Humble Design: From Homeless to Hopeful

Table Of Content

• Giving Back Through Corporate Social Responsibility with Treger Strasberg
• U-Haul Offers 30 Days Free Storage at 10 Stores in Southern Louisiana
• our national board trustees
• WWD Weekend
• Stuff the Truck hosted by Kenilworth Union Church & Ben Cohen of Guaranteed Rate
• Humboldt Park family’s home transformed: ‘I feel happy’
• STUDIO SPONSOR LEVEL: $2,000

We have pulled overstock and odds and ends for Humble Design Chicago’s second MASSIVE warehouse sale. Sale will be at the U-Haul Bridgeport on the 2nd floor. Humble Design has been profiled on NBC’s Today show, CNN, Inside Edition and many other TV programs. Treger Strasberg co-founded the organization eight years ago and focused her efforts on assisting single mothers emerging from shelters and moving with their children into low-income housing. Many of the families helped are victims of abuse and have left behind all material possessions.

Giving Back Through Corporate Social Responsibility with Treger Strasberg

Humble Design designers, Lisa and Susan, meet with a family they decorated a home for. CHICAGO, April 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chicago chapter of a revered national nonprofit isn't letting the COVID-19 crisis quarantine its desire to help those in need. “Oh, that looks so cool,” Victoria said, looking into Johnny’s room. A Spiderman comforter was on the bed; a Spiderman decal was above it on a wall. Johnny, who’s in fourth grade, entered with his jaw on the floor.

U-Haul Offers 30 Days Free Storage at 10 Stores in Southern Louisiana

Our warehouses are curated by design teams that personalize homes based on our clients’ needs and preferences. More than a makeover, it gives “home” a new meaning. We are humble design, a non-profit helping families transitioning out of homeless shelters by providing furnishings and design services. We turn their empty house into a clean, dignified and welcoming home.

our national board trustees

Checkout our donation cheat sheet for a list of items we need for our families. Please be sure your donations are “guest room ready” - in good shape with no rips, tears, or stains. The Lothamer Group is sponsoring the Humble team for this Stuff the Truck event. Did you face any challenges when starting the business? Of course funding is a challenge for most nonprofits, but our biggest challenge was that Humble Design became a logistics nightmare. We recycle 500,000 pounds of furniture a year out of our Pontiac location alone.

WWD Weekend

Humble Design director Julie Dickinson estimated it put close to $14,000 into the house, not counting the cost of moving or time involved. The family moved in last month but couldn’t afford to furnish their place. Without a table or chairs, they ate seated on the floor. At bedtime, they shared two air mattresses — girls on one, boys on another.

After the success of opening in Chicago last year, we have decided to expand to Dearborn, Seattle and San Diego in 2018. "We realize that during this unusual time, the needs of the communities we serve don't stop," said Julie Dickinson, director of Humble Design Chicago. "If we can help while keeping our staff and those we serve safe, we are going to do it." “A lot of the clients we work with will have gotten housing, but they don’t even stay there because they don’t have furniture,” Dickinson said. There are tables in both the kitchen and dining room, plus a couch and a coffee table in the living room.

Humble Design in Pontiac furnishes hope to those in need - Detroit Free Press

Humble Design in Pontiac furnishes hope to those in need.

Posted: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 07:00:00 GMT [source]

The group has transformed close to 600 homes in Chicago since 2017. This was the 108th home the volunteers and nonprofit have worked on this year. Thank you for sponsoring Humble Design Chicago at 2nd annual Welcome Home event. This event provides funding critical to our mission to help families and individuals get a fresh start after experiencing homelessness. Supports the transformation of 2 empty veteran dwellings into fully furnished homes curated by professional interior designers.

Humboldt Park family’s home transformed: ‘I feel happy’

Humble Design teams in Cleveland, Detroit, San Diego and Seattle – where it also operates – will hold events as well to mark 2,000 clients. Designer Jamie Konker loves the opportunity to share her talents as shown in the before and after shots above. It’s pretty simple, one gets to do something they love and see a positive impact directly,” Konker says. “I so appreciate and admire the Humble Design ethos of treating each client with respect and recognizing their situation as unique. We love working with brands and individuals that are interested in engaging with their community in a meaningful way.

STUDIO SPONSOR LEVEL: $2,000

Supports the transformation of 1 family and one veteran’s empty dwellings into fully furnished homes curated by professional interior designers. Secure your tickets now to join us for this extraordinary night. By supporting Humble Design, you help transform empty dwellings into fully furnished homes for families emerging out of homelessness. Warehouse sale extended to remaining Saturdays in October! Furniture, glassware, antiques, artwork, decor, records, toys, holiday items, and much more.

When her sister died a year later she took in her three kids and cared for them as if they were her own. She worked two jobs to keep the family afloat, and when we furnished her house, she gave the larger room to the kids and slept in the basement. She cried for the first time in years when she saw those kids jump up and down with happiness.

U-Haul® volunteers recently helped St. Mary’s Food Bank put a fresh spin on its mission to provide food for people in need across Arizona. Thanks to St. Mary’s partnership with meal-kit company HelloFresh®, people facing food insecurity can now receive both an... Elkhorn, Bennington and Blair were among the many communities... Kristin Drutchas will serve as Director of Humble Design Chicago. Drutchas, a former Wicker Park home furnishings business owner and Chicago public school fundraiser, is motivated by the mission ahead.

Our challenge was simply managing and moving all that furniture! We are lucky to have partnered with U-Haul who has provided their trucks and donated warehouse space. We also hire security guards during the “Deco Day” to ensure our volunteers and staff are safe. Proceeds support Humble Design’s mission to serve families, individuals, and veterans emerging out of homelessness with donated furniture and household goods. Ben Cohen of Guaranteed Rate is sponsoring the Humble team for this Stuff the Truck event. Ben Cohen of Guaranteed Rate and Barbara O’Connor of Dream Town have teamed up to sponsor the Humble team for this Stuff the Truck event.

Severe weather struck the Atlanta metro area late Tuesday night with Conyers being among the communities hit hardest. I’m not a native Detroiter, but this community embraced me with both arms. When I started this I knew nothing about the area or nonprofits. Every meeting I took with community leaders or knowledgeable individuals ended with me making one more friend. I love the way the communities take responsibility for the other’s well-being. Do you have advice for those who want to start their own nonprofit?

The donations will be used to help families and individuals get a fresh start after experiencing homelessness. Check our donation cheat sheet to see what we accept. Humble Design Chicago will operate out of U-Haul Moving & Storage of Bridgeport at 431 W.