The Home Depot Canada Foundation
The Home Depot Canada Foundation Surpasses it’s $50M Pledge to Prevent and End Youth Homelessness
The Home Depot Canada Foundation would like to thank our associates, suppliers and customers for helping us achieve this milestone!
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The Issue
Despite ongoing community efforts, youth homelessness continues to be a on the rise in Canada. The issues homeless youth face daily are complex and require holistic approaches and wrap-around community support. Homeless youth make up approximately 20% of the homeless population in Canada, meaning each year at least 35,000 – 40,000 young Canadians have no place to call home. They need a safe place to live. They need access to support services that will help them develop positive life outcomes.
Our Mission
To prevent and end youth homelessness
in Canada.
Our Commitment
Engaging a network of generous partners and supporters, including The Home Depot Canada, associates, suppliers, customers, and community partners we work tirelessly to improve housing options for vulnerable youth, supporting life skills development and employment programs, while investing in research initiatives that help identify the most effective solutions to youth homelessness.
Foundation and Community News
Read about the latest news and updates on The Foundation’s programs and initiatives.
Our Foundation members are made up of the following:
Board of Directors
The Home Depot Canada Foundation's Board of Directors consists of associates from The Home Depot who work in various capacities throughout the organization. They bring their specialized skills and expertise to the work of the Foundation.
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Pam O’Rourke |
Vice President, Merchandising |
| Ryan Wilkie |
Regional Director of Operations, Western Canada |
| Serge Carestia |
Vice President, Supply Chain |
| Steven Vetrone |
District Operations Manager, D230 |
| Craig Ingram |
Director, Field Execution, Merchandising Services |
| Doug Graham |
VP, eCommerce & Marketing |
| Azmina Hussein |
Regional Vice-President, Eastern Region |
| Ginny Hicks | Senior Director of Merchandising, Décor |
| Rajendra Sidhaye | Director, Finance |
| Andre Vogl | Director, Legal |
Supplier Advisory Committee
The Home Depot Canada Foundation established a Supplier Advisory Committee to recognize the suppliers that generously support the Foundation and its mission. Members provide input and feedback on the Foundation’s ongoing plans and activities, which helps inform the general direction of the Foundation as well as program planning and execution.
Our Supplier Advisory Committee members are:
- Rob Cresswell, Behr Process Corp
- Mitch Dennehy, TTI Canada Inc
- Randy MacDonald, Alexandria Moulding
- Scott Anderson, Hillman Group
- John Gross, The Peak Group of Companies
- Barbara O’Reilly, Rheem
- Ben Sawatzky, Spruceland
- Cengiz Elmaagacli, Anatolia Tile
- Brent Acton, Manulife Financial
- Kim Maguire, Canada Cartage System LP
- Peter Kiley, Oldcastle Inc
- Courtney McDowell, Canarm
- Lara Nathans, McCarthy Tetrault LLP
Thought Leadership Council
The Home Depot Canada Foundation formed a Thought Leadership Council of stakeholders in the youth homelessness sector to help identify program priorities and to develop, execute and evaluate initiatives related to ending youth homelessness in Canada.
Our Thought Leadership Council members are:
- Dr. Stephen Gaetz, York University and the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness (Toronto, ON)
- Sheldon Pollett, Choices for Youth (St. John's, NL)
- Erika Morton, Social Planning & Research Council of Hamilton (Hamilton, ON)
- Kelly Holmes, RaY(Resource Assistance for Youth ) (Winnipeg, MB)
- David French, A Way Home Coalition National Initiatives (Toronto, ON)
- Melanie Redman, A Way Home Coalition National Initiatives (Toronto, ON)
District Community Investment Committee
The District Community Investment Committee is co-chaired by two members of The Home Depot Canada Foundation Board of Directors and is made up of one store leader from every District. The Committee exists to provide leadership and support to the Foundation and will act as the voice of The Home Depot’s associate community.
East
- Yann Kerroch, D249 (DM : Jean- Francoise Chagnon) (East)
- Michelle Charest , D230 (DM : Phillippe St Georges) (East)
- Justyna Metcalfe, D 89 (DM: Robert Forgie (East)
- Justin Hannigan, D 204 (DM: Jessica Bell) (East)
- Aqueelah Ashby , D 350 (DM: Preet Gill) (East)
- Marnie McKean, D203 (DM: Stewart MacDonald) (East)
- Herman Randawa, D55 (DM: Ray Goral) (East)
- Scott Grady, D159 (DM: Gaetano Beradi) (East)
- Robert Peters, D125 (East)
- Brent Kerr, D315 (DM: Sebastian Brand) (East)
- Corey Kennedy D158 (DM: Mark Blackwell) (East)
West
- Rodrigo Reyes, D40 (DM: Cheryl Adams-Farrell) (West)
- Brandy Ginther, D 191 (DM: David Poliquin) (West)
- Mike Renaud, D54 (DM: Cameron Sadler) (West)
- Kyle Ross D342 (DM: Brian Mottershead ) (West)
- Deepa Amin D280 (DM: Sarb Hayer) (West)
- Debbie Boros D126 (DM: Ryan Laird) (West)
- Duane Brown D339 (DM : Pierre Longchamps) (West)
- Tanya Lowrie , D157 (DM: Chuck Reimer) (West)
- Denise Ferreira District office 7180 (West)
Make a Difference
Help us end youth homelessness.
Together, we can give our youth the opportunity to realize a brighter future.
Questions?
Send your questions to canadafoundation@homedepot.com. To apply for a grant, check out our Apply page.
Charitable Registration Number: 828431015RR0001