company: Registered charities can apply for furniture donations through an online application form until the end of March, or until the company maxes out its $180,000 commitment, according to CTV. In order to be approved, applicants must be supporting a family or household within a one-hour drive from the nearest Ikea unit, and the request must not be for more than $5,000 worth of products. Through its Refugee Settlement Support program, Ikea Canada is offering up to $180,000-worth of home furnishings to recently arrived Syrian refugees. So far, 22 groups have already contacted the company asking for help, Ikea Canada Sustainability Manager Brendan Seale said on Saturday. Stefan Sjöstrand, the president of Ikea Canada, said in a statement earlier this week that the company hopes to provide more than just the basic necessities for refugees as they settle in Canada. "By offering donations of home furnishings for refugees, we are not only providing the basic necessities for their new life in Canada, but more importantly offering the comforts of home in a time when they need it the most." The Canadian initiative isn't the first time Ikea has supported refugees. Speaking on CTV News Channel, Seale said the company will evaluate each application based on need and a first come, first serve basis. "It could be one organization that helping 50 families and they just want beds or it could be that there two or three families in that community that need everything to outfit a home," Seale said. "Our idea is, of course, to help as many people as we possibly can with the resources that we've set aside." The company is offering furnishings such as beds, cookware and other kitchen necessities, Seale said. "Anything that a basic fundamental need within a home will be available through this program," he said.
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