Meet: Veteran Cleo Cross
Thanks to a partnership with The Home Depot Foundation, Meals on Wheels America provides funding to local providers to complete critical home repairs for senior veterans like Cleo Cross.
As part of its ongoing commitment to improving the lives of U.S. military veterans and their families, The Home Depot Foundation serves as the signature funder of our Helping Homebound Heroes program. Through more than $24 million in funding and countless volunteer hours, the Foundation has helped repair and modify more than 4,700 veteran homes. Projects range from major repairs, such as roofs and HVAC systems, to smaller improvements like installing grab bars and cooling fans. Whenever possible, contractors incorporate energy-saving products and upgrades that help low-income veterans reduce utility costs while remaining safe and independent in their own homes.
- Team Depot, The Home Depot’s associate volunteer force, has played a leading role in home repairs and modifications.
- Funding has included both monetary donations and The Home Depot gift cards for the purchase of supplies.
- The Home Depot Foundation is an annual platinum sponsor of the Meals on Wheels America National Conference and Expo.
Team Depot Partners with Meals on Wheels to Serve a Korean War Veteran
Korean War Veteran Bernardo Romero settled into his Texas home more than twenty years ago. Like many aging Americans, his home wasn’t ready to accommodate the challenges of growing older. That all changed when Meals on Wheels America and The Home Depot Foundation partnered to restore his independence.
The Home Depot’s Former CEO Craig Menear Delivered Lunch to an Atlanta Veteran
With more than 9.4 million senior veterans today, organizations like Meals on Wheels are stepping in to support their independence through meals, shelter, education and community. Home Depot's former CEO, Craig Menear, stepped in to deliver meals and surprise 68-year-old veteran and Atlanta native John Wright with home renovations.
