Household Goods Stories
Household Goods helps thousands of individuals from more than a hundred towns make a home. To make that happen, we depend on the generosity of community members for their donations of goods, time and financial support. Here are just a few of the many stories that make up this amazing organization – stories of clients, donors, volunteers, friends and supporters.
It Happens Here: The Acton Charity That Helps Turn Houses Into Homes
It happened here! WBZ-CBS Boston reporter Kate Merrill was at Household Goods to tape a segment for her feature It Happens Here. The segment aired...
Your Extra Is Someone’s Only – A Month of Clutter Challenges from the Clutter Queen and Household Goods
The average U.S. household has 300,000 items, from pencils to ironing boards. Do we need all of the stuff we have? Probably not! It can take a...
Who Needs Household Goods?
We debuted our new Who Needs Household Goods video at our April Open House. DigiNovations, a video production company and our neighbors, donated...
Story of Support: Alice Wiggin
From veterans who have served overseas to young mothers setting up a home, clients are delighted to be able to take home sewing kits assembled by...
Acton nonprofit to hold open house
Matt Mallio, The Beacon. Have you ever wondered what happens to the items you may drop off to a local nonprofit or charity? The Acton-based charity...
Barb and Ira on WBUR
Lisa Mullins and Lynn Jolicoeur from WBUR 90.9 FM recently came in to interview our beloved founders Barbara and Ira Smith for a series on people...
We’re Clean Floored with Gratitude
Thank you to David Souza and Inova Professional Cleaning Services, Inc. for your generous gift of professionally cleaning our entire showroom floor....
Much Needed Mattress Donation
Mark's Moving & Storage, Inc. Mattress Magic to the rescue! Our mattress room was empty, but client needs were high for mattresses this week....
You Did It!
Thank you to the many supporters who took advantage of our recent matching gift challenge to make a donation to Household Goods. Together, we...
Matching Gift Opportunity
Double your impact! All annual appeal donations made to Household Goods from now until Giving Tuesday (November 27th) will be matched up to $25,000...
CPR Training – Good to be Prepared
CPR Training at Household Goods. Thank you to the Stow Community Chest and the Acton Boxborough United Way for funding CPR, AED and First Aid...
Much-Needed Mattress Delivery
Thank you Clean Out Your House, Inc and Buy & Consign for delivering the truck load of mattresses today. With hundreds of homes to furnish,...
A Taste for Something Good – A Fall Gathering at Verrill Farm
Thank you to everyone who attended and supported A Taste for Something Good - Oktoberfest and German Wine Tasting at Verrill Farm on October 20th....
Filling the Truck at the Concord Drop and Swap
A special thank you to the donors and volunteers who braved cool, rainy conditions at today's Drop and Swap in Concord. Despite the weather, donors...
Goods Drive + Ice Cream Social
Thank you, Enterprise Bank! Employees of Enterprise Bank collected boxes of usable household items and donated proceeds from an ice cream social to...
Thank you to Mark’s Moving
Thank you to Mark's Moving - Helping People Move and Partnering to Help People Make a Home. Mark's Moving and Storage has been a reliable and...
Thank You for Your Vote
Thanks to the many subscribers who voted for Household Goods to receive a grant for ad space in the Boston Globe, we placed 15th overall with $9,500...
Thanks to all who made the 3rd Home in One Golf tournament a success
On Monday, July 16, Household Goods hosted its third annual Home in One golf tournament. The event drew 67 returning and new golfers to Concord...
Bountiful Goods from Boston College
At the end of May, as Boston College prepared for graduation, Household Goods volunteers spent 10 days on campus, collecting truckloads of household...
#GivingTuesday 2017
As 2017 comes to a close, we would like to draw attention to Tuesday, November 28.Called #GivingTuesday, this global giving movement is celebrated...