Home Depot Canada Foundation opens 'door'
The Home Depot Canada Foundation launched The Orange Door Project holiday fundraising campaign on Giving Tuesday, running through December 19, to help prevent and end youth homelessness in communities across Canada.
Home Depot Canada's 182 stores have partnered with local youth-serving charities who will receive all donations made in-store and online while the campaign runs.
“Many of our partners have faced new challenges through the pandemic and are experiencing marked decreases in individual donations, making the youth homelessness crisis in Canada even more urgent,” said Pamela O’Rourke, board chair, The Home Depot Canada Foundation, and vice president of merchandising at Toronto-based Home Depot Canada.
“But as the ultimate doers, our customers and associates have continued to champion this program, year after year, raising more than $15 million dollars since we launched The Orange Door Project campaign in 2009,” said O’Rourke.
One in five people experiencing homelessness in Canada are youth, said the Foundation. That’s why our stores are raising funds to support 124 local organizations that are committed to preventing and ending youth homelessness in Canada through The Orange Door Project.
As part of this year’s campaign, The Home Depot Canada Foundation said it will donate $2,000 to charity partners on behalf of each store to help address the additional impacts created by COVID-19; and the company has donated $2,000 on behalf of each store in British Columbia to the Red Cross to support our communities through the recent floods and mudslides, for a total commitment of $416,000.
Donations to The Orange Door Project campaign support organizations that provide safe, stable housing and the life skills development programs that help youth build brighter futures.
The Home Depot Canada said it covers all administrative costs of the campaign, ensuring that 100% of customer donations stay in the communities where they were raised.
Donations can be made in all 182 stores and at OrangeDoorProject.ca where more information can also be found about the work of The Home Depot Canada Foundation, including the recent launch of TradeWorx, a targeted investment in skilled trades training for youth experiencing homelessness.
The Home Depot Canada Foundation is a Canadian registered charity that is committed to preventing and ending youth homelessness in Canada.