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Furniture Poverty

May 16, 2025
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Mother and Daughter stand in an empty apartment

  • Furniture poverty is defined as the inability to access the basic essential items that a household needs to achieve the most basic quality of living in order to participate in society as employee and/or student.
  • Furniture poverty is a further disadvantage to those who are already disenfranchised.
  • Empirical evidence in environmental psychology has found that an inhabitant thrives and flourishes in their home when the home reflects their personality and aspirations.

 

Mother and daughter sit smiling in their new furnished home 

  • ASOH has designed and developed its own proprietary cloud-based workflow automation software (the ASOH app) to ensure that excess furniture is distributed to those who need it most.
  • Eradicating furniture poverty tips the scale towards equity.
  • The ASOH model not only provides the basic necessities for an individual to improve their life, but by creating a total home environment transforms and inspires youth to surpass their goals.
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