Furnishing homes and redesigning lives for formerly homeless families.
THE PROBLEM…
Every year, thousands of families exiting New York City’s homeless shelter system are faced with the daunting task of finding financial resources to furnish their homes. Often, children and their caregivers are sleeping on floors, and there is no comfortable seating where families can gather and spend quality time together. Cold, empty living environments that lack basic furniture items—and the special decorative touches that make a house a home—negatively impact a family’s health and well-being and often lead to preventable behavioral and physical health problems in children.
OUR SOLUTION…
Home+Community+Spirit is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization committed to helping formerly homeless families create stable, nurturing home environments for their children and rebuild their lives. We donate gently used home furnishings to families in need, and connect families to additional community-based supports that address other material and social hardships.