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Volunteer - Help Homeless Mothers & Children ~ Bucks County, PA

As home stagers we provide services for home sellers to help them sell their home as quickly as possible and at fair market value. What about the less fortunate who cannot afford a home or worse those who are homeless. If you live in Bucks County, PA here is your chance to give back.

The Bucks County Stagers Association of Pennsylvania www.thebcsa.com in association with Deserving Decor www.deservingdecor.org and the Bucks County Housing Group www.bchg.org are currently looking for donations of furniture and other household items in good condition to be used in local womens shelters and apartments.

Deserving Decor also accepts monetary donations visit our website.

We are currently looking for storage facilities in the Doylestown, PA area to house furnishings until they can be placed in the shelter apartments.

Who is Deserving Decor? Deserving Decor is a non-profit, charitable organization of decorators, designers, and home stagers who volunteer their time and resources to furnish apartments for homeless women with children who need a helping hand. Using donated furniture, we provide creative, inviting apartments for women and families in crisis.

All donated items go to deserving families in Bucks County, PA. Any donated items that can not be used will be sold and the proceeds used to purchase additional items needed for the apartment .

We need donations and volunteers, please visit our website www.deservingdecor.org today to help!

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Posted by Beth Baker on 06/19/2008 04:37 PM

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14 Comments on Volunteer - Help Homeless Mothers & Children ~ Bucks County, PA

JUN

2008

Good luck Beth, what a great idea!

JUN

2008

Beth, This is such a great cause! Count me in. I have given information on Deserving Decor to realtors (sellers may want to donate), and people having yard sales (they can call me at the end of the day to pick and choose items that could be donated and know that a family in need will appreciate them). Family and friends are spreading the word also. Donations so far include: chest of drawers, wicker nite stand, a lamp, dishes - sevice for eight, and many more boxes full of goodies. Giving back is so rewarding.

Thanks Sharon for your efforts! The items you collected will be put to good use. I have rounded up a loveseat sleeper, a loveseat dual recliner, a wingback chair and ottoman and numerous other items and more to pick up. We could use some help picking up (moving items). People have been contacting me on a regular basis since I posted an ad on Craigslist to donate furnishings. Storage is an issue but I am working on that also. They have a double car garage at the shelter full of items that cannot be used. It is going to be cleaned out on June 30th by the boy scouts then we will be able to store the items there and use them as needed. A one bedroom apartment is being vacated in the next couple weeks and will be redcorated using the donated furnishings. Thanks again!

Beth

Thanks Pam, things are going well, I am already starting to burnout my movers, LOL. My 24 year old son and his friends. They have been quite busy!

Beth

Beth,

What a worthy endeavor. I've not heard of this in anyplace I've lived. I hope it catches on nationally.

Thanks Diane, the recipients are so grateful and expect so little, it's a humbling experience. I hope it catches on too! I know it is needed!

Beth

JUN

2008

Beth,

I have a full size van that we can use to pick up donated items and use also when it is time to transport items to the storage facility. At this time I don't have the man power to help. If your crew can do the heavy lifting, I can provide the van.

Sharon

SEP

2008

Please re-blog this we need as much exposure as possible to find more volunteers, furnishings, additional storage and more!

Beth

DEC

This is a great idea! Please feel free to add this great blog to my wife's "Group Housing the Homeless": http://activerain.com/groups/homeless

Thanks!

DEC

This is a great blog, for a very worthy group of people, Thanks for the information

DEC

Beth, you are great souls to add to this very deserving group, Good for you all for setting it up and contributing. I love the human spirit, no matter how hard the times, we find ways to help others. The good guys that is,,,so good guy, have a great holiday because I know you've made others have a great holiday with your generosity and the help of your friends. Great job.

DEC

Thanks to everyone for the positive reinforcement. We are expanding to service all 5 shelters in the county and hope to move on to other counties in PA later this year. Then who knows! If anyone is interested in starting a chapter in their own area please feel free to contact me for details on how to get statred.

We also have a donate button for monetary donations. If you are so inclined please donate $5.00 or more if you can. Every little bit helps!

Beth Baker
www.deservingdecor.org

JUN

I happened upon this site as I was looking for Some sort of service that might be able to help my children and myself ... I am living in a house that I'm being evicted from... and the electric was just cut off today :( My estranged husband left us in Feb and went back to Canada where he is not working nor is he sending us any money ... and now he is unable to reenter the US. Anyway, I have been looking for work since then and I haven't even had a call back ... Would you happen to know of any place is the Bucks County area that might be able to help us ... I don't know what to do and my only option would be to send the kids up with him and for me to stay in my car I called a number that was given to me and they said they can only help people in Philadelphia with a shelter ... I just need to know if anyone knows any numbers I might be able to call. Thank you for your time.

Christina,

Call the Red Cross Homeless Shelter in Levittown 215-949-1727. The Bucks County Housing Group has a waiting list but give them a call also 215-598-3566. I wish you the best of luck!

Beth

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