Path to Pro Scholarships Seek to Propel More
Women into Skilled Trades Careers
ATLANTA, March 6,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Home Depot Foundation
announced an investment of $200,000
in trade school scholarships for women, in celebration of Women in
Construction Week (March 5-11). The
Home Depot Foundation's Path to Pro Scholarship for Women will
provide $4,000 in financial
assistance to women entering or currently enrolled in construction
trades programs.
There are nearly 400,000 open construction roles nationwide, and
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports only about 11% of
construction workers are women.
"The Home Depot Foundation has invested more than half of a
million dollars in trade school scholarships to extend support
beyond our training programs and help bridge the opportunity gap
for more students seeking high-earning careers," said Shannon Gerber, The Home Depot Foundation's
executive director. "We're proud to have trained more than 39,000
trades professionals and awarded nearly 200 trade school
scholarships to-date, and we're thrilled to continue that momentum
with an intentional focus on women."
In line with its mission to serve U.S. military veterans, The
Home Depot Foundation will partner with various veteran service
organizations to help identify eligible veterans and veteran family
members for this scholarship opportunity.
SkillPointe Foundation will partner to administer
scholarships nationwide and recipients will be selected based on
requirements including:
- Candidate must be female
- Candidate must be a high school graduate or have a GED
equivalent
- Candidate must intend to enroll or be currently enrolled in an
accredited construction trade college or postsecondary program in
the U.S.
"Through our partnership with The Home Depot Foundation, we've
provided skills training scholarships for aspiring construction
industry workers from coast to coast,"
said Alvin Townley, executive director of The SkillPointe
Foundation. "We are honored to help increase the presence of women
in the trades industry."
The Home Depot Foundation has pledged to invest $50 million to fill the skilled labor gap and is
on a continued mission to help diversify the trades industry
through its Path to Pro programs available to youth, high
school and trade school students, underserved communities and
separating U.S. military service members.
To learn more and apply for The Home Depot Foundation's Path to
Pro Scholarship for Women,
visit https://www.myscholarship.app/the-home-depot-foundations-path-to-pro-scholarship-for-women.
About The Home Depot Foundation
The Home Depot
Foundation, the nonprofit arm of The Home Depot
(NYSE: HD), works to improve the homes and lives of U.S.
veterans, support communities impacted by natural disasters and
train skilled tradespeople to fill the labor gap. Since 2011, the
Foundation has invested more than $400
million 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.
To learn more about The Home Depot Foundation
visit HomeDepotFoundation.org and follow us
on Twitter @HomeDepotFound and on Facebook and
Instagram @HomeDepotFoundation.
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