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Furniture Train Drive will pick up items for needy

The Furniture Train, a furniture drive by several community organizations, has been scheduled for the Omaha area on April 1.

While The Furniture Project takes furniture and household goods year-round, the April 1 furniture drive will provide curbside pickup services for registered donors, courtesy of the local Keller Williams Greater Omaha brokerage firm.

“This event provides an opportunity for the Omaha community to come together and support the broader affordable housing ecosystem,” said Felicia Bonner, program manager of the Metro Housing Collaborative, an organization providing a shared housing program and other rental supports.

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