Programs

  • Furniture Donation and Redistribution Program

    THE ORGANIZATION HAS ONLY ONE PROGRAM - COLLECTING DONATIONS OF USED FURNITURE AND REDISTRIBUTING IT TO FAMILIES IN NEED IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK. WE WERE OPEN WITH LIMITED OPERATIONS DUE TO STRICT COVID PROTOCOLS IN PLACE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. INSTEAD OF IN-PERSON CLIENT APPOINTMENTS TO SELECT FURNITURE, VOLUNTEERS CONSULTED WITH THE CLIENTS BY PHONE AND THEN SELECTED FURNITURE FOR THEM, WHICH WAS THEN DELIVERED TO THEIR RESIDENCE. DESPITE VERY DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES, AND WITH MEMBER AGENCIES IN SEVERELY RESTRICTED COVID-MODE, WE WERE STILL ABLE TO FURNISH 228 HOUSEHOLDS IN DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 2/3 OF OUR PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS, UTILIZING THIS "REMOTE SELECTION" PROCESS. OUR ANNUAL CAMPAIGN AND MOTHER'S DAY BEDS FOR KIDS CAMPAIGN WERE ALSO SUCCESSFUL, WITH THE BENEFIT OF NEW AND ROBUST PR /SOCIAL MEDIA CONSULTING. DURING THE CONTINUATION OF PANDEMIC RELATED OPERATION RESTRICTIONS, WE STILL WORKED TO CREATE AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, SUCH AS WITH A LOCAL WOODWORKING GROUP TO HELP REFURBISH FURNITURE, OTHER SERVICE GROUPS TO CREATE "WELCOME HOME" KITS FOR CLIENTS THAT INCLUDED BASIC KITCHEN/HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, A LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TO GET DESKS TO STUDENTS IN THEIR HOMES TO HELP WITH REMOTE LEARNING, AND WITH VOLUNTEER GROUPS TO ASSIST WITH WAREHOUSE WORK. WE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE RYE ZERO WASTE DAY COLLECTION DRIVE IN NOVEMBER 2020.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $357.7K

  • Program 1 [2024]

    FURNITURE SHAREHOUSE HAS ONLY ONE PROGRAM - COLLECTING DONATIONS OF GENTLY-USED FURNITURE FROM THE PUBLIC AND DISTRIBUTING FREE OF CHARGE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED. WE WORK WITH OVER 50 SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES WHO REFER THEIR CLIENTS TO US WHO ARE IN NEED OF FURNITURE AND CAN'T AFFORD TO PURCHASE IT. IN 2024 WE FURNISHED 420 HOUSEHOLDS IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY.IN 2024, WE SURPASSED THREE MAJOR MILESTONES: IN 18 YEARS OF OPERATIONS, WE FURNISHED OVER 18,000 PEOPLE WITH OVER 100,000 ITEMS OF FREE FURNITURE WORTH OVER $6M AT THRIFT SHOP VALUE. WE CELEBRATED THESE MILESTONES WITH A RECEPTION AT OUR WAREHOUSE ATTENDED BY STATE AND LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS, REPRESENSTATIVES OF OUR MEMBER AGENCIES, COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND MAJOR DONORS.IN ADDITION, WE HELD 2 FURNITURE DRIVES, PARTNERED WITH A LOCAL INTERIOR DESIGNER TO ENCOURAGE DONATIONS OF UNWANTED FURNITURE, AND PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL COMMUNITY EVENTS AT SCHOOLS AND A CHILDREN'S MUSEUM TO FOSTER AWARENESS OF FURNITURE POVERTY IN OUR COMMUNITY.OUR PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT IN 2024 IS HAVING FURNISHED 50 OUT OF 77 APARTMENTS SET ASIDE IN A NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING APARTMENT BUILDING FOR PEOPLE IN NEED OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, INCLUDING MANY WHO WERE ESCAPING FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $647.4K