2026 Q3 Impacts: Furnishing Homes & Spreading the Word!
After a toasty summer in the workshop, the FRB staff and volunteers are pleased with the return of cooler weather. With summer travel, group events were a bit lighter, but the dedicated volunteers who joined us for open Repair Days kept the shop buzzing with activity and restored furniture!
The Fast & The Frida-less: Tale of a Stolen Truck
Once upon a time, Furniture Repair Bank had a truck. Her name was Frida. And no, the name wasn’t random. Frida represented freedom. Freedom from rental truck reservations, unpredictable availability, and the logistical gymnastics involved in moving furniture around King County without your own vehicle.
Better Systems, Bigger Impact: FRB’s Path Forward
Over the past several months, much of Furniture Repair Bank’s most important work has happened behind the scenes. While the visible part of our mission is easy to understand — furniture comes in, volunteers restore it, and families receive what they need to make a house feel like home
Impacts - Spring 2025
With the warmer and drier weather keeping them energized, our Repair Bank volunteers continued churning out refreshed items all spring!
Impacts - Winter 2025
After a much-deserved holiday break and a fresh workshop reset, we dove headfirst into 2025 with hammers swinging and energy soaring!
Impacts - Fall 2024
This fall our repair events remained strong all the way up to the holiday break…
Impacts - Spring & Summer 2024
This spring our group repair events increased significantly and kept steady throughout the summer...
Impacts - Winter 2024
This winter we hosted many group repair events, significantly increased our individual volunteer numbers, and of course…
Fall 2023 Impacts
This fall we hosted 26 repair events, donated 62 items, and many more items are ready for deliveries in December.