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Bigger Impact !

Our goal for 2016 was to serve 60 individuals and families.  We have already surpassed that goal with assisting 73 individuals and families with furniture and basic household goods!  We have received many heartfelt words from our clients on how your time and support has helped them on their path to self-sufficiency.  In October we served 10 households with 12 adults and 27 children.

One of our goals for 2017 is to increase the number of homeless families and foster young adults we serve.  In order to accomplish this in 2017, we need warehouse space.  Our current space has been great, but we need more space in order to accept and store all of the donations that we receive and to work more efficiently! 

Please help us with a financial contribution to serve more families and individuals in need! 

Did you say dollar for dollar tax credit?
  Did you know that Arizona has increased the TAX CREDIT for donations to organizations that provide assistance to the working poor?  Beginning in 2016, those that qualify can donate, up to $400 for singles and $800 for married couples filing jointly, to Furnishing Dignity and receive a dollar for dollar tax credit.  
Other ways to support us
Here are some more ways to help Furnishing Dignity financially:

1.  United Way Campaign - do you donate to United Way through your payroll?  Whether you are renewing your current pledge or making a new pledge, you can choose Furnishing Dignity as your charity.  Write in Furnishing Dignity, P.O. Box 51209, Phoenix, AZ 85076-1209 and Account #8737058 as your charity on the United Way Pledge form.

2.  Employer Matching Funds - check with the Human Resources department at work to see if they will match your financial contribution and/or volunteer hours.  It is a simple process to get Furnishing Dignity registered with your employer.
 
3.  Shop on Amazon - Do you shop on Amazon?  Great!  You can follow this link to have amazon donate 0.5% of your purchases to Furnishing Dignity.  When the link opens, you will need to confirm that you want to support Furnishing Dignity.

4.  Fry's Community Rewards - Please consider selecting Furnishing Dignity as the recipient of your rewards for shopping at Fry's Grocery Stores.  Follow this link to sign up or re-enroll for this program.

All of this will provide much needed funding for us in order to continue to carry out our mission.  Furnishing Dignity provides a much needed service to the working poor in Phoenix transitioning from homelessness to self-sufficiency and foster adults aging out of the foster care system.  Email Joyce Petrowski with any questions.
Volunteers are a blessing!
  We have been blessed with new volunteers over the last two months.  We would like to recognize Matt McMann, Logan Tracy and Cassie Boyle.  They found us on Volunteer Match and have been back on a regular basis to help!  Thank you for your support!

Email to make a difference in the lives of people in need!
Eagle Scout project updat e
My Eagle Scout project will be on Saturday, December 10th, beginning at 8am at the storage unit at Armored Self Storage, 14245 S. 48th Street, Phoenix, 85044.  If you would like to volunteer or have questions, please email me.  Thank you for your support!  Stephen Buckel
In kind donations needed
  Each month our inventory is reduced based on the number of individuals and families we serve.  Here are the items we currently need (bolded items are always needed):

  • Plastic plates, bowls and glasses
  • Dressers/chest of drawers
  • Crock pots 
  • Small counter top microwaves and other small kitchen appliances
  • Night stand lamps

  We currently have November 11th and 29th scheduled for pick ups.  You can always drop your donation off at our storage unit.  Please email if you have a donation to drop off or if you would like to be added to one of our November pick up days.
Dignity Community Partners
 
www. furnishingdignity .org | (480) 340-3417