MAKE IT HOME

Make It Home helps families and individuals transitioning out of crisis or homelessness. By collecting donated, gently used, repurposed furnishings and household goods, we’re working to achieve our goal of ending furniture poverty in our area, by creating sets of essential home items to give to families, foster youth and individuals, helping them make it home.

Make It Home was started by former interior designer, Carolyn Rebuffel Flannery, who was inspired to start a non-profit furniture bank that combined her concern for sustainability in the design industry and her desire to help kids coming out of foster care. In 2020, she decided to wind down her interior design business in order to focus on building a local non-profit that diverts furniture away from the landfill and helps families and individuals in need.

“For those transitioning out of homelessness or aging out of the foster care system, even basic household goods are unaffordable. Even when people gain access to subsidized housing, there’s typically zero furniture and no money to get any after groceries and bills. More than just a table to study at or a bed to sleep in, we offer people pride of place.” ~Carolyn Rebuffel Flannery

Make It Home is located in a warehouse in San Rafael and solves multiple problems at once by partnering with local bay area social service agencies to furnish the homes of families and young adults who are experiencing furniture poverty as they transition out of crisis. Our team of volunteers helps receive, sort, repair, refurbish, and then disperse gently used furniture to those in need.

info@makeithomebayarea.org
(415) 578.3205
Warehouse is located in San Rafael, CA.

WEBSITE: https://www.makeithomebayarea.org/