10 Ways the Home Industry Is Giving Back in the Face of the Coronavirus Pandemic

Founder Stacy Waggoner, is feeding the Big Apple by donating toGod's LoveWe Deliver.

“Our local non-profit organizations provide a safety net for New Yorkers in need and often take the biggest hit in times of uncertainty,” she says. “For over three decades, God's Love We Deliver has been providing meals to New Yorkers too sick to shop or cook for themselves.

While God’s LoveWe Deliver caters to the Tri-state area, Waggoner encourages everyone to donate to their local charities and food banks.

In addition to donating to her charity,World Vision,interior designerBreegan Janehas her sights on helping the homeless population.

“We are sensitive to this issue globally but as we’re ‘safer at home’ we have begun to do as much as we can near our home,” she explains. “We are fortunate that we live near the beach and are very in touch with our local community."

To help her neighbors affected by homelessness, the interior designer has purchased utility blankets and dropped them off in areas with known homeless populations.

The direct-to-consumer textile brand is reimagining its pretty fabrics into masks for those battling the pandemic from the frontlines.

“Since we are small, but the need here is really large, we are crowdsourcing our efforts by asking our community to make minimum donations of $25,” says Erin Banta, the brand’s co-founder and CEO. “This purchases four masks and we are selling these at cost (we're making zero profit) so that we can deliver as many of them as possible.”

Shoppers can purchase masks and donate to a list of pre-approved facilitieshere.

Brooklyn-based designerRebecca Atwoodhosted an online sale, with 15% of all purchases going toFood Bank for NYC. Not only is this sale a great opportunity to give back, but also gives you the chance to support a small businesses. A win-win, if you will.

As if you needed any more incentive to buyBlock Shop’sgorgeous, hand block-printed textiles, the company has directly donated to three charities:Los Angeles Regional Food Bank,No Kid Hungry,andMeals on Wheels.“We’ve donated directly to [these organizations], and our top priority right now is to maintain our employees’ jobs, health, and maternity leave planning,” says co-founder Hopie Stockman.

Sometimes, an opportunity to give back can be lurking right in your neighborhood—just look at legendary designerBunny Williams. Right now,Bunny Williams Homeis donating 5% of proceeds from all sales placed directly through their website or by contacting their team to support the ongoing efforts of the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club.

Interior designerPaloma Contrerasis aiding her local community through the help of her eponymous décor line,Paloma & Co.According to Contreras, proceeds will be donated toKids Meals Houston, a non-profit that delivers nutritious breakfasts and lunches to children living at or below the poverty line in Houston.

As Gaspare Asaro and his son Vittorio Asaro prove, giving back can be an international affair. Now through April 15, the duo will donate 10% of all sales from its New York-based showroomGaspare Asaro-Italian Modernand furniture lineform A给红十字会。捐款将均匀split betweenAmerican Red CrossandCroce Rossa Italiana.

With over tens of thousands of confirmed cases and counting, the New York metro-area is one of the most affected areas in the country—if not, the world.Aerinis supporting its community by donating 20% of the proceeds from itshome décorandtabletop and barcategories toGod’s Love We Deliver.

Since its founding in 2014, bedding brandBrooklinenhas expanded into pillows, mattress toppers, bath goods, and loungewear. After a successful sale on its loungewear, founders Vicki and Rich Fulop announced the company would be donating a portion of the event’s profits toDirect Relief,a nonprofit that provides health workers responding to the COVID-19 pandemic with equipment like masks, gowns, and gloves.