# Welcome Home Neighbor Needs New Home

> Community group furnishing homes for homeless faces storage space crisis.
- Title: Welcome Home Neighbor Needs New Home · The Banner | Shortify
- Summary: Community group furnishing homes for homeless faces storage space crisis. Welcome Home Neighbor, which helps people experiencing homelessness or domestic…
- Keywords: welcome home neighbor, hyattsville, masonic lodge, prince george's county, homelessness, domestic violence, furniture donation, storage space, community aid, volunteer, news, local
- Source: The Banner — https://thebanner.com/community/housing/welcome-home-neighbor-furniture-storage-space-5KYRGLMKTJDETAZITQPA3G2I6I
- Author: Hau Chu
- Published: 2026-09-24T09:30:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: welcome home neighbor, hyattsville, masonic lodge, prince george's county, homelessness, domestic violence, furniture donation, storage space, community aid, volunteer, news, local
## Welcome Home Neighbor
A community group helps people experiencing homelessness or domestic violence get furniture.
## Marc Lawson
A paramedic recovering from two stabbings needs furniture for his new home.
## Furniture Delivery
Volunteers move furniture into Lawson's apartment from a Hyattsville Masonic lodge.
## Storage Crisis
The group must leave their Masonic lodge storage by October as it gets leased.
## Over 150 Helped
The group has helped more than 150 people since starting four years ago.
## No Permanent Space
They need a no- or low-cost space that stays in Prince George's County.
## April Turner
A curriculum specialist needs furniture after leaving a heated domestic situation.
## Community Pride
The group says helping neighbors builds community connections.
## Larson's Plan
They want to partner with nonprofits but have been rebuffed by county leaders.
## Storage Solution
Remaining items will go to Community Forklift or Buy Nothing groups.
## Lawson's Thank You
Lawson offers to help the group after receiving furniture.

> You gotta give back.
## Key takeaway

Welcome Home Neighbor, which helps people experiencing homelessness or domestic violence get furniture, must move from a Masonic lodge by October as it loses free storage space.