Hundreds Volunteers Restore Veterans Housing, Asheville Expands Support

National Grid marked the 5th Anniversary of its Week of Service by mobilizing over 1,500 employees to volunteer in New York State, including revitalizing homes for 18 veterans in Huntington. This initiative is part of National Grid's Grid for Good program, which emphasizes affordable energy access, workforce development, and community resilience. In Santa Barbara, Bank of America team members partnered with Habitat for Humanity to restore a 100-year-old home for a future veteran homeowner, integrating the organization's sweat equity model. In Asheville, North Carolina, after Tropical Storm Helene devastated veterans' housing, about 400 volunteers from The Home Depot Foundation and other groups renovated the Veterans Village facility, converting a former hotel into permanent supportive housing for veterans and preparing homes for those displaced by the storm. This effort is part of The Home Depot Foundation's ongoing commitment to veterans, including a $3 million disaster relief fund and plans to expand housing units to accommodate nearly 200 veterans. These combined efforts highlight a broad community and corporate response to support veterans through housing restoration and development following natural disasters and ongoing community needs.