Homestore hits twenty-five

Quaker Social Action's Homestore project marks its first quarter century

Quaker Social Action (QSA)’s Homestore project has marked its first quarter century. Friends and supporters gathered at the Stratford showroom in London on 14 December to celebrate with stories and a short film.

Homestore sells affordable, good quality household goods to those living in East London on low incomes.

In the twenty-five years since its launch, Homestore has helped 27,266 families. Its customers have saved nearly £3.5 million and three million kilos of furniture have been collected and re-used rather than sent to landfill.

The guest speaker at the celebration was Susan, a Homestore volunteer and mother of five from Tower Hamlets. She first encountered Homestore as a customer and was inspired to volunteer by the friendliness of the team.

Susan was joined by the mayor of Newham, Robin Wales, who described Homestore as ‘changing people’s lives and building resilience’.

QSA director Judith Moran said: ‘We’re very proud of the twenty-five years of hard work in Homestore – and how many people have been supported in that time. We’ve a lot of people to thank – donors of furniture and funds, staff and volunteers. Our work is still very much needed, as people struggle to make what they have go as far as possible. Homestore remains open for business and happy to help.’

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