The COVID-19 pandemic and rising rent have the Charlotte nonprofit Furnish For Good seeking solutions to the Queen City’s growing housing crisis.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — With rent prices on the rise, inflation driving up the cost of other essentials, plus the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the homeless community in Charlotte has faced unprecedented challenges in the effort to find housing.
A nonprofit formed just before the pandemic has been putting a dent in those numbers, so much so that it’s double the size of the organization as leaders seek solutions to Charlotte’s housing crisis.
Furnish For Good, a nonprofit formed by a group of Charlotte moms in December 2019, provides donated furniture to people who were formerly homeless. Community donations help give those who were homeless a fresh start.
“Getting furniture for a home is expensive and I always say Furnish For Good made my house a home,” Monique Smith said.
When the group started, …
![Lodge Cast Iron Has Sales on All My Favorites That Ive Used for Years Up to 50% Off [Video]](https://video.travel4meaning.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mp_221061_0_fawlodgefavoritepiecesonsaletout5c307358ccd54086b2af8d2d6c3f12c6jpg-1200x800.jpg)
![Magic And Cookie Johnson Honored By Nelson Mandela’s Fund [Video]](https://video.travel4meaning.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mp_221097_0_1715789846601e1715789911542jpg.jpg)
![Charity donates adaptive bikes, strollers to children with disabilities [Video]](https://video.travel4meaning.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mp_220289_0_91014c6eeefd46308a08c88eb55bd4a71140x641jpg.jpg)
![SURPRISE DONATION/STOLEN PROPERTY RETURNED/MILLIONAIRE&KARMA4 SISTER/BROTHER 4STEALING&WORKING W/EX [Video]](https://video.travel4meaning.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/mp_89902_0_0jpg.jpg)