Community Furniture Aid

Community Furniture Aid - CFA
registered Charity 1163913
Contact info; phone 07597317338
Email; communityfurnitureaid@gmail.com
Address; The Gothic, Alexandra Rd, pontycymer,Bridgend,CF32 8HB
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What goes into a household Pack
A pack depending on stock consists of
Furniture & household items
Community furniture Aid is a registered charity based in Pontycymer in the Garw Valley, that services the needs of clients across Bridgend County Borough & surrounding Areas.
Our purpose is to provide all the comforts of a home furniture & household item for those in poverty and moving on from homelessness & fleeing domestic abuse for a nominal set price when they have no one else to help them.
Community Furniture Aid are a dedicated team of unpaid volunteers who work tirelessly to help those most in need in our community. Reaching those who cannot afford to furnish their homes and are on income based benefits.
We are the only hope for many of the most vulnerable people in our community and now over 50 charities & agencies refer clients to us as the first port of call for help ranging from Calan DVS, SSFA, The Wallich, Gofal, Women's Aid and social services among many others.
We rely on public donations of clean reusable items. We a full run a service 3 days a week we run an emergency service outside these time
Each pack is tailored to the needs of our clients to help create a Individual home.
We also include an Food parcel via Fareshare Scheme & a care pack of store cupboard food from Trussell Trust & create care packs from donated items for our domestic abuse cases that include some perfume , Jewellery & items donated by the public and in exceptional cases also offer Foodbank Vouchers to those who are in need of our service.
Our latest figures show how our service is in great demand in the last 8 years, we have fully furnished 570 houses and part furnished a further 600. We have made 2000 collections, each year we take 5000 enquirers from the public & agencies, saved 200 tones of household items going to waste each year much needed service.
We offer a bespoke service for people who are fleeing domestic abuse homeless and poverty, or unable to furnish their homes due to other reasons. We aim to provide a comfortable, home not just the bare basics, we act like Mum and Dad to all ages. We a food and toiletries packs. Pictures soft furnishings, pictures include in the price.
The way we explain our service is to say:
Image having to leave your home with just you have with you while you are reading this. All you own is lost. Our aim, is to as much as possible to replace it and create a safe, home for all ages, races, genders, without any fear.
We do this unpaid. We keep the costs as low as we possibly can.