Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity partners with The Home Depot Foundation to help a local homeowner

TOMS RIVER, N.J. (December 1, 2025) – Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity worked alongside Veda, the widow of an Army veteran, to improve her home through Habitat for Humanity’s Repair Corps program. Funded by The Home Depot Foundation, Repair Corps has helped build or improve the homes and lives of more than 1,800 U.S. military veterans and their family members through critical home repairs.

Veda had been living with a broken exterior door that let in cold drafts and left her feeling unsafe in her own home. With support from The Home Depot Foundation, Home Depot associates replaced the damaged door on Veterans Day, bringing warmth, safety, and peace of mind back to her home. Projects like these address critical safety needs for veterans and surviving spouses, allowing them to remain in safe, stable homes.

"Approximately 33,000 veterans don’t have a safe place to sleep or call home, and more than 2.75 million live in inadequate housing. This year marks the 15th year of the Foundation’s annual veteran service campaign, reflecting our long-standing commitment to serving those who have served us. We are so proud that this past Veteran's Day, The Home Depot Foundation announced more than $30 million in new grants to support veteran housing. " Sean Vissar, Manager of National Programs and Strategies, The Home Depot Foundation.

The repair at Veda’s home took place in a quiet, established mobile home community where many residents are aging in place and living on limited incomes. The new door will help secure the home, improve energy efficiency, and restore the sense of comfort she had lost.

About Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity

Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity, a New Jersey-based affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, was founded in 1999. Through volunteerism, skilled labor, and donations of money and materials, the organization rehabilitates and builds safe houses alongside its homeowner/ partner families. Northern Ocean Habitat also operates the ReStore, a retail shop that generates funds through sales of donated goods and keeps materials out of landfills. The ReStore proceeds are to support new home builds and its Neighborhood Revitalization programs. The Neighborhood Revitalization initiative includes the Home Preservation, Housing Plus Aging in Place, A Brush with Kindness, and Veteran Repair programs. These programs provide home renovations addressing health and/or safety issues, all with the goal of keeping residents in the comfort of their own homes. To learn more, visit https://northernoceanhabitat.org/

About The Home Depot Foundation

The Home Depot Foundation, a nonprofit supported by The Home Depot (NYSE: HD), works to improve the homes and lives of U.S. veterans, support communities impacted by natural disasters and train skilled tradespeople to fill the labor gap. Since 2011, the Foundation has invested more than $600 million in veteran causes and improved more than 65,000 veteran homes and facilities. The Foundation has pledged to invest $750 million in veteran causes by 2030 and $50 million in training the next generation of skilled tradespeople through the Path to Pro program. To learn more about The Home Depot Foundation visit HomeDepotFoundation.org and follow us on X @HomeDepotFound and on Facebook and Instagram @HomeDepotFoundation.