Homebuilder's office furniture finds a new home at Carolina

When national homebuilder KB Home relocated its South Carolina headquarters from Columbia to North Charleston, the move resulted in a large collection of office furniture without a home.

"We wanted to find a meaningful destination for this office furniture, and it was logical to reach out to the University," said KB Home executive Tony Adams, a 1986 graduate of Carolina's business school.

The furniture, valued at about $20,000, is slated for the Center for Child and Family Studies, a unit in the College of Social Work.

"The College of Social Work and the Center for Child and Family Studies are extremely grateful for the gift of furniture by KB Home," said Johnny Jones, interim director of the center. "Community partnerships are essential in making meaningful and lasting change, and this is a wonderful example of the cooperative spirit that is needed."

The center, which provides training to the S.C. Department of Social Services and conducts research on other child and family issues, is scheduled to move later this year from its current location in the former Benson Elementary School property on Pickens Street.

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