News & Media
Explore our latest stories and media coverage about how The Furniture Project is delivering hope and helping neighbors create a place to call home.
Media Inquiries: Members of the media are welcome to contact us for interviews, story opportunities and information about our work by emailing: media@thefurnitureproject.org
Furnishing Hope for Survivors: Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Leaving an abusive situation is one of the most courageous and difficult decisions a person can make. It often means walking away from everything, including furniture, belongings and basic household necessities to find safety. Many of the people that we serve are survivors of domestic violence and we take that responsibility seriously.
Global Recycling Day: Giving Furniture a Second Life
At The Furniture Project, we believe in the power of recycling—not just for the planet, but for the people in our community. This Global Recycling Day, we’re taking a moment to highlight how your donated furniture helps create a more sustainable, supportive environment for those in need.
How TFP is Helping Storm Survivors
The Furniture Project is a local nonprofit working to provide household goods like bedding, couches and kitchen appliances to storm victims displaced from their homes.
“When you see a problem you want to try and fix it.”
Some Omaha firefighters went above the call of duty on Thursday. They helped a family who lost everything. After weeks of sleeping on the floor the family of seven now has beds to sleep in and the firefighters say it’s things like this that make the job rewarding.
Firefighter Collects Furniture for Families in Need
Firefighters make it their careers to help people during threatening and critical situations.
Some here in the metro even take that service beyond their time on the job, and into their personal lives.
Latest Media Coverage
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Two weeks after the Sept. 30 flood, Omaha families are continuing to rebuild their lives. See WOWT’s story about how we work to redistribute household items to our neighbors who need them most.
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Both a donor and our team are featured in this KMTV story highlighting the need for furniture and household goods to help neighbors who were impacted by the flooding that hit the Omaha.
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The Furniture Project is featured in this KETV news story about furniture donations to assist families whose homes were damaged in the Sept. 30 floods.