GRESHAM, Ore. (KATU) — Community Warehouse, a non-profit furniture bank, has opened its third location, making it the largest furniture bank in the United States. The new site in Gresham joins existing locations in Northeast Portland and Tigard.
Anna Kurnizki, Executive Director of Community Warehouse, explained the organization’s mission: “We’re a community warehouse, we’re a furniture bank, so your local non-profit furniture bank, which means like a food bank, but with furniture and household items.”
Kurnizki said the organization accepts donations from community members and provides them to individuals in need, including those moving out of situations such as domestic violence, homelessness, or natural disasters, as well as immigrants and refugees…