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About the National Furniture Bank AssociationWorking families, battered women and children in retreat, and victims of natural disasters who manage to find affordable housing are often faced with a harsh reality. Their home is empty —without beds for the children, a table and dishes for supper, or even a couch on which they can sit down together. After basic expenses such as rent, utilities and food are paid, there's little left for the common household furnishings we all take for granted. No child in America should have to sleep on the floor. A “furniture bank” is a non-profit organization which collects good quality used furniture and provides it to those who need it. In 1999, twenty furniture banks created the National Furniture Bank Association (NFBA). There are now over 60 furniture banks that belong to the NFBA. The NFBA is the non-profit association of furniture banks. Its mission is to help start new furniture banks and to support existing furniture banks. The NFBA helps start new furniture banks by providing technical assistance to through the use of a startup manual, a library of forms and documents related to furniture bank operation and phone and email consultation. The NFBA provides a forum for existing furniture banks to share ideas and best practices and acts as clearinghouse to facilitate major furniture donations from hotels, motels, retailers, manufacturers and schools and universities.
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