The Young Home Furnishings Professionals, an organization dedicated to attracting young people to the home furnishings industry and keeping talented young professionals in the industry, has become a division of the American Home Furnishings Alliance.

The annual membership fee for this network of industry professionals under age 40 will remain $50 a year for qualified individuals from non-AHFA member companies. Qualified employees at AHFA member companies will enjoy YHFP membership as an added benefit of their company's AHFA membership.

All YHFP members will receive access to selected, members-only areas of the AHFA Web site, www.ahfa.us. Additional benefits of YHFP membership include member pricing on all AHFA meetings and events, YHFP networking events at select AHFA meetings, subscription to a new YHFP membership newsletter and access to career resources on the new YHFP Web site.