A New Chapter for Giving Back: Introducing Home with Heart

For the past two years, Russ Jones of Ivystone has inspired the home furnishings industry through Home vs. Hunger, bringing people together around a simple but powerful idea: when our industry unites behind a common cause, we can make a meaningful difference.

Today, Heart on Main Street is honored to announce the next chapter of that journey.

This October at High Point Market, we're proud to partner with Russ to introduce Home with Heart.

Home with Heart builds on the incredible foundation Russ has created while expanding the opportunity for our industry to come together and give back. Together, we'll unite the home furnishings community to support independent retailers through disaster relief, education, and initiatives that help Main Street businesses recover, rebuild, and thrive.

At Heart on Main Street, we know that independent retailers are the heartbeat of communities across the country. They create jobs, build relationships, and make Main Streets stronger. When challenges arise, they deserve an industry that's ready to stand beside them.

That's what Home with Heart is all about.

This isn't the end of a great idea. It's the evolution of one.

Together with Russ Jones of Ivystone and the incredible partners who have supported Home vs. Hunger over the past two years, we're creating an opportunity for our industry to make an even greater impact.

"I've always believed that our industry is about more than beautiful products—it's about people. Home vs. Hunger showed what happens when competitors become collaborators and generosity becomes contagious. Seeing that mission evolving into Home with Heart is something I'm incredibly proud of because it expands our ability to care for the people who make our industry so special. This isn't about replacing one mission with another; it's about building on the momentum we've created together.”— Russ Jones, Ivystone

We'll officially launch Home with Heart at High Point Market this October, and we can't wait to share more about what's ahead.

To everyone who has been part of the Home vs. Hunger journey, thank you. Your generosity and support have helped make this next chapter possible.

Here's to leading with purpose.
Here's to giving back.
Here's to Home with Heart.