FreeStore, Inc.

To leave an abusive domestic situation, a woman must also leave her home and belongings. After a stay in a woman's shelter, she must begin anew to make a safe home for herself and her children - and she has no beds, no dressers, no table or chairs - no items that turn an apartment into a home. This is where the FreeStore - an all non-paid volunteer organization - comes in. We collect furniture and household items and store them in a warehouse. When a woman leaves a domestic abuse shelter, she can come to our warehouse and choose whatever items she needs for her apartment. FreeStore volunteers even move her items to her new apartment.

We support children and families who have escaped abusive situations. We provide donated furniture and household goods to clients of domestic violence services and other agencies as these families begin new independent productive lives in safe environments.