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  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’...

When we first learned about The Shelter Movers of Toronto, we were amazed by what they do. Something as simple as helping survivors of abuse safely move out of a home and store their items while in...

How your donations help Syrian refugees Furniture Bank has always supported newcomers and refugees in their journey of settling into life in Canada. In 2015, we saw a 60% surge in the number of refugees...

Thank you for your support! If you would like to drop off furniture at our Etobicoke facility, please consider waiting till the New Year Furniture Bank has seen a huge spike in donations of furniture in...

If you’re interested in receiving furniture from Furniture Bank, or know someone who might need our assistance, then please read the following information. This post outlines how Furniture Bank serves its clients, the services we...

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...

  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...

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...

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...