Donating Furniture To Save Lives In Asheville North Carolina

By: about

Asheville Furniture Drive

When we first heard about Homeward Bound of Asheville & Western North Carolina, we knew that they helped some people that were homeless in the community, but we did not realize what a big difference they were making in so many lives. I guess you can say that we knew of the organization, but we did not really know about it. After talking to them recently, we learned a lot more.

Here are some things that you should know about Homeward Bound:

  1. They house 5-7 people on average per week.
  2. They have an 89% success ratio. With their support and rehabilitation program, it is hard not to succeed.
  3. Their overhead is only 8%. That means 92% or 92 cents out of every dollar goes to the program.

The line between having someplace to live and being homeless is many times very thin. Folks can become homeless for several reasons including job loss, divorce or separation, health issues; and sometimes it is because they do not have a support system of family and friends that they can lean on.

Homeward Bound of WNC is doing a wonderful work in our community, rescuing people from homelessness, but they have several needs that folks like us can fulfill. When someone is housed, many times they barely have anything left to their name, so furniture is one of the greatest needs to get them established in their home and to help with rebuilding their lives. This is where you can help.

Divine Living Furniture in south Asheville has just launched the Asheville Furniture Drive to benefit Homeward Bound and furnish these residences. From August 16, 2016 to September 30, 2016; you can either drop gently used furniture off at Divine Living, or contact them to arrange pick-up. They also have a program where local businesses can become an Ambassador of this campaign by gathering several pieces of furniture from their employees and staff.

For more information:

See the Event Page on AskAsheville

Read the Divine Living Event Blog Post

Learn more about the August 16th Launch Party at Divine Living

See the Facebook Event Page for the Asheville Furniture Drive 2016