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FURNISHING FUTURES AIMING TO MAKE EVERY HOUSE A HOME, THE GREEN CHAIR PROJECT PROVIDES FURNISHINGS TO FAMILIES IN NEED. WRITTEN BY DANA W. TODD
that reuses home furnishings from the community to create homes for families living without basic essentials. Since 2010, Green Chair has furnished homes for more than six thousand households. They distribute furniture donations from the community by partnering with more than ninety nonprofit organizations, schools, and social services agencies that identify clients in need. “The need continues to grow as Wake County's population continues to increase,” Craig says. “Not only does our
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Imagine for a moment that you tuck your child into bed, but their “bed” is a hard floor with a blanket. Think about relaxing at the end of a long day but without a chair on which to rest or even a lamp to light your room. Eleven years ago, friends Jackie Craig and Beth Smoot realized that there was no resource in the Raleigh community to help place usable home furnishings directly into the hands of neighbors who needed them. That’s when they founded The Green Chair Project—a nonprofit organization
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