THE HOME DEPOT IN THE COMMUNITY

THE HOME DEPOT FOUNDATION

The Home Depot Foundation works to improve the homes and lives of U.S. veterans, train skilled tradespeople to fill the labor gap and support communities impacted by natural disasters. Since 2011, the Foundation has invested more than $400M in veteran causes and improved more than 50,000 veteran homes and facilities. The Foundation has pledged to invest half of a billion dollars in veteran causes by 2025 and $50 million in training the next generation of skilled tradespeople through the Path to Pro program.

ECONOMIC IMPACT

HOME DEPOT SUPPORTS SAN FERNANDO VALLEY COMMUNITIES

The Home Depot in neighboring Van Nuys has been an asset to the community with the following positive impacts for local employees:

  • Currently Employs over 360 hourly associates with the average tenure of 7 years.

  • HD hourly associates have an average wage 15% higher than comparable positions in LA County.

  • Has paid out over $1.4 million dollars in bonuses to hourly associates at the Van Nuys location over the last 5 years.

  • Has been recognized by store associates in confidential surveys as a high engagement/morale store for the last 5 years.

  • Several senior leaders locally with Home Depot (such as district and regional leaders) started as hourly associates in the Van Nuys location.

  • Currently over 16% of associates are enrolled or have utilized Home Depot’s free tuition reimbursement program.

  • Employs active/reserved/retired associates of all military branches.

SERVING VETERANS

Because 35,000 of our own are veterans, The Home Depot Foundation understands the importance of honoring and serving those who have served us all.

Since 2011, the Foundation has invested more than $400 million in veteran causes and improved more than 50,000 veteran homes and facilities. In 2018, the Foundation pledged an additional $250 million to veteran causes taking the total commitment to half a billion by 2025.

DISASTER RELIEF

The Home Depot Foundation is committed to short-term response and long-term recovery in communities impacted by natural disasters.

Each year, the Foundation and Team Depot, Home Depot’s associate volunteer force, prepare before disaster strikes by pre-stocking nonprofit partner warehouses and Home Depot distribution centers with relief supplies for quick deployment in the immediate wake of a storm.

With the help of Team Depot and nonprofit partners, including the Team Rubicon, Convoy of Hope, Operation Blessing, American Red Cross, World Central Kitchen and others, the Foundation is able to provide immediate support, resources and relief supplies to communities in need.

Our corporate merchandising, supply chain and operations teams move necessary product and equipment to stores in strike zones, and our stores often become command centers for first responders and relief agencies.

Through nonprofit partners, the Foundation continues to work in impacted communities for years to come to ensure long-term recovery in the area.

So far in 2022, The Home Depot Foundation has committed more than $5.5 million for disaster preparedness, response and long-term recovery, including annual grants and a $300,000 commitment for flooding in Kentucky and surrounding states.

PATH TO PRO

The Home Depot and The Home Depot Foundation are committed to educating more people in the skilled trades and helping them find careers in the home improvement industry through our Path to Pro program. With more than 400,000 open roles in the trades nationally, we can’t tackle this work alone. Industry leaders like Home Builders Institute (HBI), Construction Ready, SkillPointe Foundation and Atlanta Technical College (ATC) are helping us prepare skilled people for these opportunities. Since the program’s inception, the Foundation’s trades-focused partnerships have trained more than 29,000 participants and introduced more than 126,000 people to the skilled trades, surpassing its commitment to train 20,000 people six years ahead of schedule. 

Additionally, the company has also launched several new initiatives. From geotargeted online resources and entry-level certificates to advanced training, and even a networking platform with the company's Pro customers, people now have even more opportunity to pursue their career journey in trades from start to finish. Learn more at PathtoPro.com.