Buy a $2.00
Orange Door at your local Home Depot store to help prevent and end
youth homelessness
TORONTO, May 31, 2018 /CNW/ - Until June 24, customers who purchase a $2.00 paper orange door at their local Home Depot
store will help support safe housing options, life-skills
development programs and prevention initiatives for at-risk and
homeless youth across Canada.
"Every night in neighbourhoods across the country more than
6,000 youth don't have a safe place to call home. That is why 100
per cent of every customer donation goes directly to helping youth
impacted by this very serious issue. Thanks to the support of our
communities, we're helping vulnerable and homeless youth realize
brighter futures, one orange door at a time," said Jeff Kinnaird, chair, board of directors, The
Home Depot Canada Foundation and president, The Home Depot
Canada.
Research has demonstrated that the longer a young person remains
homeless, the worse their health and well-being become, and the
more likely they are to experience exploitation, trauma and
addictions, drop out of school and become entrenched in street
life.*
Through The Orange Door Project fundraising campaign, The Home
Depot Canada Foundation supports 120 organizations that share their
commitment to preventing and ending youth homelessness across the
country.
Customers can also make online donations at
www.orangedoorproject.ca.
Quick Facts:
- Last year, The Home Depot Canada Foundation helped more than
260 organizations.
- The Orange Door Project fundraising campaign has raised more
than $8.6 million since 2007.
- Young people aged 13-24 who are homeless make up approximately
20 per cent of the homeless population in Canada (Gaetz et al., 2014).
*source: Without a Home: The National Youth Homelessness
Survey
About The Home Depot Canada Foundation:
The Home Depot
Canada Foundation is committed to helping prevent and put an end to
youth homelessness in Canada. On
any given night, more than 6,000 young people are without a place
to call home, making youth homelessness one of the most urgent
social issues facing Canadians today. Through The Orange Door
Project initiative, the Foundation has pledged $20 million by the end of 2018 to improve housing
options, support life-skills development programs, and invest in
research that ensures funding is directed to the most effective
solutions designed to help youth build brighter futures. For more
information, please visit: www.orangedoorproject.ca.
SOURCE The Home Depot of Canada Inc.