Foundations Furniture

Thanks to funds raised by players of People's Postcode Lottery, Gateshead-based organisation, Foundations Furniture has launched a campaign within the local community to boost donations of household items that will help alleviate furniture poverty for local people experiencing financial hardship. The charity collects items of furniture, small electricals and kitchen appliances from across Tyne and Wear every weekday, free of charge. Each item is brought back the charity on Askew Road West...

After caring for a family member through a serious illness, we received a referral from a local veteran to help him to overcome another major challenge. To make space for a hospital bed for his loved one, he had moved much of his furniture into the garage. Unfortunately, a leaking roof destroyed almost everything they owned. When he moved home shortly afterwards, he was left without the basic furniture needed to make it a home. Living on Universal Credit and unable to work due to...

Foundations Furniture celebrates £10,615 of National Lottery Funding to help alleviate furniture poverty in Gateshead. Funding from the National Lottery Community Fund helped the charity improve it's Vintage Vault unit where people can buy vintage and retro items than help the charity to continue to alleviate furniture poverty. Foundations is a local community furniture charity in Gateshead. The charity has recently completed a revamp of one it's units to brighten the space for the thousands...