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Final numbers are in and we’re proud to announce that Chair Affair raised $67,000. That’s an additional 268 family homes we can now furnish. This comes just in time to continue our efforts in supporting refugees...
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 and stability in their new...
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 the Ontario Trillium Foundation congratulated...
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 Bank today announced that it...
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 morning to thank them in...
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 left the majority of them...
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 any furniture deliveries to our...
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 organization we draw inspiration from...
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 being able to operate for...
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 trucks are on the road...
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 proven, evidence-based approach to end...
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 granted to the City of...
