Events and Announcements

A group of people loading furniture into the bed of a pickup truck in a sunny parking lot.

“The best day in a long time.”


House of Light served six families today, including 15 people and nine children today. Those six families received 10 beds.

“I can’t wait to not sleep on the floor tonight,†said one client. “The best day in a long time.”

 

A black chevrolet pickup truck loaded with assorted furniture including chairs and wooden pieces, parked outside storage units.
Three people loading cardboard boxes and furniture into a truck outside a building.
A group of people holding hands in a circle outside a building, with chairs and large cardboard boxes nearby.
A woman and a man organizing boxes in the back of a rental truck.
Two people loading furniture into a pickup truck in front of storage units on a sunny day.

A woman in a pink shirt uses a walker while packing glassware into a cardboard box in a cluttered room.

HOL Gives Furniture to Five Families


School is back in session and so are the ladies at House of Light. Five families from the Aurora area received furniture and house goods for their homes this week. Twenty-five people, including 18 children, received sofas, tables, chairs, end tables, linens, bedding, and kitchen goods. Additionally, those families received 14 beds.

“Our ultimate goal is to not have a single person in Aurora sleeping on the floor,†said Brandy Pfalmer, HOL President. “Today, we are 25 persons, including 18 kiddos, closer to meeting that goal.â€

 

A woman standing beside a car with its trunk open, filled with packed boxes and bags, outside a storage facility.
A person in a frog hat sits by a box in a cluttered garage, surrounded by shelves filled with various items.
Rear view of a white dodge grand caravan with an open trunk, filled with a plaid suitcase, parked under sunlight, showing some damage on the bumper.
Car trunk open, containing a black suitcase, a blue trash bag, a plank, and a white foam sheet, parked outdoors in daylight.
Three people organizing donated items outside a building, likely part of a charitable event or donation drive.
A black suv with an open trunk filled with various items, including bags, boxes, and rolls of insulation, parked in a lot.

A pickup truck with its tailgate open, loaded with multiple mattresses and box springs, parked at a school.

HOL Serves Nine Familes


The weather was hot, but that didn’t stop the House of Light volunteers. We served nine homes in the month of May, including two sisters that were refugees and a single mom who is a survivor of sex trafficking. House of Light gave away 18 beds as well as kitchen table and chairs, living room furniture, kitchen and bathroom goods, pillows, linens and other household goods. Among those nine families were 19 kids. HOL has served 168 families so far this year.

A special shout out to the fifth grade Shooting Stars at Coyote Hills Elementary for providing the pillows for those families. Thank you for your generous support!

 

Two women in green t-shirts and sunglasses smiling for a selfie, one wearing a baseball cap with "duke" on it, in a sunny parking lot.
A silver minivan with open doors, packed with various items including bags, clothing, and containers, parked in front of a storage unit.
Two women in green t-shirts standing in front of an open car trunk, smiling, in a sunny storage facility area.
An open suv trunk loaded with various items including boxes, bags, and a disassembled furniture piece, parked outside a storage unit.
Two women smiling in front of a white delivery truck with "family tree" and a tree logo displayed, and website url below.
Two women standing in front of an open moving truck loaded with furniture and mattresses, smiling at the camera.
Two people loading rolled-up carpets into the back of an open minivan parked outside a building on a sunny day.

A living room with a brown couch, matching ottoman, a patterned armchair, and a black side table near a window.

“It’s like a Dream.”


The weather was beautiful for another House of Light furniture delivery and pick up!

Today, HOL furnished seven homes, delivering 10 beds to 22 people, half of whom were children. One family would be sleeping on beds for the first time in their new home. The mother and her children had been homeless for more than a year.”

“I can’t believe this,†she said. “It is like a dream.â€

 

A moving truck with its rear door open, revealing furniture and boxes packed inside, parked at a storage facility.
A white pickup truck with its tailgate open, loaded with a disassembled wooden bed frame and a folded mattress in a storage facility parking lot.
Two women hanging plastic sheeting on a garage door, one wearing a pink hat and the other in turquoise, at a brick building.
A man wearing a black t-shirt labeled "dew got crew" loads heavy rolled-up mats into the back of a yellow delivery truck.
A neatly made single bed with a turquoise bedspread, scattered with a few plush toys and a small wrapped gift, in a plain, light-colored room.
A pile of broken wooden chairs in front of a table inside a room with various other furniture pieces.
Two people moving a patterned sofa outside a storage unit with various items and open doors in the background.

A school merchandise table set up on a balcony with shirts and books for sale, and a person standing beside the table.

Flatirons Partnership, Mattress Drive


For the past three weekends, Flatirons Church has partnered with House of Light in a mattress drive. The results were amazing! The mattress drive accumulated enough donations to purchase 36 twin mattresses.
On behalf of everyone at House of Light, our most sincere thank you!

The Aurora-based Flatirons campus meets in Cherokee Trail High School every Sunday at 9 and 11 am, but there are five Flatirons satellite church locations, including their base in Lafayette.

 

Logo featuring stylized mountain peaks inside a circle with the word "flatirons" beneath it, displayed on a black background.
Four packaged sheet sets on the floor beside a brown leather bag and a red shopping cart cover.

A person wearing polka dot socks with their feet raised above a fluffy white bedspread, backlit by natural light from a window.

Five Families Receive Furniture


The weather couldn’t be better for a day in March. It was the perfect day to furnish homes for five families. Working with House Of Light partner All My Sons Moving Co., there were 10 children served and six beds delivered to those families.

“My kids have been sleeping on the floor, and now they have beds,†said one recipient. “I can’t thank you enough.â€

 

A woman in a green t-shirt labeled "house of light" is writing on papers atop a red clipboard, standing outdoors.
A car trunk opened, partially filled with stacked mattresses and bedding, parked outside a storage facility under clear skies.

A group of seven adults smiling in front of the "iboxx self storage" sign on a snowy day.

Shoutout to Volunteers, Moving our Unit in a Blizzard


A special shoutout to all the volunteers that helped moved our storage unit on Saturday in 20 degree weather and blowing snow. With the number of volunteers that showed, we moved all furnishings from one unit to the new one in under three hours. Thank goodness for volunteers!

An outstretched hand holding a small american flag on a wooden stick, with a dark, blurred background.

Three Families Served, Disabled Veteran Among Them


Yesterday, House of Light was honored to provide furnishings to three families, among those receiving furniture was a young, disabled veteran. The families received sofas, beds, table, and chairs as well as smaller household items, including towels, dishes, pots, and pans.

Moving truck with advertising for "ibox self storage" featuring contact info and an image of a city skyline.

Partnership with iBox Storage


House of Light has partnered with iBox Storage to house all the items used for our furniture donations to families.

“Working with iBox has been a blessing,†said Tisha Smith, Vice President of House of Light. “Having a storage unit that is accessible with an ample amount of storage is vital to our success. We can’t thank Marji and the team at iBox Storage enough.â€

Marji Middleton is the Manager at iBox Storage. Thank you Marji and the iBox team!

Two people carrying a mattress into a brick building, with a woman holding the door open for them.

First 2018 Drop-Off


House of Light continues to be blessed by the generosity in donations.

On Thursday, January 11, we picked up an entire truck of furniture donations. On Friday, most of the furniture was used to furnish the homes of eight families in the Aurora area. It takes a team of volunteers, partnerships and generous donations to make everything come together.

 

A small room corner with a wooden bench lined with white pillows, a table in the foreground, and a draped black cloth over a window.
Two movers carrying a large, wrapped piece of furniture towards a moving truck parked on a residential street.
A beige sofa with throw pillows next to a wooden coffee table in a room with blue carpet and white walls.
Two men carrying a large, wrapped sofa through a narrow doorway inside a building.
A round dining table with three plates and cups, near a kitchen counter with appliances and a sink, under a bright window.
A patterned armchair placed in a corner next to a door and a mattress wrapped in plastic.

Join us on Giving Tuesday!

Giving Tuesday is on Tuesday, December 3.

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