The Home Depot Foundation Invests $6 Million in Skilled Trades Training, Announces New Scholarship and Entrepreneurship Partnerships
- Investment of over $6 million in skilled trades training
- Introduction of entrepreneurship program for military veterans
- Expansion of scholarship program
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Grants help extend free training, accreditation opportunities to high school students, veterans, separating service members and Gold Star families
To serve aspiring entrepreneurs within the skilled trades industry, The Home Depot Foundation is partnering with Bunker Labs to introduce an entrepreneurship program designed to guide
The Foundation is also expanding its Path to Pro scholarship program with grants to SkillPointe Foundation, its partner since 2021, and through a new partnership with Folds of Honor. Military scholarships through Folds of Honor extend financial support to qualifying veterans and military family members entering or enrolled in accredited skilled trade schools.
"We're expanding our current training programs and creating new avenues to steadily fill the country's skilled labor gap with in-demand talent," said The Home Depot Foundation's executive director, Shannon Gerber. "Diversifying our approach with additional entrepreneurship and scholarship programs helps ensure we're reaching more communities with free training opportunities and creating sustainable change for the industry."
The Home Depot Foundation extended its grant to long-time partner Home Builders Institute to broaden its Path to Pro high school and military programs. The two organizations will continue to provide no-cost PACT curriculum certification for more than 1,200 separating military members annually, 11th and 12th grade students and Title 1 schools nationwide.
The Home Depot Foundation's skilled trades training program, Path to Pro, launched in 2018 with a
Beyond the Foundation's work in this area, The Home Depot's Path to Pro Network connects skilled tradespeople to professional contractors and job openings. The Path to Pro Network has introduced more than 12,000 jobseekers to millions of The Home Depot's Pro customers nationwide and has provided exclusive access to more than 2,200 jobs. For more information and to find skilled trades resources available in English and Spanish, visit PathtoPro.com.
About The Home Depot Foundation
The Home Depot Foundation, the nonprofit arm of The Home Depot (NYSE: HD), works to improve the homes and lives of
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