We all know that having a home creates a sense of stability, well-being, and independence. It’s our personal space; a place for peace and security, and a gathering point where important relationships are forged and nurtured.

Families leaving city shelters for their own apartments can’t usually experience these simple but important joys because they have little to no furnishings to call their own. That is, unless they come to Furnish a Future, the only program in New York City that provides formerly homeless families leaving city shelters with furniture and household goods for free. Furnish a Future clients, most of whom are transitioning out of the New York City Shelter system, select furniture and household goods from a warehouse full of new and nearly new items donated by corporate and private folks.

Some items needed most: Baby and children’s Items, sofas, case goods- dressers, dining tables and chairs, small household appliances, linens including sheets, blankets, pillows, curtains, towels, housewares including pots and pans, flatware, dinnerware and cleaning supplies.

Furnish a Future is always in need of new or gently-used furnishings for newly housed families. Furnish a Future staff will work with you to pick up your donated items or assist you with drop off at their Bushwick, Brooklyn warehouse. Call for information on how to make a tax-deductible donation, make delivery or pickup arrangements, 718-875-5353 x21.