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The Home Depot Foundation invests more than $5.5 million to strengthen disaster preparedness, response and rebuilding efforts
This National Hurricane Preparedness Week, The Home Depot Foundation committed to invest more than $5.5 million to support nonprofit organizations as they help communities prepare for, respond to and recover from natural disasters. This funding, in addition to the $3 million committed earlier this year for wildfire response in Southern California, brings the Foundation's support to $8.5 million so far for the 2025 disaster season.
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