Join us May 1, 5 to 8 pm for “First Friday: River and Reuse”! Live music, food trucks, drinks, discounts, and community partners celebrating the Anacostia River. Free and open to all! More info: www.communityforklift.org/events/
What do YOU call this tool? A weed wacker? A weed whipper? A weed eater? A string trimmer? Cutty McGrass?
Well, whatever you call it, we’ve got a new open-box Craftsman 2-cycle model listed online in our Community Forklift Marketplace. Check it out: communityforkliftmarketplace.org/products/cra...
Even when she is running a campaign it’s about trying to help the people. Excited to come out to @communityforklift.bsky.social to volunteer with the Brooke Lierman for Comptroller volunteers corp!
Thank you all for coming out and helping us sort, salvage, and redistribute! Appreciate your hard work 💚♻️
Plants and seeds! Mocktails! Washington Gardener! Mobile Library!
Visit our reuse warehouse today, April 17, from 12 to 3pm for all sorts of fun special activities. Visit our website for more info about these and our Garden Pop-up Shop! www.communityforklift.org/events/
The Library2Go Career Connector bus will be here at Community Forklift Friday, April 17, 10 am to 5 pm! Get job search help, career resources, free Wi-Fi, printing, and more. Stop by while you’re here for our Garden Supply Pop-up! Learn more: www.communityforklift.org/events/
A Forklift fan used a lightweight fencing panel from our reuse warehouse, a decorative flag, and some plantings to screen a utility box and improve their yard. Find materials for your own project at our Garden Supply Pop-up, April 17 to 19! www.communityforklift.org/events/
An outdoor light from Community Forklift adds a warm, welcoming glow to this front porch garden. Find materials for your own project this weekend at our Garden Supply Pop-up, April 17 to 19! Learn more:
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If you have questions about the program or need help with the application, please don't hesitate to contact our Community Giving Manager at 301-985-5180 ext. 303 or CommunityGiving@CommunityForklift.org. Thank you!
Hello! Thank you for getting in touch. We don't provide direct financial assistance but we do supply free building materials and home goods to households with limited resources through our Home Essentials Program (HELP). For more info and to apply, please visit www.communityforklift.org/HELP.
A great example of creative reuse in action: a Forklift Fan turned this aluminum door into a garden arbor gate. The dog and Carolina Jessamine seem to approve! Find materials for your own project at our Garden Supply Pop-up this weekend, April 17 to 19. www.communityforklift.org/events/
It's cool how the shapes of the chicken wire are distorted through the curves and glass. All in all, a pretty interesting material! 💚♻️
It's the coolest thing! There's something interesting to look at from every angle 😂
Look. At. This. Glass! Equal parts gorgeous and bizarre, hard to find, and hard to research. Patented in 1926, these sheets were used for industrial and train depot skylights. We have over 185 square feet in 6’ long 90lb sheets. How would you use it? communityforkliftmarketplace.org/products/vtg...
a forklift team member with garden tools
a forklift team member and plant swap participant standing near a table full of plants
M-NCPPC table with free native seeds
the garden supplies lined up in the pop-up shop
Our Garden Supply Pop-up Shop returns during regular store hours April 17–19 with deals on tools, pots, décor, and more! Join us Friday from 12 to 3 pm for a chat with garden experts, a plant swap, free native seeds, and garden mocktails. More info: www.communityforklift.org/events/
I'd say that secret doors should come standard in all houses but then again that might defeat the purpose. 😂 In any case, these ARE super cool!
The tank designs are especially cool: a stair-step motif on the pink, a faceted front on the grey, and a subtle scallop on the almond. 🎉
Cheeky garden planter or vintage bathroom throne … however they’re used, these mid-century technicolor toilets have style to the brim! Check out more photos, measurements, and details in the Community Forklift Marketplace: communityforkliftmarketplace.org/search?q=vin...
FOILED! But a secret pantry would have been awesome!
Imagine standing in a room in your home when, suddenly, the BOOKCASE opens and reveals a different, secret room! HOW COOL IS THAT?! MURPHY DOORS:
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YESSS these are so cool! All the Scooby Doo vibes ...
60" tall model ship
decor and serving dishes
flower-patterned dishes and some vintage footed glassware
Ahoy! It’s Tuesday! Save 10% on housewares (including this over 60” tall model ship!) on Tuesdays in March. Then, come back on Thursday for 25% off lighting and ceiling fans! We’ve got a really great selection of salvaged fixtures from all sorts of eras. Bon voyage!
Happy Spring! We’ve had a generous donation of gently-used Ikea Seglarö tilting cantilevered patio umbrellas. They’re sturdy, enormous, and a cinch to open and close. With multiple available, you could outfit all sorts of spaces! communityforkliftmarketplace.org/products/ike...
"Thank you so much for the washing machine and refrigerator. Since I took in my four grandkids, these two appliances make a world of a difference. I keep a load of clothes going, and now I am better able to keep food fresh. Again, thank you!" — Home Essentials Program Client
After her fridge stopped working, a Washington, DC, senior needed help keeping up with a household that now includes four grandchildren. Through our HELP program, free appliances helped make it possible. www.communityforklift.org/programs/
Garden supplies needed! Donate new or gently used supplies thru March 27 for a chance to win one of five $25 Community Forklift gift cards. Bring eligible items to our Donations Bay and receive one raffle entry per drop-off!
Reuse = less waste + more character. 💚♻️
This c. 1890 Bradley & Hubbard pull-down light uses a chain-and-pulley system to raise the globe and reveal the bulb. The fixture was installed with the cracked shade facing the wall, so you’d never know it’s there!
Our 2026 events calendar is now up on our website! Join us for First Fridays, seasonal pop-ups, music, food trucks, and community connection at our reuse warehouse and around town. Visit our website to learn more and RSVP for free reminders and updates! www.communityforklift.org/events/
This rattan and rope pendant light is fit for the Boho palace of your dreams and its scale is palatial as well. At 36" wide and with a minimum height of 38", your natural-wood-and-bare-bricked grotto will need at least 10-ft ceilings for this bad boy. communityforkliftmarketplace.org/products/pal...
