Ottawa Citizen “We’re looking for a hero”

2016-01-11

The Ottawa Citizen covered HWF and our need for a new depot to increase capacity for the incoming Syrian Refugees.

That hero, she says, would be a local philanthropist willing to quickly donate some much-needed warehouse space where donors can drop off unwanted furniture, and where sponsorship groups can pick it up. HWF currently operates out of a 2,000-sq.-ft. warehouse on Canotek Road, and its volunteers, using a truck donated by Penske Truck Rental, make pickups and deliveries on Wednesdays. They’re adding a Saturday delivery, and have acquired two portable storage pods, but even at that, their warehouse is jammed to the rafters, with couches piled upon more couches, and little space in which to put more.