Community Warehouse

Mission

Our mission at Community Warehouse is to provide donated furniture and household items to neighbors seeking the comfort and dignity of a furnished home while overcoming adversity.

Bottom Line for Portland

Community Warehouse collects donated home goods and works with over 200 social service agencies to get those goods in the hands of those who need it most. We serve 80+ families a week and over 6,600 people each year. In over 23 years of service, we’ve furnished homes for over 100,000 people. In 2023 alone, our organization diverted over 465 tons of reuseable goods from landfills into local homes.

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“I love being able to help my clients furnish their new home–leaving with a bed of their own, being able to really call it ‘home’. I look forward to coming here every single time to help them pick out things that can make them feel right at home and where they want to be for a long time.” - Kymon, Case Manager

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We value equity and inclusion. At the core of our mission is equity- for those who have enough to share with those who do not- and to focus our efforts on those most affected by systemic injustice and those who most need the community’s support. Additionally, our mission provides an opportunity for everyone in the community to participate in meaningful, philanthropic reuse. 

Incentives

Friday, November 1- to kick off the Give!Guide season, five donors will be entered to win a $25 gift card to our Estate Store drawn Tuesday Nov. 5! The Estate Store at Community Warehouse, located just around the corner from our Portland Furniture Bank location, offers unique, antique, contemporary and vintage furniture and thrifty home good finds.

Wednesday, November 13-  five donors will be selected at random to win a $20 Ben and Esther’s Vegan Delicatessen gift card!

Tuesday, December 3- The first ten donors will receive a $25 gift card to the ReBuilding Center, your local nonprofit salvage, reclaim and reuse education hub.

Wednesday, December 11- Five donors will be selected at random to win a $20 ReClaim It! gift card, a great resource for artists, neighbors, and DIYers of every skill level. 

Wednesday, December 18- all donors who give on Big Groceries Day will be entered to win one of two $50 gift cards from the worker-run Alberta Cooperative Grocery, known for fantastic seasonal farm-fresh produce and local wellness goods! 

Monday, December 30- we'll select three donors by lottery who will each win an Estate Store gift card, this time at the $50 level!

And rest assured- if you're not feeling lucky this year- all donors who give at any level through the Give!Guide giving portal will receive a coupon for $10 OFF Any Purchase of $40 or More at our Estate Store!

Partner(s)

Nonprofit Partners

IRCO- A referring partner agency that provides culturally specific services that helps immigrants, refugees, and other diverse community members thrive.

Rebuilding Center- Reuse partner on a mission to make reuse and repair accessible to all as a means to reduce waste, end overconsumption, and empower homeowners and renters by making better use of our existing resources. 

ReClaim It!- Reuse partner devoted to reducing waste & promoting creative reuse in the community. Creative reuse—reclaiming & reimagining—is at the heart of all they do.

Dandelion House Catholic Worker Provides transitional housing, meals, and support for the houseless. 

Business Partners

The Estate Store is the social enterprise arm of Community Warehouse, turning non-essential home items into funds to support our furniture bank program.

Ben and Esther’s Vegan Jewish Deli- Nationally-renowned and locally-owned vegan Jewish Deli. While compassion for animals is at the center of their business, they are dedicated to improving the lives of the humans in our community as well. 

Alberta Cooperative Grocery is a local, organic, community-owned and worker-run grocery market located in the Alberta Arts District since 2001.