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Partnership With The Home Depot Foundation Continues to Expand Housing Support for Rural Veterans and Nonprofits
Contacts: AHRV Team, ahrv@ruralhome.org
(202) 842-8600
Washington, DC, May 26, 2026 – Veterans and their families in seventeen rural communities will have better lives, thanks to The Home Depot Foundation and the Housing Assistance Council (HAC). The Foundation is awarding grants totaling $453,850 to seventeen local nonprofit housing agencies around the country to preserve housing for veterans across rural America.
The grants are part of the Foundation’s mission to provide affordable and accessible housing solutions to U.S. veterans and invest $750 million in veteran causes by 2030. Many veterans and their families face major housing challenges, often exacerbated by issues related to unemployment, age, and service-related disabilities. The Foundation and HAC are dedicated to giving back to those who have answered the highest call of service to our nation.
As part of its Affordable Housing for Rural Veterans (AHRV) Initiative, HAC works with the Foundation to administer grants that bolster and support the work of rural nonprofit housing agencies to deliver critical housing support to veterans. “The value of HAC’s partnership with The Home Depot Foundation is immeasurable,” said David Lipsetz, HAC’s President and CEO. “Over time it has increasingly enabled HAC to show up for rural veterans by supporting the efforts of local nonprofits who provide safe, affordable housing and greater stability in the communities they call home.” As rural America is home to a disproportionately high number of service women and men, HAC remains deeply committed to supporting our nation’s service women and men by uplifting local nonprofits and their work to house veterans and ensure the habitability of their homes and rural communities.
The grantee organizations, described below, provide a range of programs. With the grants, veterans who own homes in California, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, South Carolina, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin, will obtain critical repair assistance. Altogether, 82 veterans and their families will benefit from these grants.
About The Home Depot Foundation
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. Since 2011, the Foundation has invested more than $650 million in veteran causes and improved more than 70,000 veteran homes and facilities. The Foundation has pledged to invest $750 million in veteran causes by 2030 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 LinkedIn @TheHomeDepotFoundation, X @HomeDepotFound and on Facebook and Instagram @HomeDepotFoundation.
About the Housing Assistance Council
The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) is a national nonprofit that supports affordable housing efforts throughout rural America. Since 1971, HAC has provided below-market financing for affordable housing and community development, technical assistance and training, research and information, and policy formulation to enable solutions for rural communities. To learn more about the Housing Assistance Council, visit www.ruralhome.org and follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook.
About the Grantees
- Appalachian Agency for Senior Citizens, Cedar Bluff, VA, will utilize $30,000 to provide housing rehabilitation and modifications to sixteen (16) veteran homes. For additional information on Appalachian Agency for Senior Citizens visit their website at https://aasc.org/
- Austin Habitat for Humanity, Austin, TX, will utilize $30,000 to provide critical repairs to two (2) low-income veteran homes. For additional information on Austin Habitat for Humanity visit their website at https://austinhabitat.org/
- Bishop Sheen Ecumenical Housing Foundation, Fairport, NY, will utilize $30,000 to provide critical repairs to nine (9) disabled veteran homes. For additional information on Bishop Sheen Ecumenical Housing Foundation visit their website at https://sheenhousing.org/
- GROW South Dakota, Sisseton, SD, will utilize $30,000 to provide essential rehabilitation to three (3) veteran homes. For additional information on GROW South Dakota visit their website at https://www.growsd.org/
- Habitat for Humanity North Central Massachusetts, Acton, MA, will utilize $11,500 to provide critical repairs to two (2) veteran homes. For additional information on Habitat for Humanity North Central Massachusetts visit their website at https://ncmhabitat.org/
- Habitat for Humanity of Butte County, Chico, CA, will utilize $30,000 to support the construction of one (1) home for a low-income veteran. For additional information on Habitat for Humanity of Butte County visit their website at https://www.buttehabitat.org/
- Habitat for Humanity of Columbus Nebraska, Columbus, NE, will utilize $30,000 to provide critical repairs to four (4) veteran homes. For additional information on Habitat for Humanity of Columbus Nebraska visit their website at https://www.hfhcolumbusne.org/
- Habitat for Humanity of Wicomico County, Fruitland, MD, will utilize $30,000 to provide critical repairs to three (3) low-income veteran homes. For additional information on Habitat for Humanity of Wicomico County visit their website at https://wicomicohabitat.org/
- Habitat for Humanity of York County, Rock Hill, SC, will utilize $12,500 to provide critical repairs to one (1) veteran home. For additional information on Habitat for Humanity of York County visit their website at https://yorkcountyhabitat.org/
- Houston County Habitat for Humanity, Warner Robins, GA, will utilize $15,000 to provide critical repairs to two (2) veteran homes. For additional information on Houston County Habitat for Humanity visit their website at https://www.hocohabitat.org/
- Neighborhood Housing Services Oklahoma City, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, will utilize $30,000 to provide critical repairs to eight (8) low-income veteran homes. For additional information on Neighborhood Housing Services Oklahoma City Inc. visit their website at https://www.nhsokla.org/
- NeighborWorks Umpqua, Roseburg, OR, will utilize $30,000 to provide critical repairs to ten (10) low-income veteran-owned homes. For additional information on NeighborWorks Umpqua visit their website at http://www.nwumpqua.org/
- Rebuilding Together Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, will utilize $30,000 to provide critical repairs to four (4) low-income veteran homes. For additional information on Rebuilding Together Minnesota visit their website at http://www.rtmn.org/
- Rebuilding Together Platte Valley East, Fremont, NE, will utilize $25,850 to provide critical repairs to one (1) veteran home. For additional information on Rebuilding Together Platte Valley East visit their website at https://rebuildingtogetherpve.org/
- Rebuilding Together Saratoga County, Ballston Spa, NY, will utilize $30,000 to provide critical repairs to four (4) low-income veteran homes. For additional information on Rebuilding Together Saratoga County visit their website at https://rtsaratoga.org/
- Tacoma Pierce County Habitat for Humanity, Tacoma, WA, will utilize $29,000 to provide critical repairs to two (2) veteran homes. For additional information on Tacoma Pierce County Habitat for Humanity visit their website at https://www.tpc-habitat.org/
- Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity, Spooner, WI, will utilize $30,000 to provide critical repairs to two (2) veteran homes. For additional information on Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity visit their website at https://wildrivershabitat.org/
