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Community Warehouse’s Tigard furniture bank opens; city grant helped start local operations
Summary
Community Warehouse described its Tigard furniture bank operation, reporting it served 21 Tigard households in 2024 (346 individuals) and that appointment wait times are about six to eight weeks. Staff detailed donation hours, volunteer opportunities and how city grant funds supported the relocation and operations.
Representatives of Community Warehouse told the council their Tigard furniture bank provides donated furniture and household goods to people referred by social‑service partners and said the organization is now operating a site in Tigard after a September relocation from Tualatin.
"My name is Phil. I'm the senior manager of communications at Community Warehouse," the presenter said, and introduced Dryden Driggers, the new community outreach coordinator. They described the organization as a nonprofit furniture bank that partners with case managers from more than 200 social‑service agencies who bring clients to hour‑long appointments to pick items or request deliveries.
Community Warehouse said in 2024 it served 21 households from the city of Tigard specifically, representing 346 individuals, 45 of whom were children. Staff said appointment wait times are currently about six to eight weeks and that the Tigard location was visited by roughly 600 donors in January. The organization listed commonly needed items including mattresses, box springs, dressers, sofas, linens and small kitchen appliances.
The presenters described city grant funds as having supplemented Community Warehouse’s costs to serve Tigard residents and helped support the move from Tualatin to the Tigard site. They also emphasized volunteer and donation‑pickup options and encouraged businesses and organizations to donate surplus office furniture and other items.
Councilors and the mayor praised the local site. Councilor Shaw and Councilor Robbins asked about volunteer age rules and donation logistics; Community Warehouse said minors may volunteer with an adult and the Tigard location is open Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., with pickup scheduling commonly about a week out.
The presenters said large donated furniture typically moves quickly: "Most large furniture items are out the door within 24 to 48 hours and are in someone's home," they said, describing rapid turnover from donation to placement.
