by Laurie Sternberg | Nov 13, 2018 | Circles, Client Profiles, Events, Spotlight
Today a community of families came together together to celebrate a graduation: 14 Circles Leaders (low-income heads of households) completed a 14-week training course as part of the Circles program. The training included courses on a variety of topics, including...
by Laurie Sternberg | Jun 18, 2018 | Client Profiles, Furniture
Diaolo, age 68, has had a tough time moving. Now that his kids are adults and he no longer has to take care of them, he’s moving to a new home. Unfortunately, he had to leave his old furniture behind and has only a kitchen table. Ann Arbor Housing has been...
by Laurie Sternberg | Jun 18, 2018 | Client Profiles, Furniture
Shemeeka has been homeless and unemployed for six years. She had been in the workforce but felt that her life wasn’t going anywhere — then she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and her life began to crumble. She kept working until she couldn’t...
by Laurie Sternberg | Mar 9, 2018 | Beds, Client Profiles, Furniture, Spotlight, Volunteer & Staff News
A Day in the Life of a Furniture VolunteerBy Tom Humphreys On the surface it seemed a pretty routine furniture run at Friends In Deed. Our assignment was to pick up three twin beds from the donor’s home and then deliver them to the client’s residence. As it turned out...
by Laurie Sternberg | Jan 30, 2018 | Client Profiles, Donors, Furniture, Spotlight
Andrea has four kids, ages 6, 5, 5 and 8 months. She also has a baby on the way, which means she needs a double stroller sooner rather than later. While she had a double stroller for her older kids, she gave it to her cousin who was pregnant with twins. While Andrea...
by Laurie Sternberg | Nov 20, 2017 | Beds, Client Profiles, Community Needs, FID Fundraisers, Furniture, Giving Tuesday, Spotlight
Linda is battling a rare autoimmune neuromuscular disorder, Myasthenia Gravis. This disease effects less than 1% of the US population. It causes a person great pain and fatigue, and eventual immobility. Linda said that within a few years, she will be confined to a...
