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Our Impact

Fresh Start has a powerful impact on families in need and the environment. Clients come from all over the state: from far western MA to Fall River to Gloucester. Since 2013 we have furnished over 4,000 homes (12,000+ people) with 170,000 items. These items would have ended up in a landfill and filled a football field 16 feet deep! And all of this is done by volunteers with donations from the public.

Small Nonprofit
Excellence Award

2019

170,000+

Items recycled

since 2013

12,000+

People helped

since 2013

765+

Agencies registered

since 2013

“TESTIMONIAL – I would like to thank everyone at the furniture bank
for all the help and kindness.
I never knew this kind of help existed.
— Bertha”

Our impact is growing

AgenciesFamilies
Helped		People
Helped		Items
Distributed
2014751764882,435
20151402497234,115
20161962888108,244
20172653361,01015,184
20183354521,03817,802
20193804391,37320,297
2020 (Covid)42728585315,095
2021 (Covid)5194051,09822,167
20226006121,91234,537
20236966332,07835,144
Totals3,87511,383169,332
Heat-map of client location from 2017-2021.
Where clients are located

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