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 # Orange at Heart: How The Home Depot’s Homer Fund Helped a Rapid Deployment Center Associate in Time of Need 

 


 

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[Originally published on Built From Scratch](https://corporate.homedepot.com/news/foundation-and-community/orange-heart-how-homer-fund-helped-rapid-deployment-center-associate)

Shawn is a Rapid Deployment Center associate who works to quickly receive and sort inbound freight for Home Depot stores and fulfillment centers. When Shawn’s daughter was born preterm with congenital heart defects, a two-month stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) caused his family to fall behind with rent and utility bill payments.

Here’s how [The Homer Fund](https://corporate.homedepot.com/news/foundation-and-community/orange-hearts-unite-supporting-associates-need-through-homer-fund) helped him catch up on past due living expenses.

Since 1999, The Homer Fund has granted nearly $255 million to more than 178,000 associates in need, thanks to the collective support from fellow Home Depot associates. To learn about donation options, check eligibility or apply for a grant, visit [THDHomerFund.org](http://thdhomerfund.org/).

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