Furniture makes a house a homeOn any give night more than 100 kids locally are sleeping on the floor for lack of money to buy a bed. Backpacks, warm clothes for school and pots to cook healthy meals in- are essential. By helping the recently homeless thrive in that first year, most are out on their own for good. The clients we help are referred by local agencies so you can rest assured that they are working with the system to gain independence. For a list of referring agencies click here partner agencies.
Every $1 donated is leveraged into $4 in value of free goods to fill wishes
Thanks to your donations more than 500 social workers can focus on providing
core services instead of putting out fires for needed basic things. We
help all ages, races and abilities. Every couch and lamp in a new home
means one less in the landfill. Our goods are a leg up that improves the
quality of life for our local needy. The goal is to help people stretch
their limited finances by providing large expensive items such as
furniture at no cost so families can work to escape homelessness for
good. Every day dozens of families are referred to us by 60+
local homeless shelters, elder services, early intervention programs and
other agencies.
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The biggest need is always for beds. Obtaining housing to move out of a homeless shelter is wonderful but the next financial hurdle is to furnish it. We provide: furniture for bedroom, living room and kitchen furniture, rugs, dishes and all kitchen goods, appliances of all sizes, towels, TVs, beds and bedding.
Saving the environment by recycling goods back into their original use
In the past year we helped more than 35,000 individuals to get furniture, baby gear, backpacks, clothing, appliances, computers, diapers and more. In this economy the need is increasing compared to previous years. We now assist more than 1,000 clients/month. A free couch means being able to afford food and medicine this month. Kitchen tables and dishes are necessary to prepare and eat healthy meals as a family.
Our dream: To own our own building. This would give us long term sustainability. We are looking for a donated building or land that is zoned industrial and in or close to Lowell.
Geographic Zone: Most agencies are located in the Greater Lowell and Lawrence area although we do help anywhere in the Merrimack Valley. More than 85% of the 30,000 clients we serve are women and children. Roughly 33% are spousal assault victims (women and the children). Other clients served include the elderly, street homeless, motel-homeless families, mentally challenged adults, autistic kids, foster care children, teens, single adults in shelter, children with AIDs, and new immigrants from more than 14 countries. What do people wish for? Most wishes are for furniture, home and baby goods. The needs change each week. To find out what is needed now, sign up for our weekly E-Newsletter (sign up is on the right column). The items requested are basic but volume of goods requested each week is staggering.