Columbia s Love Seat spends $500 or more throwing away items it cannot sell, recycle or repurpose.
Sherri Hockett, Love Seatâs general manager, said the staff tries to be selective about the items they receive. They check out the furniture while picking it up, but clothing and smaller items that comes in bags or boxes are a different story.
âWe canât always see whatâs in there, Â Hockett said.Â
Love Seat canât sell items like burnt pots and pans and stained towels. It encourages people to donate items like plates, bowls and chairs in full sets.
âWe try to give that back to our clients, something that looks nice and that they can be proud of, Â Hockett said.
Columbia City Council Puts $300,000 Toward Rental Housing Assistance
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Columbia, MO nonprofits help with applications for rent assistance
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COLUMBIA â Columbia City Council is looking at funding five organizations with $460,537, to provide social services to the community. The organizations plan to get the funding July 1, 2021.
Three of those organizations want to focus some or all its money, which comes from the council s fiscal year 2021 budget, on rental assistance.Â
According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 30% of Missourians are either homeless or use more than half of their income to pay for housing, and 176,800 people in Missouri use federal rental assistance.
Rock the Community, Central Missouri Community Action (CMCA) and Love Columbia plan to use their funds for rental assistance.