Atlanta — As hurricane season approaches, The Home Depot Foundation is directly supporting efforts to help communities better prepare for, withstand and recover from natural disasters by investing more than $5.5 million in grants to nonprofit partners. These grants, along with mitigation training for those partners supporting rebuilding efforts, will aid communities through every stage of the disaster response cycle.
Beyond philanthropy, The Home Depot activates its Disaster Response Command Center for significant disasters, providing continuous, daily communication between teams, impacted stores and suppliers. The Command Center organizes more than 100 expert associates across the business in real-time ahead of a storm. This approach supports communities at every stage, from immediate relief to long term recovery, by combining operational expertise with resilient building practices to create stronger, safer homes.
“Preparedness is a year-round commitment to building stronger, disaster-ready neighborhoods,” says Erin Izen, executive director of The Home Depot Foundation. “With our research showing a ‘recovery lag’ in areas rebuilding after a wildfire, hurricane or tornado, we’re working to prioritize both reactive recovery and proactive resilience.”
The Home Depot Foundation, a nonprofit supported by The Home Depot, 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. For more information, visit www.HomeDepotFoundation.org.
The Home Depot is the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer with more than 2,300 retail stores and over 1,250 SRS locations.
SOURCE: The Home Depot Foundation