediate Release – February 13, 2015 Furniture Bank hosts Municipal, Provincial and Federal Representatives as they announce new funding to combat homelessness An extra $86 million of Federal funds

Five Fun Facts About South Etobicoke

Furniture Bank August 6, 2013

Tucked away in the southwest corner of Toronto proper, south Etobicoke is the home to Furniture Bank and a wide range of other organizations, green spaces and vibrant area residents.