We are proud to announce that Spur Local (formerly known as the Catalogue for Philanthropy) has included Community Forklift in their 2024 class of critical local nonprofits. The class consists of 137 Greater Washington area community-based organizations that work...
Over the past six weeks, the Community Forklift team hosted an Impact Intern through the University of Maryland’s Do Good Institute. The program provides UMD students with community experiences, funding opportunities, and curriculum to enable them to apply their...
At our First Friday event on June 7, Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) presented Community Forklift with a $750,000 check through the Community Project Funding (CPF) grant program. The CPF program allows Members of Congress to provide greater input in how the Federal...
A successful trip to Community Forklift means coming prepared! A purchase for your home requires some legwork on the frontend to make sure you find the right item for your space and, when you’re shopping secondhand and salvaged items, there are a few other...
Boxes. Our modern infrastructure depends on boxes, and it’s little wonder why: they’re durable, recyclable, cheap, and lightweight. Everyone loves a good box—the kind of box you hesitate to get rid of when decluttering because it’s sturdy and crisp and, well, it’s a...
