Home Depot volunteers renovate veteran housing across three cities

Hundreds of Home Depot volunteers fanned out across Dallas, Austin and Phoenix to help renovate veteran housing, turning Team Depot from a branding line into a visible part of the company’s operating culture. The Home Depot Foundation said the projects were aimed at improving veteran housing, expanding community resources and supporting veterans moving out of homelessness and into independent living.

For associates, the point goes beyond a single service day. Team Depot is Home Depot’s associate volunteer force, and the Foundation said that since 2011 it has worked with nearly 15,000 nonprofits and completed, on average, five projects a day in local communities. The Foundation also said it has improved more than 70,000 veteran homes and facilities since 2011 and has pledged to invest $750 million in veteran causes by 2030.

That scale matters inside stores and distribution centers because volunteer work can shape how people talk about the company’s identity. Home Depot says tens of thousands of its associates are veterans, which makes the housing work personal for a workforce that includes former service members as well as employees who connect closely to military families and skilled trades. The company’s veteran-focused giving also gives store leaders a concrete story to use with new hires: the orange apron is tied to more than selling product at the pro desk, paint counter or loading bay.

The housing projects also sit inside a larger pattern of grantmaking and hands-on labor. In March 2026, the Foundation said it surpassed $1 billion in charitable giving. In April 2025, it said Team Depot would partner with Rebuilding Together, Volunteers of America affiliates and other nonprofit partners in more than a dozen cities during National Volunteer Month. In June 2024, the Foundation announced a $9 million investment to help more than 3,400 veterans, including more than 300 new housing units and nearly 200 repaired units. In 2023, it said $10.4 million in grants would fund more than 750 new housing units for veterans facing homelessness.

Phoenix has been part of that effort for years. In 2021, the Foundation said it was investing $300,000 with U.S.VETS to support housing and services for more than 180 homeless and at-risk veterans in Maricopa County. The Foundation says more than 30,000 veterans experience homelessness on any given night, which is why its Veteran Housing Grants Program typically awards between $100,000 and $500,000 for permanent supportive housing.

Taken together, the Dallas, Austin and Phoenix projects showed how Home Depot uses Team Depot to connect volunteerism, veteran support and associate identity. The company is not just asking workers to stock shelves and serve customers; it is trying to make service part of what the job means.