Testimonials

On February 27th, Ashley shared her testimony after receiving furnitures & supplies. We initially met Ashley, 3 years ago at a Community Resource Fair in West Baltimore. Ever since then, we have been serving her and her 3 kids.

In addition, Ashley has attended some of our past events. Through the years, we have watched her grow and witnessed how caring and affectionate mother, she is to her children.

Early in February, during our weekly outreach, when we had stopped at Ashley’s apartment to deliver food and other groceries. She randomly mentioned she needed furnitures for her apartment. The look on her face was priceless, when we told her, FLO can provide furniture for her. Ashley, yelled out loud “Really?? Y’all assist with furnitures too? Wow!!!” She was so thrilled to hear the news.

An inspection for her place was conducted, later during that weekend FLO and its volunteers delivered a couch, dresser, dining room set with 4 chairs, coffee table, light bulbs and house supplies.

We give a heartfelt thank you to all our donors for their generosity for the furnitures & supplies giving to Ashley. Special thank you to Harrison Healthcare Inc., ES3 and MegaLight Inc. for supporting our mission.

Ashley was excited and grateful for the furnitures and supplies she received. Our journey with her continues. We intend on serving her & her kids on her road to self-sufficiency.

Meet Ms. Brianna, On February 25th, 2020 on cold Tuesday night during our mobile outreach, She was laying on the sidewalk on Howard Street with a thin blanket.

Ms. Brianna said, she didn’t want to go in a shelter and felt comfortable where she was laying.

We offered Ms. Brianna, a thicker blanket, warm meal and a bag of food. She was very appreciative for our assistance.

Our testimonial feature from March 3rd, 2020, we introduce Mark. How coincidental, we found Mark walking aimlessly in front of the venue (Under Armour House at Fayette) where our event (FLO’s 5th Annual Day of Helping) on April 4th will occur.

Mark looked confused, cold, hungry, drenched from the heavy rain and he was staring at the ground as if he was looking for something. We approached him, asked him, if he was hungry and he said yes!

We asked him, if he was displaced and why wasn’t he in a shelter? He emotionally told us he missed the cut off time at Helping Up Mission and didnt feel comfortable going to any other shelter.

We offered him a warm meal, a blanket and a bag of food to hold him for couple days. Mark was sincerely grateful and said we made his day.

Meet Brandon, the last time we served him was on Pratt Street in late December, 2019.

He was very shock and happy to see us in Southwest Baltimore late last night, February, 11th, during our mobile community outreach. Brandon said he was very hungry and desperately looking for food before he went to bed.

Brandon was so grateful for the food he received and wanted to give a testimonial the importance of FLO’s work in the community.

Meet Mr. David, we have been serving Mr. David for the last couple years and he loves attending our community events. In addition, he helps us spread the word about our events to others in need in the community.

On February 18th, 2020 during our weekly street outreach we caught up to Mr. David on Charles Street and he was very appreciative for our assistance.

Big thanks to Baltimore Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. for donating all the blankets that was distributed out to our friends on the streets.

Meet Mr. Frank, on February 18th, 2020 during our mobile outreach we caught up to him on the corner of a sidewalk on Lombard Street without a thick blanket. We offered him warm meal, bag of food and a thicker blanket.

Mr. Frank was grateful for our assistance.

On Monday, February 10th, 2020 a member of Johns Hopkins ACT Team reached out to us inquiring about furniture for a client of theirs. They shared the story of a single mom who has been living in her apartment since November, 2019 without no furnitures. We had the pleasure meeting their client, Ms. Dion and her 5 years old son during the week, when we inspected her apartment. Ms. Dion is very gentle and so polite. We felt even more compelled to help her, when she explained her son had autism and had no bed. On Saturday morning, February 15th:
FLO and its volunteers delivered a twin size bed for her son, coffee table, end table, 2 drawers, 2 dressers, sofa, dining room set, lamp, light bulbs, bookshelf, rugs, cleaning supplies, ottoman and a storage cart on wheels. We give a heartfelt thank you to all our donors for their generosity for the furnitures & supplies giving to Ms. Dion and her son. Special thank you to Harrison Healthcare Inc., ES3 and MegaLight Inc. for supporting our mission. It was our honor to serve Ms. Dion. We will be serving her food, groceries and supplies every Tuesday during our weekly community outreach and continue to walk this journey with her on her road to self-sufficiency.

On March 3, 2020 during our outreach in Brooklyn Park, Ms. Pam one of the resident in the homeless camp, shared the importances of FLO to the people that lived in the camp. We served her and the residents there, warm meals, blankets, toiletries kits, clothes, winter essentials and bags of food to hold them for couple days.

Ms. Pam was grateful and didn’t hold her feelings back in her testimony.

In November of 2019 things started looking up for her, when she received a vaucher and moved into her new apartment in East Baltimore.

Unfortunately, for Ms. Shaquiah when she moved into her apartment in late November, she didnt have no furniture only a TV and she couldn’t afford to buy any furniture. She was sleeping on the floor of her apartment. She explained sometimes, she felt scared as if someone else was in her place because with no furniture every drop or any noise in her apartment felt hollow.

On February 19th, 2020 she heard a great news when her friend Ms. Dion, whom we helped with furnitures for herself and her son referred her to FLO. Ms. Shaquiah called us immediately, we inspected her apartment and she was approved for furniture.

FLO and its volunteers delivered a queen size bed to her, glass coffee table, 2 drawers, minor, 2 sofas, plates, picture decor, stainless steel trash can, TV stand, lamp, light bulbs, bookshelf and cleaning supplies.

We give a heartfelt thank you to all our donors for their generosity for the furnitures & supplies giving to Ms. Shaquiah. Special thank you to Harrison Healthcare Inc., ES3 and MegaLight Inc. for supporting our mission.

Ms. Shaquiah couldnt stop smiling from ear to ear, and as she told our volunteers, ” I can’t believe this is happening.” She plans on attending FLO’s Spring Festival on April 4th at the Under Armour House at Fayette. We will be serving her food, groceries and supplies every Tuesday during our weekly community mobile outreach and continue to walk this journey with her on her road to self-sufficiency.

Meet Mr. Stephen, a Marine veteran who became homless 2 years ago.

During our mobile outreach on January 21st, 2020 We spotted Mr. Stephen on Paca Street and he was extremely grateful for our assistance. He mentioned, he recently just got his housing voucher and will be moving into his new apartment in a week or so.

We told Mr. Stephen, we will help him with furnitures and house supplies when he moves into his place.

Our testimonial feature from March 10, 2020, we introduce Mr. Chris. We have been serving him for couple years now. There have been many times we’ve found Mr. Chris, digging into trash cans searching for food. He says FLO has saved his life and we give him hope to overcome his hardship. In addition, Mr. Chris, wishes everyday was an outreach day, so he can get fed by FLO.

He says he prefers staying in Helping Up Mission for shelter but a lot of the time he does not have the $3 to get into the shelter.

We ran into Mr. Chris on Monument Street. He had his back turned away from us walking on the opposite side of the street, when we tracked him down. As we yelled his name out loud, he turned around, saw it was us and he was so excited. He ran as fast as he could to meet us on a one way street.

On his testimony, he didn’t hide his feelings, what FLO means to him and how it has impacted his life.

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