Type Non-profit (501c3) Fields Public Service | Location Randolph, New Jersey | |
Motto Donate furniture, time, or money to neighbors-in-need in Morris County, NJ Founded Randolph, New Jersey (2004) Services Picking-up furniture donations, delivering them to neighbors in need | ||
Interfaith Furnishings is a Morris County, New Jersey nonprofit service organization. It represents the effort of ten faith-based communities in Randolph, New Jersey, serving Morris County. The nonprofit 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 1,295 families have been provided with donated furniture as of November 2016.
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Founding
Originally conceived by Outreach and Service Committee at Resurrection Parish in Randolph, NJ.
First Project
Interfaith Furnishings first ever 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.
Warehouse Location
Interfaith Furnishings has warehoused its operations at different, temporarily donated locations in Morris County, in the following chronological order: 1. Dover, New Jersey 2. Rockaway, New Jersey 3. Randolph, New Jersey 4. Dover, New Jersey 5. Rockaway, New Jersey
Donation Limitations
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.
Participating Faith-Based Communities
The following communities are actively participating in Interfaith Furnishings: Christ Church, Rockaway; Hope Presbyterian Church, Mount Freedom; First Presbyterian Church of Rockaway, Rockaway; The Islamic Center of Morris County, Rockaway; Millbrook United Methodist Church, Randolph; Mount Freedom Jewish Center, Mount Freedom; Mt. Fern United Methodist Church, Randolph; Parsippany United Methodist Church, Parsippany; Resurrection Parish, Randolph; Saint Matthew the Apostle Parish, Randolph; and St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church, Randolph.
Participating Social Services Agencies
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; 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