The North Shore Association of REALTORS® has joined forces with the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless Furniture Bank program. Our goal is to help increase awareness of the plight of the homeless and how the community can help. It is simple for REALTORS® and homeowners to get involved in this worthy cause, while making your move from one home to another easier.

Who is the North Shore Associationof REALTORS® (NSAR )?

North Shore Association of REALTORS®

398 Essex Street, Beverly, MA 01915

Phone: 978-232-9410Fax: 978-232-9414

www.northshorerealtors.com

Help Us Help You...By Helping Others

NSAR is a ‘local’ professional Association for real estate agents and industry related professionals on the North Shore and beyond. NSAR membership includes buyer and seller agents, appraisers, mortgage brokers, attorneys, home inspectors, property managers and other service professionals and offers opportunities for members to work together, network and share their knowledge and skills.

NSAR members are also members of the State and National Association of REALTORS®. Members must follow the National Association’s strict Code of Ethics. Look for the REALTOR® trademark after an agents name, and you will know you are getting more then a real estate licensee – you are getting a member of the professional Association of REALTORS®.

NSAR works to connect the local community with the real estate industry. We are a resource for industry information, continuing education, mediation and industry legislative issues that effect home ownership. NSAR provides REALTORS® with leading-edge information through continuing education courses and vibrant industry speakers. NSAR also provides information to the public on our web-site: www.northshorerealtors.com

North Shore Association of REALTORS®

partners with

Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless Furniture Bank

> Change a family’s life> Give new life to

your old furniture> Easy to donate

and tax deductible

It has been the mission of the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless’ Furniture Bank for the past twenty years to work to ensure that families and individuals that are extremely low-income and for others making the transition from homeless into permanent housing have a cost free option to furnish their new apartments. It is the belief of the agency that by offering assistance with the most basic of essentials that make up the fabric of a home, we are ensuring that families and individuals will have a solid foundation as they rebuild their homes and their lives.

The Furniture Bank works very similarly to the food bank concept. It solicits donations of beds, couches, chairs, tables, and other household essentials; picks them up at no charge to the donor; and distributes them free of cost to those in need. The Coalition’s Furniture Bank is one of the largest programs of its kind in the nation and in Massachusetts. The program operates from its 40,000 square foot warehouse on the North Shore. During the year, on average over $3.5 million dollars worth of furniture and household goods are collected and distributed to thousands of households making the transition out of homelessness.

How can I donate?Items Accepted by the Furniture Bank:

You are ready to sell your home... but what do you do with your furniture that you can no longer use?Your REALTOR® gives you this brochure and asks….

The Furniture Bank helps to furnish the future for thousands of formerly homeless individuals and families making their transition from homelessness to a home of their own without any cost. You can give new life to old furniture by donating it to the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless. The Coalition can work with you to remove any usable furniture. All donations are fully tax-deductible.

What is the Furniture Bank of the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless?

Kitchen TablesKitchen ChairsCouchesLove SeatsSofa ChairsOttomansHutchesEnd TablesCoffee TablesDressers

MirrorsRugsBed FramesLampsDishesPots PansTV/StereosBlankets/LinensBookshelves/Cabinets

If you do not see the item you are interested in donating please call.

A bed, a table, a chair, a sofa – most of us would not think that

these material elements could change a family’s life. But all of us would agree

that these elements are what make a house a home. Yet, for thousands of

extremely low-income households, these elements are completely unaffordable.

Will you help us help you by helping others?

To Arrange for a Pick-Up

To arrange on-line for a pick-up go to:

www.mahomeless.org/programs/donatefurniture.html

http://www.mahomeless.org/ programs/furniture-bank

Or contact:

The Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless Furniture Bank

15 Bubier Street, Lynn, MA 01901Phone: 781-595-7570 ext.13