serving veterans in rural america
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Heather Pritchard of The Home Depot Foundation (THDF) talks about the foundation's commitment of $80 million over five years to support veterans in need.TRANSCRIPT
Serving Veterans in Rural America
Heather Pritchard, The Home Depot FoundationApril 9, 2014
SERVING THOSE WHO SERVED US ALL
Our Mission: To Ensure Every Veteran has a Safe Place to Call Home
STARTLING STATISTICS
• Veterans are twice as likely to be homeless than those who have not served
• Women veterans are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population
• In rural America, 70 percent of veterans will be over the age of 65 in the next 10 years
OUR COMMITMENT
THE IMPACT
$65+ MILLION DONATED TO 3,400+
NONPROFITS SUPPORTING VETERANS HOUSING
10,000+ UNITS OF VETERANS’ HOUSING
1,500+ TEAM DEPOT
VOLUNTEER PROJECTSBENEFITTING VETERANS
OUR PARTNERS
HOUSING CONTINUUM
A SAFE PLACE TO CALL HOME
THANK YOU
THANK YOU!