News & Updates
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...
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...
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...
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...
Since it’s inception, Furniture Bank has been tackling issues surrounding poverty and homelessness by ensuring those who transition out of homelessness are given the best possible chance to succeed in their life off the streets....
So you’ve booked a pickup of your unwanted but gently used furniture. Now what? In short, here’s what to expect from our furniture pickup service: Payment – we have already processed your payment in advance...
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...
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...
Furniture Bank continues technical innovation with Salesforce.com + iPAD = a paperless Client experience At Furniture Bank we’ve been busy leveraging technology. As the new Executive Director here at Furniture Bank, we are moving...
Carlo and his supervisor Rick have been moving furniture together for years… Furniture Bank has evolved in many ways over the past decade. While these changes and improvements have greatly increased our ability to help...
