The Warehouse
Furniture
Downstairs
at the Resource Centre is the collecting bay for furniture. The Warehouse
receives good quality furniture and household items. These are used to help
rehouse our homeless clients, to furnish Centre users' homes and to supply our
Care Shop.
Two
"I got
most of the stuff for a very reasonable price
and they
kindly delivered them to my house. I'm ever so grateful for the love and care I
was shown by the
people of BCM."
Our
vans are constantly on the road collecting or delivering furniture. Sometimes
it's an entire house clearance or, more often, one or two bigger items which
cannot be delivered by the donor. Much of the furniture goes to helping resettle
residents from our hostels. We try to supply them with resettlement 'starter
packs' of furniture, utensils and appliances where possible. Electrical goods
are often in short supply but we have been grateful for several donations of (or
cheap offers on) appliances from hotels, hospitals and wholesalers.
We often have the great privilege of being able to help refugee families who have become good friends and regular customers...
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One lady who was expecting a baby was
given a flat by the council but had nothing to put in it. We were able to supply
many of the things she needed and visited her a number of times. When the baby
was born, a very proud mother brought him in to see us. It was most encouraging,
in talking to her, to find that she had a very strong and practical faith. |
| Ali, a
refugee from Iraq
was offered a flat by the council but could not afford any furniture. He slept
on the floor for three nights but then asked BCM for help. He was taken to the
Resource Centre to buy a sofa, cupboard, fridge and bed mattress. He said, "I got most of the
stuff for a very reasonable price
and they kindly delivered them to my house. I'm ever so grateful for the love
and care I was
shown by the people of BCM." |
