Latest Community Engagement News

April 25, 2022
At Wayfair, our mission is to help anyone, anywhere create their feeling of home. Whether that is those who have been forced from their home or those who have lost their home, our goal is to support housing and a sense of home for all. Our mission particularly rings true as it relates to the devastating crisis in Ukraine that has been on the minds of many Wayfairians and their communities over the last several months.
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February 1, 2022
There is no ignoring the fact that 2021 proved to yet again be a year full of challenges and uncertainty for us all, including for the communities where we live, work, and play who continue to feel the many impacts of this global disruption. This is no different for the neighborhood around our own Boston headquarters – affectionately known as our “Wayborhood’ – which has felt the absence of business from office workers, many of whom have been working remotely throughout the pandemic.
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December 21, 2021
Everyone deserves a place to call home. At Wayfair, we’re partnering with Community Solutions to help make this possible. Here, we speak with Tim Richter, President & CEO of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, to hear how he was inspired by Community Solutions’ Built for Zero model to launch a movement to end homelessness in Canada.
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December 15, 2021
Jennifer Phillips and Kristin Filippelli never considered themselves “runners,” but when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and gyms closed, they both were in search of ways to keep themselves going. Both are colleagues on the Partner Operations team at Wayfair who partner with Wayfair’s suppliers to provide consumers with the products they love through an exceptional customer experience. When they each found out that they were training for the 2021 Boston Marathon, they joined forces to mobilize their team and amplify their impact.
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November 9, 2021
Since 2018, Wayfair has been a proud partner to Homes For Our Troops, and recently, we had the opportunity to furnish our fifth home with the organization for Army SGT Brandon Korona and his family.
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October 8, 2021
Everyone deserves a place to call home. At Wayfair, we’re partnering with Community Solutions to help make this possible. Here, we talk with Principal of Strategic Communications, Anna Kim, on how her team tells the true story that homelessness is solvable.
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October 7, 2021
Wayfair Furnishes Fifth Home with Homes For Our Troops
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August 10, 2021
Everyone deserves a place to call home. At Wayfair, we’re partnering with Community Solutions to help make this possible. Here, we talk with nonprofit director DeeDee Clement on ending veteran homelessness in Fremont County, Colorado.
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