Sewing for Social Justice!

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Use your creativity to contribute to self-determination and economic development by and for the African community! We're a perfect fit for sewing fans, fashion design students, and anyone skilled in furniture upholstery and re-upholstery who is looking to build their portfolio while supporting a great cause.

Volunteers will re-cover dining chairs, ottomans, stools, lamp shades, pillows, cushions, and more to be a part of our new furniture and accessories line: NZO - African Styles at Home and Abroad! The fabrics will all be African or African-inspired.

We will provide the fabric, buttons, furniture, accessories, and all other materials you need to reupholster! Workshops will be available to train volunteers on the skills required, but previous experience and skill is preferred.

Fresh inventory arrives every few hours, so new pieces are always available! We are open to any new ideas volunteers may have that will enhance the projects. This is a great way to get community service hours while having some creative, artistic fun!

We prefer working with volunteers local to the greater Philadelphia area.

Uhuru Furniture & Collectibles - Philadelphia is located at 832 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19130. We hold volunteer orientations every Thursday night from 5-6pm on the second floor of our store. You can come into the store to sign up for the volunteer orientation, or you can call us at 215-546-9616 (x3). You can also check out our blog uhurufurniturephilly.blogspot.com for new items and volunteer projects. We're open 5 days a week from 11am-6pm, every day except Mondays and Tuesdays!

Uhuru Furniture & Collectibles is an economic development project of the African People's Education and Defense Fund (APEDF.org), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. APEDF is lead by and works in the interest of the African working class, to address the grave disparities in education, health, healthcare and economic development faced by the African community. APEDF welcomes the contributions of everyone who supports these goals.

Through the sale of donated, quality furniture and collectibles, Uhuru Furniture raises much-needed resources to support the programs and institutions of APEDF. As part of the national and international Uhuru Movement, APEDF organizes African people to solve the everyday problems imposed on our community. APEDF has established a farmers market in a food desert in St. Louis MO, created community gardens in many cities, established African marketplaces, and organizing centers as part of the grassroots effort to uplift and mobilize our community.