Claire

Cris started working with Houston Furniture Bank nearly a year ago. In that short amount of time, he has become one of our most-loved employees. He is known for his hard work, positive attitude, and loving demeanor. Our team starts the day bright and early at 7 am with an employee meeting. During these meetings, employees are encouraged to share a story from the day before. Cris always begins his stories with “Good morning guys, I love you.” It’s clear to all that he doesn't just say it to be nice, he really does love his coworkers, he loves working at [...]

Houston Furniture Bank is bringing the Greater Houston Area together to build a world of good!On October 16th, Houston Furniture Bank is fulfilling a long-held goal, opening a second location, located in Montgomery County! Dedicated to Making Empty Houses Homes, Houston Furniture Bank is a unique organization that brings together nonprofit organizations, furniture companies, environmentalists, and charitable-minded Houstonians to do a world of good. Every month, Houston Furniture Bank works with dozens of nonprofit organizations to serve over 100 families, recycles over 2,000 mattresses, and provides jobs to more than 40 individuals.“Once we started seeing the impact, said Board Vice-Chairman Larry [...]

The Ortiz Family is starting over after Hurricane Harvey, a fire, and an eviction caused by the coronavirus. Johni and Jeremiah Ortiz have been together for seventeen years, and married since 2007. Together, they have five children, ages 12, 10, 9, 5 and 1. Their family has overcome many challenges, most recently a loss of income due to the coronavirus. “We went from being homeless together on more than one occasion, we went from our good times, we went from being separated, we went from having a house fire, going through Harvey. We’ve gone through some things,” said Jeremiah. We met [...]