The Home Depot Foundation plans to invest a cumulative $1 billion in veteran causes by 2032, expanding its support for housing repairs, homelessness prevention and programs that help veterans secure rental homes.
The Oct. 22 announcement builds on more than $650 million invested since 2011. The foundation says that work has helped build or improve more than 70,000 veteran homes and facilities nationwide.
The commitment includes past spending rather than providing an additional $1 billion.
“Our $1 billion commitment supports the partnerships and solutions needed to help more veterans move from uncertainty to long-term stability,” Executive Director Erin Izen said.
The foundation’s work includes projects in Cobb County and elsewhere in metro Atlanta. Earlier this year, it awarded Habitat for Humanity of NW Metro Atlanta $235,000 for no-cost critical repairs to veterans’ homes in Cobb, Douglas and Paulding counties.
A previous foundation grant supported repairs for 13 veteran households, according to a Habitat announcement published by East Cobb News. Recipients included Luther and Angela Washington of Mableton, founders of the Family Life Restoration Center. Luther Washington served 14 years in the Army as a sergeant and combat engineer.
The foundation also contributed $500,000 toward renovations at the Atlanta Veterans Village near Six Flags, which opened in August 2025 to house nearly 90 formerly homeless veterans.
More than 100 Team Depot volunteers helped prepare the property through landscaping, outdoor construction and other improvements. Home Depot separately donated household essentials for the facility’s 88 units, according to Cobb County government.
The expanded national commitment includes support for the Landlords, Organizations and Veterans Engagement, or LOVE, Fund with Open Doors Atlanta. The program addresses rental barriers such as security deposits and application fees. Another initiative, the U.S.VETS Master Lease Program, leases homes directly from property owners to help veterans obtain housing.
The announcement did not specify individual grant amounts.
Other funding will support housing stabilization and facility improvements through Operation Homefront and Community Solutions, along with modular homes for senior and housing-insecure veterans through Purple Heart Homes.
The need remains substantial. A January 2025 federal count identified 32,495 veterans experiencing homelessness nationwide, a 56.1% decline since 2010, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. The foundation says its partnerships have contributed to that broader decline.
The pledge coincides with the annual Celebration of Service, during which Team Depot volunteers plan hundreds of projects across all 50 states and three U.S. territories. The foundation also convened an Oct. 22 summit with the National Housing Conference to discuss barriers to stable housing for veterans.
