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What we do:
The Barnabas Furniture Bank is a nonprofit furniture bank. We gather new and gently-used furniture from around the community and we give it, at no cost, to qualified families and individuals on the path to self-sufficiency. Our clients are transitioning out of homelessness, fleeing abuse, recovering from a major setback, or living on incomes that don't meet basic needs. We partner with 150+ local agencies to ensure that every neighbor has a place to
sit, a place to eat, and a place to sleep. Simply put, we recycle furniture and restore lives.
Mission Statement:
The Barnabas Furniture Bank collaborates with 150 community partners to offer systemic encouragement in the form of home furnishings for families and individuals who need a helping hand up.
History:
It all started in the late 1990s with the vision (and the pickup truck!) of Darnell Brame. Darnell began collecting gently-used furniture to distribute to people in need, and word quickly spread throughout the community. Darnell connected with Rev. Tim Patterson of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Rev. Odell Cleveland, co-founder of the Welfare Reform Liaison Project and other community-minded folks to create a grassroots movement that in 2006 became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization then known as The Barnabas Network.
Today, Barnabas is the Triad's only nonprofit furniture bank and remains laser-focused on eradicating furniture poverty in North Carolina. In an average year, Barnabas collects more than 17,000 pieces of furniture each year and restores the lives of 3,700+ people on the path to self-sufficiency.
We are changing lives
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