By Molly Monroe
The beautiful new shelter needs furniture to make it feel like a home, so the Furnishing Hope campaign was introduced to churches, community members, and friends of Interfaith. Through shelter tours, partnerships, both funding and helping hands were raised to furnish each room in the new shelter.
Those who signed up to be on the build team, will gather in early December to assemble the hundreds of pieces of Ikea furniture purchased for the rooms.
Some who sponsored an entire room get to design and decorate the space. Thanks to the generous hearts and in our community, every adoptable room in the shelter has been sponsored. This campaign provides hope to not only our staff and guests, but to those who are choosing to be a part of the campaign.
Here is what room sponsors are saying:
“I heard about the opportunity to furnish a room in the new shelter, and I chose the teen lounge because I have three recently former teens and feel like I know what they liked and what their friends liked and what they needed to do to decompress and hang out and have fun and a lot of my friends are in the same situation, so I knew it would be easier to pull together items and to get feedback from our kids on what would be a really fun space for teenagers.” –Dana Zuckerman
“We chose to get involved in the Early Childhood Room because we believe every child deserves a space that sparks joy, curiosity, and comfort—no matter where they live or what their family may be experiencing. Play is how young children learn and grow, and we hope to help create a place where they can explore, imagine, and simply be children. Contributing to Furnishing Hope is a wonderful way to ensure that even in moments of uncertainty, children and families can find beauty, belonging, and a sense of home.” –Beth Oppenheimer
“We chose to sponsor the recovery room because we have been blessed to have two very special people in our lives. Daniel, our precious brother-in-law, has saved so many lives through his dedication to AA for more than 40 years. Our bilingual nephew, Joshua, has helped many legal immigrants connect with their sponsors across the USA. Unfortunately, he passed unexpectedly at the age of 29. He is certainly an angel in heaven. We admire and love both of them.” – Susan Hogan