New investments provide additional support to
West Coast disaster response operations
ATLANTA, May 2, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- The Home Depot Foundation is expanding nationwide
disaster preparedness, response and long-term recovery efforts
through $4.4 million in grants to
disaster response nonprofit partners. The investments take the
Foundation's 2023 disaster response financial commitment to more
than $4.8 million and will help
several partners bolster west coast operations.
Record rainfall has brought deadly flooding to California this year, adding to a growing list
of west coast climate concerns. As a result, Foundation partners
Convoy of Hope and ToolBank USA
are working to open new warehouses near Sacramento to provide faster response times in
the immediate aftermath of a disaster. To continue to support
communities in the west, World Central Kitchen has further built
out its relief team to include more regionally-based team members
so they can ensure they reach crises around the world even quicker
than before.
"As Convoy of Hope looks to serve more people across the globe
in bigger and better ways, establishing a new West Coast Regional
Distribution Center coupled with our partnership with The Home
Depot Foundation will play a vital role in accomplishing that
goal," said Stacy Lamb, Convoy of
Hope's vice president of disaster services. "We are excited about
how both will position us to meet the needs of hurting people in
the years to come."
The funding also includes $1.2
million for long-term recovery efforts nationwide, with a
focus on fortified and sustainable rebuilding practices. The
Foundation will be working with local Habitat for Humanity
affiliates in several states to continue rebuilding efforts from
Hurricanes Ida, Michael and Florence. Additional grants to Team
Rubicon will extend hurricane and tornado recovery operations in
Texas, Alabama, Louisiana and Kentucky.
"Every day, across the country, people are living with the
effects of a natural disaster. Our dedication to those people and
their communities extends long past the initial response phase,"
said Shannon Gerber, executive
director of The Home Depot Foundation. "With the help of our
nonprofit partners, we are helping communities rebuild stronger and
more sustainably so they can withstand future storms."
Additional funds from these grants will support ongoing
preparedness efforts with Operation Blessing, American Red Cross
and Inspiritus, which includes stocking warehouses with relief
supplies, building disaster relief kits, packing emergency meal
kits, purchasing new response trailers and more.
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 $475
million in veteran causes and improved more than 55,000
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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