From now through Feb. 19, home improvement giant Lowe’s is calling on active duty, veterans and members of military nonprofits to nominate a project or cause to receive a Lowe’s Hometowns grant.
Now in its third year, the five-year, $100 million impact program revitalizes community spaces including food pantries, veteran support programs, first responder facilities, affordable housing services and community gardens.
“We have a responsibility to the communities we serve to be part of the solution to their most critical issues. Giving back is core to who we are and made possible by our associates’ ability to get things done,” said Marvin Ellison, Lowe’s chairman and CEO.
In the last two years, the grant program has refurbished 15 first responder, veteran and military family facilities, including: a community room renovation for Americans for Independent Living, a veterans assistance nonprofit; updated the Community Center at Camp Grayling, providing service members a connection to home while they are away from their families; and transformed the Fort Bragg Center, hosting 7,000 service members, with improvements to the overall space and facilities.
Since 2022, with the help of program implementation partner Points of Light, the Lowe’s Hometowns grant program has renovated a total of 149 community centers, affordable housing facilities, shelters and food pantries; and built and improved 54 community gardens, parks and playgrounds – among many other impactful projects.
“This program creates a powerful and needed platform to build connections that serve to strengthen and benefit communities for years to come,” said Jennifer Sirangelo, Points of Light president and CEO.
Visit here Lowes.com/hometowns to learn more.
Reach Julia LeDoux at Julia@connectingvets.com.