Learn more on our blog about artist Levi Robinson’s mural of Martin Luther King, Jr. that was donated to our reuse warehouse by the Mount Vernon Triangle Community Improvement District! Visit the mural at the warehouse any day between 12 and 5 pm.
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Community partner AbodesJoy teaches home repair and renovation skills to women from under-resourced communities
Community Forklift provided nonprofit AbodesJoy with free toilets for programs teaching basic construction skills to female homeowners and renters from under-resourced communities. Read our blog for details!
Remember our hot, humid summers? We need A/C unit donations!
It may be a pleasant 45 degrees outside right now, but the DMV’s hot and humid summers will be back again in no time. We need your help to provide AC units to your neighbors in need! Read our blog to learn how you can help.
Before and After: Secondhand materials from Community Forklift find new uses
Seating, art, lighting, cabinetry, and more: the reuses for salvaged materials from Community Forklift’s reuse warehouse are never-ending! Read our blog to see some great examples submitted by Forklift Fans.
Free materials for a Little Free Library and food pantry at Cherokee Lane Elementary School
“Thanks to Community Forklift we were able to select some supplies to help with the construction of our library and food pantry,” says Gesireth Mariscal, Cherokee Lane Elementary School’s Community School Coordinator. Learn more on our blog!
Whimsical nature-inspired luxury homeware designs by Michael Aram
Catch these whimsical nature-inspired luxury homeware designs by Michael Aram for a fraction of their retail prices! Whether you’re shopping for gifts or for yourself, you’ll support our nonprofit reuse warehouse and help us provide free and low-cost materials to the community. More info on our blog!
Before and After: New reuses for materials from Community Forklift
The reuse warehouse contains a dizzying variety of salvaged materials. Read our blog to see the creative reuses Forklift Fans have devised for some of those items!
Donor Spotlight: Appliance Distributors Unlimited (ADU)
Thank you to Appliance Distributors Unlimited (ADU) for supporting Community Forklift with donations of appliances! They donated the chest freezer that we recently distributed for free to a refugee family of nine. Read our blog for more info.
A warm welcome at Cooper Lane Elementary School
Community Forklift provided free sofas and armchairs for Cooper Lane Elementary School’s Family Welcome Area. Read our blog for more info!
Before and After: Creative projects using salvaged materials from Community Forklift
From lamps to tile, salvaged materials of all kinds get the upcycled and reuse treatment at the hands of Community Forklift Fans. Read our blog for some great examples!