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Homestart
-furnishing homes, rebuilding lives-
HomeStart Foundation is unique in the Lower Mainland! Our mission: to redistribute safe, clean, functional furniture in a professional, dignified manner, from those who want to share to those who are truly in need. We provide good quality used furniture to people who, due to circumstance, do not have the resources to put furniture in their homes. Our goal is to help them achieve self-sufficiency, self-esteem, and long-term stability.
Some fast facts:
- HomeStart got its start with seed money from the Trinity Opportunity Fund in 2003.
- $200.00 furnishes a home, including delivery - usually with beds, kitchen table & chairs, dresser, sofa.
- 40% of our clients are children. 593 people were served in 2006.
- 66 member agencies screen & refer their clients to us. Women & children leaving transition shelters, refugees, youth leaving foster care, parolees; these are people making a new home & a fresh start.
- Kitsilano Christian Community's Outreach budget for 2007 includes $12000.00 for HomeStart. HomeStart’s total budget is $80,000.00
Thank You!
- Our faithful volunteers!
- CBC Radio’s Early Edition & CBC TV’s Living Vancouver for recent media coverage. See the show’s website to view the TV episode.
Our Wish List includes:
Financial Support – the only thing standing between us and increasing our capacity to serve those in need! HomeStart Foundation is a registered charity and all cash donations are eligible for tax receipts. Our operating costs include rent, insurance, salaries and transportation.
Gifts-in-kind:
- Maintenance for our 1 ton cube van – including painting & “branding” it!
- Printing
- Cell phone and internet service for the warehouse
- Warehouse organization (shelving)
- Moving supplies
- Shop-vac & cleaning supplies
- Logo’d T-shirts for delivery staff
Volunteers:
- Move furniture, drive the truck!, provide office support and more.
Your networking:
Do you work for a company that grants money to community organizations? Has charity fundraising events? Matches employee giving? Supports volunteers from the workplace? Let us know!
Contact:
Speak to a board member - Susan Ferguson, Vikki Stevenson, Katri Ulmonen or Jeremy Bell. Call 604.708.9556 for Emma Baldwin, Coordinator. Visit the website: www.homestart.ca