Provide beds for 300 kids sleeping on the floor

The services we provide at Community Warehouse add up to much more than mattresses and dining room tables. These essential household items help families begin new lives of security, self-sufficiency and success. With a cozy home full of furniture, our clients can focus on building brighter futures. 

Portland Metro’s housing crisis is one many organizations are working to solve. With local cities and counties devoting resources to addressing the crisis, Community Warehouse is proving to be an important part of the solution to housing stability.

With the increased push to house those in need, the demand for our services has only grown. In 2024 alone, we distributed 106,329 items to local families, a 53% increase from 2023, and served over 7,600 individuals.

In a landscape of increased need for our services, Community Warehouse is expanding throughout the Portland Metro area to meet our clients closer to home. This year our Gresham donation center will become a fully operational Furniture Bank, serving clients through Virtual Appointments and delivering the furniture they choose directly to their door.

At her appointment, our client Keri shared this:

"I’m particularly happy about my sofa, because I went so long without one. And just to have something to sit on so I don’t sit on the floor. My house at this point, it's basically a shell and it is no home. There's no comfort, and people come over and I'm embarrassed to have them come over and see my new apartment without anything in it. You guys are what is making my apartment into a home. I just couldn't say thank you enough.”

Your support creates stable homes for neighbors in need. Thank you for helping us fulfill our mission and providing local families with the dignity and comfort of a furnished home. 

We would like to express our ongoing gratitude for your donation to Community Warehouse. Your support has been critical during a period of growth and transition for our organization and I am thrilled to inform you that your funds helped us provide furniture for over 1,554 children in the last year (a 21% increase from the previous year).


Current services
Post pandemic shut down, Community Warehouse has seen a 244% increase in demand for our services. In this time, we’ve increased the number of families served by 175%, but we are still seeing more demand than we can accommodate and we are at capacity. Inflation, the end of the Portland rent moratorium, climate events and refugee crises have led to further housing instability in the Portland metro area. We have responded in several ways to begin to meet that demand and have increased the number of families served weekly from 48 families per week in Q4 2022 to 70 families per week today.

In order to meet client demand, we are making furniture bank services more accessible in several ways:

1) We are opening a 3rd furniture bank in East Multnomah County, a location where 33% of our clients live.

2) We moved one of our locations from Tualatin to Tigard, a larger space that is more accessible to our Washington County Clients.

3) We have implemented virtual appointments to accomodate families with work conflicts or transporation challenges.

These changes are contributing to more families receiving the beds and other furniture they need.

"It's been a rough year, so I'm very
grateful for this. The donors giving
their furniture, all of you here -
everyone's been so gracious. You've
allowed me to generate some hope
and determination for next year
being a better year, and finding a
little more inner peace and inner
joy."
- Community Warehouse Client