Home Depot supports Human Rights Campaign Foundation

The Home Depot is partnering with The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, which works to make transformational change in the everyday lives of LGBTQ+ people.

Two HRC Foundation-led programs that The Home Depot is supporting are the Welcoming Schools program and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) program.

“We are dedicated to intensifying our efforts to make a meaningful, sustainable difference in supporting change in our communities,” said Kelie Charles, Home Depot’s senior director of diversity, equity and inclusion.

“Our values guide us on everything we do. Supporting the Welcoming Schools and HBCU programs are just the beginning of the expansion of our partnership with the HRC Foundation,” said Charles.

The Welcoming Schools program focuses on preventing and ending bullying, which is often targeted at LGBTQ students, said the retailer.

The HBCU program focuses on enhancing and promoting excellence in LGBTQ+ education, equity and engagement within HBCUs.

“The HRC Foundation seeks to fundamentally change the way LGBTQ+ people are treated in our everyday lives,” said Leslie Hall, HBCU program director at the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

“Through the Welcoming Schools and HBCU programs, we are working to promote excellence in LGBTQ+ inclusion, equity and engagement,” said Hall.

The Home Depot has partnered with the HRC Foundation in the past to advance meaningful change, “we’ve expanded our partnership to support multiple initiatives that align with key commitments around advancing education for all, specifically within diverse communities,” the retailer said.

Since 2009, The Home Depot said it has invested millions of dollars to update and improve HBCU campuses across the country.

“The partnership with the Home Depot enables us to build a network of committed leaders in pursuit of eliminating stigma for LGBTQ+ students,” said Hall.