HomeStart Foundation

Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day; we recognize and celebrate the history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis across Canada.

Every $1 you give in June enters us for a chance to win $10,000! Donate now!

HomeStart Foundation We furnish homes for people in need with 100% donated furniture. Serving Metro Vancouver in partnership with 70 social service agencies.

Huge congratulations to Giovanni Manu, drafted by the Detroit Lions! First ever UBC Thunderbird player drafted to the NFL. Here he is (R) fitting in a little training with us last summer before UBC Thunderbirds training got underway. Way to go, Gio!

Some of the beautiful antiques that are donated we consign with our friends at The Sellution Quality Consignment!

Crimson upholstered Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s chairs
Ladies: $248
Gent’s: $298












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We're closed today for Family Day! Thank you for supporting us as we make empty spaces into homes for the families we work with!

Due to the forecasted weather, we will be closed tomorrow Thursday. January 18. Stay tuned!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
We are closed for the holidays from December 22 - January 8, 2024

Thank you to all of our generous donors who made our Eighth Annual Online Auction a success! The Sellution Quality Consignment Museum of Anthropology Audain Art Museum The Hive Bouldering Gym The Hive Printing IKEA Earnest Ice Cream Minerva Pizza & Steak House Ballet BC Improv Centre on Granville Island Bard on the Beach skoah broadway Bigsby the Bakehouse CuppaJoe Coffee Jeremy Bell, Susan Ferguson, La Photography by Jorge I.Miranda Michal Tkachenko Kumsheen Rafting Resort Dunbar Theatre Maison de Camille, Rest Easy Removals Stong's Market Vancouver Canadians Pacific Theatre Melanie Klintworth. We're still counting and it's over $5600 raised!

There's still time to bid - the auction closes at 4 PM December 13th! Thank you Ballet BC for your great support.

Thank you Bard on the Beach for your support! This item is always super popular!

New items in our Auction!! Happy, healthy Dragon Trees.

Thank you Michal Tkachenko for donating this beautiful painting. The Auction is live until December 13!

Original Oil Painting by Michal Tkachenko Auction item 'Original Oil Painting by Michal Tkachenko' hosted online at 32auctions.

Thanks to the Museum of Anthropology for donating a One Year Family Membership! Check out this and other great items on offer in our Eighth Annual Online Auction, live until December 13.

Museum of Anthropology Membership Auction item 'Museum of Anthropology Membership' hosted online at 32auctions.

To gift or to enjoy yourself! Thank you to skoah Broadway Skoah for donating TWO Power Facials.

skoah Auction item 'skoah' hosted online at 32auctions.

Thank you Robert for donating this framed & numbered Robert Bateman print!

Robert Bateman Framed Print Auction item 'Robert Bateman Framed Print' hosted online at 32auctions.

Jump into our Online Auction for your holiday shopping! This Robot combo from is their newest design. (And we apologize for the sub-par styling!). See link in bio!

Ka-pow! Our Eighth Annual Online Auction is live!! Link in bio

Bid, share and help us make this the biggest year yet!!

It's here! We're live! Bid early, share and help us make this the biggest year yet for our Annual Online Auction .

Eighth Annual HomeStart Foundation Auction Silent auction 'Eighth Annual HomeStart Foundation Auction' hosted online at 32auctions.

Bid on a membership at the Audain Art Museum and you'll enjoy benefits like this!

'Tis the season for holiday deals!🛍️

Enjoy once-a-year savings at the Audain Art Museum Shop until December 10. Orders over $100 receive free shipping, plus members enjoy 15% off all purchases. Visit shop.audainartmuseum.com and find something for everyone on your list!

Image by Oisin McHugh

There's still time to donate securities!

By donating securities directly to a charity as opposed to selling them and donating the proceeds, the capital gains tax can be eliminated. This means more money for the charity and a greater charitable tax credit for you.
To ensure your gift qualifies for a 2023 tax receipt, complete your mutual funds donation before December 8th or all other securities donations before December 15th. https://www.canadahelps.org/en/donate/donate-securities/

What's better than this Flexsteel, MCM chair made in Vancouver? Two!! Get ready for our Eighth Annual Online Auction, live on December 6th.

We're styling today! Get ready for our Eighth Annual Online Auction, live on December 6!

We've got all kinds of great gift ideas in the Eighth Annual Online Auction! Get ready to bid starting December 6th.

Thanks Kumsheen Rafting Resort for your support of our Auction again this year! Get ready to bid starting December 6th on a Devil's Gorge Run trip!

You know it's coming! After all the Black Friday, Cyber Monday madness, get ready for Giving Tuesday Canada! Make a difference for your favourite charity!

Thank you to The Sellution Quality Consignment for your support all year! We consign antique, vintage & unusual items at the store. Once again they've donated 2 x $50 Gift Certificates for our Auction. You could do some holiday shopping!

It's World Refugee Day and we started it off with our partners, furnishing a home for a family of 8! Here's Judi, from Journey Home Community and 2 family members with a full truck, ready to move into their first permanent home.

Thank you, Bells and Whistles Dunbar for choosing us for your Charitable Reservation Programme! When guests make a reservation at the Dunbar location through Open Table 100% of the donation comes to HomeStart when they select us!

As of June, we’ve updated the recipients of our Charitable Reservation program! For those unaware of the initiative, book a table with us, and make a positive impact on the community! We’re currently taking limited reservations exclusively by donation on Open Table. 100% of the donations go to the organizations listed below. We look forward to hosting you, and spreading the love together! Bells & Whistles Dunbar KidSafe Project Society (@kidsafeproject) Our purpose is to provide nurturing safe havens for children facing adversity when schools are traditionally closed. When schools close for winter, spring and summer breaks, KidSafe opens. We provide vulnerable children with the safety, supervision, nutritious meals and educational programming they need and deserve but lack access to due to their challenging life circumstances. HomeStart Foundation (@homestartfoundation) HomeStart Foundation is a non-profit humanitarian organization helping people re-establish a home. Working in partnership with over 70 member agencies, we give donated home furnishings to people in need. Bells & Whistles Fraser BC Hospitality Foundation (@bchospitality)
The British Columbia Hospitality Foundation (BCHF) was founded in 2006 by a group of friends who came together to help a friend in need. From this humble beginning, the foundation has grown to support hundreds of hospitality workers who find themselves in financial crisis due to a health condition. Urban Native Youth Association (@unyayouth) UNYA's focus since its inception in 1988 has been to provide meaningful opportunities for Indigenous youth (Aboriginal, Metis, Inuit, First Nations, Status, Non-Status) in the urban setting. Our goal is to be a safe place for Indigenous youth to come and find out about programs and services at UNYA and in the broader community. UNYA strives to support Indigenous youth by providing a diverse continuum of advocacy, preventative and support services that respond to their immediate and long-term needs. Today, UNYA delivers 20+ programs, with 175+ volunteers, 100 staff, and more than 300 community partners.

Happy Birthday, James Daniel Baxter ! We're so fortunate to have this guy on our team! Delivering, coordinating & modelling when needed!

Our friends at St.Faith"s are back with their Boulevard Sale. Pop by tomorrow!

It's almost time for the St. Faith's Boulevard Sale! From 10-1pm tomorrow, rain or shine, we're opening our church and parking lot for new-to-you items, fresh hotdogs, homemade baked goods, books, toys, plants, and a quilt show. We can't wait to see you there.