The Greater Boston Association of Realtors (GBAR) has donated $23,000 to the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless, bringing its total amount of donations to the coalition since 2007 up to $32,000.

In November, GBAR held its second annual furniture drive to benefit the coalition. More than 10 truckloads of furniture were donated and dropped off at the coalition’s furniture bank in Lynn, where it will be given to those transitioning out of homelessness.

Much of the efforts can be attributed to GBAR’s Community Service Committee led by Joanne Paleo of Prudential Wilmot Whitney Real Estate in Weston and vice chair William Gehan of Gibson Sotheby’s International Real Estate in Boston.

"Nothing is timelier than the topic of homelessness in today’s economic climate. When I was introduced to the coalition and learned about its crusade to end homelessness in the Greater Boston area, I immediately wanted to get involved," said Paleo. "GBAR’s Community Service Committee has been hard at work to support the coalition and its furniture bank program. As local Realtors, our daily activities are entrenched in the housing market, and I can’t think of a better way to give back to the communities that supports us."

With the help of Realtors, GBAR raised funds for the coalition – its designated charity – throughout the year at Realtor events across eastern Massachusetts.

"The Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless is thrilled to partner with the Greater Boston Association of Realtors in their efforts to help homeless families make a house a home," said Robyn Frost, executive director of the coalition. "With the help from the board, we are able to ensure that families making the transition out of homelessness into permanent homes will have free furniture to set up their new homes. We can’t thank the GBAR enough for their continuing partnership in the fight to end homelessness in the Commonwealth."