Interfaith Furnishings is a non-profit service organization operated by ten faith-based communities in Randolph, Morris County, New Jersey. The group provides home furnishings for those in need by accepting furniture donations from the community, and storing them until they are required. The nonprofit operates through volunteerism, donations, and agency support. More than 1,484 families have been provided with donated furniture as of January 20, 2018.
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History
The group was originally conceived by Outreach and Service Committee at Resurrection Parish in Randolph, NJ. Interfaith Furnishings' first project was to help furnish the new James Street apartments in New Jersey, established by Homeless Solutions. The apartments were made available to qualified working poor to help people in Morris County who could not find affordable housing. Fifteen families moved in and Interfaith Furnishings provided their furniture, due to a furniture drive held by Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church.
Interfaith Furnishings has warehoused its operations at different, temporarily donated locations in Morris County, in the following chronological order:
- Dover, New Jersey
- Rockaway, New Jersey
- Randolph, New Jersey
- Dover, New Jersey
- Rockaway, New Jersey
Due to the size limitations of most of the apartments or homes of the clients, Interfaith Furnishings limits its donations to furniture of smaller sizes, such as sofas, love seats, chairs, end tables, coffee tables, dinette sets, bedroom sets with single, double or queen size beds, bookcases. The nonprofit does not accept appliances, sofa beds, or clothing.
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Participating groups
The following communities actively participate in Interfaith Furnishings: Christ Church, Rockaway; First Presbyterian Church of Rockaway, Rockaway; Hope Presbyterian Church, Randolph; Islamic Community Services Group, Boonton; Mount Freedom Jewish Center, Randolph; Parsippany United Methodist Church, Parsippany; Resurrection Parish, Randolph; Saint Matthew the Apostle Parish, Randolph; St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church, Randolph; and The Islamic Center of Morris County, Rockaway.
The following agencies refer clients in need of furniture to Interfaith Furnishings: Catholic Charities; Community Hope, Inc.; D.A.W.N., Inc.; Dover Housing Authority; Family Enrichment Program; Family Promise of Morris County, First Call for Help; First Choice Women's Resource Centers; Gateway Northwest Maternal and Child Network; Good Counsel Maternity House; Head Start Community Program of Morris County, Inc.; Homeless Solutions; Hope House; Interfaith Council for Homeless Families; Jersey Battered Women's Services; Morris County Dept. of Human Services Division on Aging, Disabled and Veterans; Morris County Office of Temporary Assistance; Morris Habitat for Humanity; Morristown Neighborhood House; Mt. Kemble Home for Elderly Women; Randolph Community Services; Several Sources Foundation; Straight & Narrow, Inc.; Trinity Lutheran Church
References
External links
- Official Interfaith Furnishings website
- Non-Profit Charity Recycles Furniture To Give To Others
- Local Non-profit Seeks Beds for Low-income Housing, Randolph Reporter, November 19, 2009
- Dover group finds new homes for old furniture, Daily Record, November 15, 2009
- Furnished with love: Morris County volunteers deliver all the comforts of home, The Star-Ledger, February 23, 2009
- New home found for Morris charity that gives away furniture, Daily Record, February 6, 2009
- Morris County charity donating furniture to needy seeks storage space, The Star-Ledger, December 17, 2008
- Randolph charity in scramble to find furniture storage space; Developer who owns Quaker Church Road site plans demolition, Daily Record, November 28, 2008
- Deluge of furniture aids Paterson flood victims; Households devastated by April floods helped by Catholic Charities, The Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson
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