Home Depot helps associate after fire

Angie Richardson is a store associate in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Her home recently caught fire, causing the entire building to become unsuitable for living. Home Depot’s Homer Fund helped in her time of need. 

The Homer Fund, the company’s employee assistance program, is funded by associates and the company to help associates in need. 

In a video produced by Home Depot, Richardson said, “I had a fire at my condo, It was scary.”

She said everyone was okay, but her entire building was unlivable.

Since 1999, The Homer Fund has granted nearly $233 million to more than 165,000 associates in need, thanks to the collective support from fellow Home Depot associates.

The Homer Fund, she said in the video, “has allowed me to stay here and not uproot my family.”

Since 2020, The Homer Fund supported associates through the unexpected pandemic with grants for COVID-19 related struggles, including necessary travel, loss of childcare, illness, bereavement and more, said the retailer.