Volunteering
Volunteers are our true champions! When clients arrive at Furniture Bank, our Volunteers are there to greet them. When clients are choosing their furniture, Volunteers are there to help with their decisions. And when Volunteers...
“By volunteering at Furniture Bank I have the satisfaction of knowing that I have been able to help families and individuals get ahead in some small way” My name is Ron and I’m a retired...
Introducing Thomas Bendo, our newest Furniture Bank volunteer. Thomas started volunteering at Furniture Bank April 20, 2014. He has been a huge support helping move and organize furniture in our warehouse and showroom. Thomas is...
Meet Caroline, Furniture Bank’s latest volunteer. She’s from Brazil and brings with her a deep understanding and compassion for the trials and tribulations that newcomers to Canada face. Here’s her story: My name is Caroline...
Rotaractors help people furnish their beginnings at Furniture Bank On a cold Saturday in November, a group of Rotaractors from our club volunteered at Furniture Bank. What is Furniture Bank? You’ve heard of food banks that...
Best Friends Gena Cui and Langer Wang talk about why they Volunteer at Furniture Bank “We are second year undergraduate students at University of Toronto: Gena is specialized in management and I am majoring in...
How do you give back to your community? There’s many ways to get involved with a cause that you believe in. You can volunteer your personal time, you can donate to a charitable program, or you...
It’s something special to see – a group of colleagues coming together to support a cause and give back to people in Toronto. At Furniture Bank, we have the pleasure of witnessing moments like these...
Best friends Chris and Tammy began their volunteer journey at Furniture Bank in summer 2013. Every time these two dynamos step through Furniture Bank’s door, their positive energy resonates with staff, volunteers and clients – it’s...
These were the words out of Andre’s mouth after he and his Rotary Club of Etobicoke team volunteered at Furniture Bank. Here’s what he had to say about their experience: “Gillian and my knowledge in respect...
Published by Veronica Zaretski Furniture Bank is lucky to have a great number of volunteers to work with throughout the year. With over 600 volunteers donating over 11,000 hours, from both corporate groups and individual...
Leaders at Furniture Bank have described their vision for the future as one where, “Furniture Bank is no longer needed”. In this vision, the ideal future for the community that Furniture Bank supports is one...
