Meijer Family Spotlight
October 2024
Welcome to our Meijer Family Spotlight Series, where we’ll feature just a few of the 2,300 families we’re providing with beds and furniture each year.
Each family who is featured will receive a $250 Meijer gift card… and we thank Meijer for their generous support of the Furniture Bank and the families we serve!
The Scott Family
After living in a hotel for the past three years, Mychella Scott and her five children have finally found a home in Southfield. The single mother who works more than 55 hours a week as a nurse’s aid to make ends meet had been staying in a hotel room in Farmington, where her children were sleeping on the floor.
The family has moved into a three-bedroom house, all furnished with donated items from the Furniture Bank. Items range from bunk beds, bedroom dressers, mattresses, sofa, , dining table and six chairs plus lamps, dishes, and towels.
Mychella’s children, who range in age from 12 to 24, have been homeschooled up until now but will soon be attending public school for the first time. “ I prayed and prayed for this and feel so blessed” said Mychella.
The kids are overjoyed with their new home and furnishings and can’t wait to settle in.
“We can’t thank the Furniture Bank enough” said Scott. “It may be just a mattress but for my children, it’s everything.”
Meijer Spotlights
Meijer is a family-owned retailer committed to enriching lives in the communities it serves, following a simple philosophy established by their founder:
“Take care of your customers, team members and community … and all of them will take care of you, just like a family.”
– Fred Meijer