The Home Depot Foundation announced on May 22 that it recently led large-scale renovation projects to improve veteran housing and address veteran homelessness in Dallas, Austin, and Phoenix. Nearly 1,600 Team Depot volunteers participated in these efforts alongside nonprofit partners including Homeless Veterans Services of Dallas (HVSD), U.S.VETS, Arizona State Veterans Home, and Green Doors.
These projects are part of The Home Depot Foundation’s ongoing commitment to support veterans. Since 2011, the foundation has invested more than $650 million in veteran causes with a goal to reach $750 million by 2030. The renovations aimed not only to upgrade physical spaces but also to provide resources for veterans transitioning out of homelessness into independent living.
In Dallas, close to 500 volunteers worked with HVSD at the Veterans Resource Center. They painted the facility, enhanced outdoor community areas, created new gathering spaces, outfitted a welding and plumbing classroom for workforce development programs, and built furniture and bicycles for local organizations. Dr. Jamie Park, Deputy Network Director at the Veterans Health Administration said: “When the community comes together to do something for the most noble of citizens who represent the United States like our veterans, it doesn’t get any better.”
In Phoenix, over 700 volunteers partnered with U.S.VETS and other groups for improvements at multiple sites including healthcare facilities at Arizona State Veterans Home. Teams refreshed resident rooms and staff lounges while converting an old pool into a recreation space. Additional amenities such as a dog park and playhouses were constructed.
Austin saw about 400 volunteers renovate Pecan Springs Commons apartments managed by Green Doors. Volunteers upgraded eight buildings—fully furnishing two—and built new food pantry and laundry facilities for more than sixty veteran residents. Vegetable beds and gardens were installed along with playground improvements. Christa Noland, Executive Director of Green Doors said: “It’s not just the physical structures… it’s how it transforms our community.”
Looking ahead, The Home Depot Foundation says these projects reflect its pledge toward investing further in supporting veterans through similar initiatives.
