News & Updates
Seeking safe solutions for donors and families. Canada’s First Distanced Furniture Removal Service! Seeking safe solutions for the community in homes to help those without them. Today, not 24 hours after pausing operations, we have...
Furniture Bank has found a great way to visualize how to express the impact of in-kind donations to corporate and community partners. As long as you are capturing the items you are collecting and the...
The last 45 days the amazing volunteers of VIZ FOR SOCIAL GOOD worked with our impact datasets to tell stories about Furniture Bank. Designers from Japan, India, USA, UK, Singapore, Ireland, and of course Canada...
Introducing Redwood Furniture Bank Furniture Bank is excited to share the news that it is supporting the creation of a new furniture bank in Barrie – The Redwood Furniture Bank. Operated by Redwood Park Communities,...
A question we are asked almost daily is around the furnishing items – what we accept for donation and what we don’t – and why not. Our mission is to help marginalized and displaced individuals...
A question we are often asked is whether Furniture Bank refinishes or reupholsters furniture. The short answer is, “Yes, but not for the public.” (Yet) Furniture Bank redistributes gently-used furniture and housewares generously given to...
A Warm Welcome On a recent vacation, our Executive Director took the opportunity to visit our sister Furniture Bank in Ottawa (FBO). Dan met with FBO Executive Director Allan Ressor-McDowell and Program Director David Botha. Located...
When you give your gently-used furniture to Furniture Bank, you are the start of a chain reaction of kindness and compassion. Watch this video to see what it means to a family to receive ‘new’...
At Furniture Bank as we look for creative, efficient and effective ways to scale our environmental and social impact. We are working with Furniture Link Inc. to demonstrate how partnerships between business and charities can create sustainable models for...
A Mid-West Furniture Bank Gathering! Returning home to Toronto last Friday from my trip to Bowling Green, Ohio, I was excited to have had the opportunity to share and learn with a group of sister...
Why does Furniture Bank have a pickup fee? At Furniture Bank Toronto, we are often asked why we charge donors for furniture donation pickup. After all, we are a charity, right? Why would we have...
Read the article below or access Toronto Guardian’s original post by clicking this link. Furniture Bank is celebrating 20 years helping the community By JOEL LEVY – Toronto Guardian Tue., Feb. 20, 2018 This year,...
