Strengthen Communities

We are working to strengthen our communities by investing and honoring our veterans, being the first on the scene with disaster relief, and helping our skilled men and women further themselves in the trade industry.

Videos from this campaign

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Volunteer Month: Team Depot volunteers shown.
The Home Depot Foundation is here to help!
Veteran shown saluting. Caption: surpassing our commitment of $500 million to Veteran Causes.
volunteers walking in to a house
Entrance to a College
The Home Depot Foundation Helps Communities Impacted by Southern Tornadoes

Content from this campaign

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Generators and Essential Supplies Donated in Response to Winter Storms Uri and Viola
In the same week that Winter Storm Uri covered the 48 contiguous states in the most snow ever recorded, Winter Storm Viola quickly took its place. To help, The Home Depot Foundation and Team Depot are working with nonprofits across the region.

Education

The Home Depot Continues Support for HBCUs with $1 Million Donation
The Home Depot will contribute $1 million in grants to support campus improvements at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) through its annual Retool Your School program, for which voting is now open.

Social Impact & Volunteering

1 Million Kids Workshop Kits Donated by Home Depot During COVID-19
Kids Workshops has been a hands-on program offered inside The Home Depot stores for young doers since 1997.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Doing Our Part: 2020 Year in Review

Education

Retool Your School Program to Grant $1 Million to 30 HBCUs
The Home Depot’s Retool Your School grant program is doubling its commitment to $1 million in HBCU campus improvement grants.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Honoring Dr. King and His Legacy With $150,000 Donation to Atlanta's King Center
In honor of MLK Day 2021 and Dr. King’s unparalleled impact, The Home Depot Foundation is investing more than $150,000 in The King Center in Atlanta. This investment creates a new resource to support volunteer services and opportunities within The King Center and throughout Atlanta to address critical needs in our communities.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Homer Fund: Taking Care of Our People Through Tough Times
2020 brought many unexpected events, from the COVID-19 pandemic to a seemingly endless lineup of natural disasters. The Homer Fund ,funded by contributions from The Home Depot associates, for associates — offered support during times of need.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Operation Surprise: Giving Back in 2020
For the first time ever, The Home Depot Foundation expanded the annual campaign to reach not only veterans, but frontline workers like first responders, healthcare workers, teachers, those facing food insecurity and more.

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