Special Stories

The VFC has helped over 3,000 veterans since 2009

Here are a few people we have helped. The message in these stories is clear. These are real people. They are Americans who have honorably served our country. For various reasons they ended up on the street, alone and forgotten. Then someone reached out to them and offered them a hand up. They made the effort to better themselves and escape homelessness.

Along the way they found themselves in an empty apartment, alone, and with nothing to sleep on but the cold hard floor. It was at that critical point that the Veterans Furniture Center stepped in and provided them, free of charge, the furniture and household goods they needed to start a new life.

As you read these stories, try to put yourself in their shoes. If you lost everything you have and had no one to help you, what would you do?

Meet Burel

By veteran Mary Starmer-Smith

What does “Hope” mean to you?

Hope means different things to different people! Hope is the state of mind that believes and desires a positive outcome to situations in your life. It is the feeling that things will turn out for the best. It is consistently looking forward to that positive outcome to something planned in our life.

Meet Bural! This 10 year Army Vet is one of four guys I met today. He was so so excited when the Veterans Furniture Center showed up. You see when the VA helps Veterans get a place to stay, Furniture or necessities aren’t included.

This first picture is everything that Bural had been living with since he got a roof over his head.

The Veterans Furniture Center brought a bed (donated by Living Spaces) couch, table, chairs, kitchen pack including dishes, coffee pot and toaster; A lamp, dresser and a few other items.

Please share this post in hopes someone might be in the position to help monetarily or maybe own a business that could parter with this nonprofit.

Mary Starmer-Smith joined the VFC volunteers on deliveries in March of 2019. She met Burel that day and was moved to tell his story.

Are you a formerly homeless veteran in the HUD-VASH program and in need of furniture and household goods? We would like to help you. To obtain our assistance, you MUST be referred by your case worker from the VA. If you don’t have a case worker, please contact the VA at the address below. Please do not contact us directly.

Phoenix Community Resource Referral Center
1500 East Thomas Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85014
(602) 248-6040