Furnishing Futures creates trauma-informed, fully furnished homes for vulnerable women and children fleeing domestic abuse. We transform empty social housing into safe, comfortable spaces to help families rebuild their lives in safety, reducing furniture poverty and rescuing items from landfill.
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Situation
When women & children escape domestic violence, they are often placed in empty social housing without essential items like flooring, furniture or white goods. Many have left everything behind, starting again with nothing. In East London, half of all children live in poverty and less than 2% of social housing tenancies are furnished. This situation increases the risk of returning to the perpetrator and has negative impacts on children’s health, sleep and ability to concentrate in school.
Solution
Furnishing Futures provides fully furnished, safe and nurturing homes for women and children, using donated furniture from the interiors industry. By creating trauma-informed homes, we will help families break the cycle of poverty, boost their confidence and support their children’s mental and physical well-being. A comfortable home ensures women are less likely to feel they have no option but to return to the perpetrator to meet their and their children’s basic needs, creating safety.
