Mission Statement:
Furnishings For You is a social enterprise to support the mission of A Place For You: the profits will go to support APFY, the business will allow residents of APFY to volunteer and give back to the community that supports them, and it will allow residents moving out of APFY with free furniture to furnish their apartment.
A Brief History
A Place For You is a transitional shelter located in Pine City, MN. The shelter houses single adult men and women in the six county area of Chisago, Kanabec, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Pine and southern Carlton. The purpose of the shelter is to provide a place to sleep, food, and resources to provide life altering changes. Residents may stay up to 90 days in order to access resources to meet their physical, emotional, and social needs. In some special cases residents may even stay longer.
Current Story
Like all nonprofits, A Place For You is always looking for ways to reach financial sustainability. During a recent Financial Resiliency and Social Enterprise Workshop given by the Initiative Foundation, past and present board co-chairs looked at many ways to begin the journey toward financial sustainability. The Workshop helped us with writing a business plan, strategy mapping, structuring a financial plan, research based marketing strategies, as well as the opportunity to connect with a number of other nonprofits in Central Minnesota. A Place For You decided to remodel the east storage space and start Furnishings For You, our social enterprise to support the shelter.
Furnishings For You is a social enterprise to support the mission of A Place For You: the profits will go to support APFY, the business will allow residents of APFY to volunteer and give back to the community that supports them, and it will allow residents moving out of APFY with free furniture to furnish their apartment.
A Brief History
A Place For You is a transitional shelter located in Pine City, MN. The shelter houses single adult men and women in the six county area of Chisago, Kanabec, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Pine and southern Carlton. The purpose of the shelter is to provide a place to sleep, food, and resources to provide life altering changes. Residents may stay up to 90 days in order to access resources to meet their physical, emotional, and social needs. In some special cases residents may even stay longer.
Current Story
Like all nonprofits, A Place For You is always looking for ways to reach financial sustainability. During a recent Financial Resiliency and Social Enterprise Workshop given by the Initiative Foundation, past and present board co-chairs looked at many ways to begin the journey toward financial sustainability. The Workshop helped us with writing a business plan, strategy mapping, structuring a financial plan, research based marketing strategies, as well as the opportunity to connect with a number of other nonprofits in Central Minnesota. A Place For You decided to remodel the east storage space and start Furnishings For You, our social enterprise to support the shelter.
