THE HOME DEPOT CANADA FOUNDATION 2014 ANNUAL REPORT
Housing.
Hope.
This is how we help.
Everyone deserves a home.
Everyone deserves hope.
Homelessness affects tens of thousands* of young people
every year. It comes with extraordinarily high personal and
socio-economic costs, and it is under-prioritized in terms
of research-based policy and adequate funding.
We want to change that.
The Home Depot Canada Foundation
is committed to taking action to bring
housing and hope to homeless youth
in Canada.
Table of Contents
SECTION 1 THE ISSUE
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SECTION 2 THE ORANGE DOOR PROJECT
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SECTION 3 OUR COMMUNITY NETWORK
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SECTION 4 OUR PARTNERS AND GRANT RECIPIENTS
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SECTION 5 OUR DONORS
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SECTION 6 THE HOME DEPOT CANADA FOUNDATION
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Youth are one of the fastest-growing
segments of the homeless population
in Canada.*
*The Home Depot Canada Foundation Thought Leadership White Paper, 2013
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SECTION 1 THE ISSUE
Homeless youth are very diverse.
7 billion
Homelessness costs the Canadian economy
$7 billion annually. This includes not only
the cost of emergency shelters, but social
services, healthcare and corrections.1
41– 43%
of youth experiencing homelessness were in
foster care or group homes.2
235,000
At the centre of most youth homelessness is
conflict within the family.3
25– 40%
of youth experiencing homelessness
self-identified as LGBTQ.2
6,000
The factors that drive youth to become
homeless are not isolated in big cities,
but are also present in urban, suburban
and rural areas.3
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The State of Homelessness in Canada Report, 2014.
2
Coming of Age: Reimagining the Response to Youth
Homelessness in Canada.
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Leaving Home: Youth Homelessness in York Region.
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On any given night more than 6,000 young
people in Canada do not have a safe place
to call home.1
Canadians will experience homelessness
this year.1
40 –70%
of homeless youth have mental health issues
compared to 10–20% of housed youth.2
2:1
Male to female ratio in youth shelters.2
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SECTION 2
THE ORANGE DOOR PROJECT
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SECTION 2 THE ORANGE DOOR PROJECT
This is how we help.
The Orange Door Project is The Home Depot Canada Foundation’s response
to one of the most urgent social issues we face today – youth homelessness.
The initiative has grown from our awareness and understanding of the
important relationship between housing and support services in helping
vulnerable and homeless youth make healthy transitions to adulthood.
Through The Orange Door Project, The Home Depot Canada Foundation is
committed to working collaboratively with like-minded organizations to help
put an end to youth homelessness.
Housing Options
Increasing and improving the
inventory of new and existing
housing options for youth.
Life Skills
Helping homeless youth with
life skills development through
programs that focus on critical
support services.
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Research and
Evaluation
Supporting essential research,
community dialogue and
evaluation that identifies best
practices and supports solutions
that will help put an end to youth
homelessness in Canada.
Leadership
Taking a leadership position on
the issue of youth homelessness
by convening and collaborating
with sector leaders.
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SECTION 2 THE ORANGE DOOR PROJECT
Together with community partners and thought leaders, and with the
invaluable support of The Home Depot Canada’s suppliers, associates
and customers, The Orange Door Project embarked on a three-year
initiative, beginning in 2014.
We’ve committed $10 million over those three years, and in 2014, we
invested $4.18 million on improving places through renovation and repair
projects and supporting programs that provide youth the resources they
need to build brighter futures.
Through The Orange Door Project, The Home Depot
Canada Foundation is dedicated to supporting our
partners in their efforts to bring housing and hope
to homeless youth.
Progress against pledge – $4.18 million committed against
$10 million
Thanks to the generous support of The Home Depot Canada’s supplier
community, we raised more than $1.58 million through fundraising
events, including our Spring Gala dinner and annual The Home
Depot Charity Classic golf event.
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Our in-store fundraising campaign
raised $946,938 – nearly $1 million –
in support of 120 organizations in
the communities where we work and
live. This is an exceptional achievement,
and we couldn’t have done it without
the generosity and support of our
customers and associates.
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SECTION 3
OUR COMMUNITY NETWORK
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SECTION 3 OUR COMMUNITY NETWORK
In 2014, we helped more than 300 organizations in communities across Canada provide
better places and programs to tens of thousands of vulnerable and homeless youth.
$1.58M
$600K
$4.18M
$947K
$2.2M
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was raised through the generous support of The Home Depot Canada supplier
community at fundraising events like our Spring Gala dinner and annual
The Home Depot Charity Classic golf event.
was contributed through the Affordable Housing Grant Program to support
24 Canadian registered charities making repairs and refurbishments to
housing accommodations that benefit homeless youth.
has been committed as of 2014 to our $10 million pledge to support initiatives
that help put an end to youth homelessness.
was raised through The Orange Door Project in-store fundraising campaign to benefit
120 local charities. To date, we’ve raised more than $4.2 million in contributions to
local communities since the in-store fundraising program’s inception in 2007.
was provided to support a network of partners across Canada who share
our commitment to providing accommodation and support that benefits
homeless youth.
Community Builds were hosted in communities across Canada, involving more
than 250 Home Depot associates, in hands-on service projects that helped
improve, refresh and repair a variety of spaces that serve homeless youth.
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SECTION 3 OUR COMMUNITY NETWORK
In 2014, we provided $1.6 million to support a network of
partners across Canada who share our commitment to providing
accommodation and support that benefits homeless youth.
These partners include Boys and Girls Clubs of Calgary,
Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, Covenant House
Vancouver, En Marge 12-17, Eva’s Initiatives for Homeless Youth,
Phoenix Youth Programs, Youth Empowerment & Support
Services and Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa.
Boys and Girls Clubs of Calgary are committed to ending youth homelessness.
“The
We know that we cannot do this alone. We are proud to partner with The Home Depot
Canada Foundation to support and house young people experiencing homelessness
in Calgary through their investment into our Script program and our affordable housing
complex, Tree House.
”
you for your incredible support of our Rights of Passage program.
“Thank
Your gift is enabling us to provide our youth with the skills and abilities
that they will need for living on their own, free from a life on the streets.
By teaching these skills in a home environment based on safety and
sanctuary, we will ensure their long-term success.
”
Tristan Klassen, Associate Manager, Corporate
Foundation and Community Giving
Covenant House Vancouver, Vancouver, BC
Cheryl Doherty, Executive Director
Boys and Girls Clubs of Calgary, Calgary, AB
he Foundation recognizes the importance of our
“Tmultipronged
approach to preventing, reducing and
ending youth homelessness. Outside of the funding,
we are most thrilled to have The Foundation as an
educated and engaged national partner on the issue
of youth homelessness. For too long, organizations,
governments, and businesses worked in silos across
Canada, which led to very little change. We believe
that together, we can impact the issue of youth
homelessness in tangible, meaningful ways.”
Melanie Redman, Director
Eva’s National Initiatives, Toronto, ON
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SECTION 3 OUR COMMUNITY NETWORK
Because of the generous support of our suppliers, customers and
donors, we were able to contribute $600,000 through the Affordable
Housing Grant Program to support 24 Canadian registered charities
making repairs and refurbishments to housing accommodations that
benefit homeless youth.
behalf of our youth, staff, volunteers and community stakeholders, we
“On
applaud The Home Depot Canada Foundation for not only acknowledging
the youth homeless issue in Canada is unacceptable, but your desire to
make a difference.
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Joy Hayden, Fund Development
Hollyburn Family Services Society, Vancouver, BC
again for everything. It is a real pleasure working with all of you and
“Thanks
Home Depot. We are so happy to be able to work towards eliminating youth
homelessness together!
”
Denise Scott, Director of Children, Youth and Family Services
Wesley Urban Ministries (Wesley Youth Housing Program) Hamilton, ON
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SECTION 3 OUR COMMUNITY NETWORK
Our associates are a committed and vital part of our work to improve
physical environments for homeless youth. In 2014, The Foundation
hosted 10 Community Builds in communities across Canada. These
projects involved more than 250 Home Depot associates in hands-on
service projects that helped improve, refresh and repair a variety of
spaces that serve homeless youth.
We’d like to thank our community partners for the exceptional work
they do, and for the privilege of being able to work along side them
to make this important work happen.
that the proverbial dust has settled, I wanted to thank each of you and
“Now
hope that you will pass on to each of your crew that worked on the day with
us that this was an overwhelming success. I look forward to our continued
relationship over the coming years. Team Depot rocks!
”
Mike Gerrand, Director of Operations
Street Culture Kidz, Regina, SK
effects of the amazing Home Depot reno
“The
at Youth Haven this past summer are still being
you for impacting so many young lives yesterday through your painting,
“Thank
organizing, gardening, lifting. In one day you gave YWS quite the facelift! The two
young women who helped out with the painting were smiling from ear to ear all night
and can’t stop talking about their experience (and the skills they acquired). Thank
you, your partnership is invaluable to YWS in our work to end homelessness…
one youth at a time, one step at a time.
”
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Judy Leroux, Development Manager
Youth Without Shelter, Etobicoke, ON
talked about by staff, residents and neighbours!
I know for us it was a tremendous success,
both for the upgrades and repairs that couldn’t
have been possible without you, and also for
the relationships that were built with local Home
Depot associates that have resulted in smiles,
hellos, and great advice that have helped us
finish up the renos and complete a couple of
other projects.
”
Nathan Sykes, Executive Director
Youth Haven, Barrie, ON
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Associate Advisory Committee
The Foundation is pleased to work with an advisory committee of Home
Depot associates from across Canada. These individuals are leaders
who provide valuable feedback and input on Foundation programs and
serve as goodwill ambassadors in their communities.
Thought Leadership Advisory Council
In 2014, The Foundation initiated our Thought Leadership Advisory
Council of youth homelessness sector leaders. These individuals provide
support and guidance that help identify program priorities related to
ending youth homelessness in Canada.
Youth Advisory Council
Incorporating the voices of youth with lived experience is an important
component of plans to help put an end to homelessness. In 2014,
The Home Depot Canada Foundation partnered with the Social Planning
and Research Council in Hamilton, Ontario, to work with youth from
the Street Youth Planning Collaborative – Youth Leaders Committee
(SYPC) and Art Forms Youth Advisory Council. This advisory group was
mobilized to help inform the direction of funding decisions for a new
program – The Orange Door Award.
The Orange Door Award recognizes non-profit organizations that
are providing support that matters to youth, as articulated by youth.
The funding awarded through this grant will assist in supporting
and growing youth-focused programs across Canada. The inaugural
Orange Door Award winners include Nanaimo Youth Services
Association (Nanaimo, BC), Grande Prairie Youth Emergency Shelter
Services (Grande Prairie, AB), Supportive Housing in Peel – Peel
Youth Village (Mississauga, ON) and YES Shelter for Youth and
Families (Peterborough, ON).
YES Shelter for Youth and Families, Peterborough, ON
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SECTION 4
OUR PARTNERS AND
GRANT RECIPIENTS
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SECTION 4 OUR PARTNERS AND GRANT RECIPIENTS
This is who we help.
Our work through The Orange Door Project supports community-based
organizations across Canada. These organizations work tirelessly to address
the needs of homeless youth in this country, and their work is vital. They are
developing innovative solutions that address this complex issue by going
beyond housing to build hope.
Our Partners
2014 Orange Door Award Recipients
Boys and Girls Clubs of Calgary
Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness
Grande Prairie Youth Emergency
Shelter Society
Canadian Observatory on Homelessness
Nanaimo Youth Services Association
Covenant House Vancouver
Social Planning and Research Council
of Hamilton
En Marge 12-17
Eva’s Initiatives for Homeless Youth
Phoenix Youth Programs
Youth Empowerment and Support Services
Supportive Housing in Peel – Peel
Youth Village
YES Shelter for Youth and Families
Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa
Macdonald Youth Services, Winnipeg, MB
360°kids, Markham, ON
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SECTION 4 OUR PARTNERS AND GRANT RECIPIENTS
Community Grant Recipients
This past year, we distributed $500,000 through our Community Grants program to help more than 160 registered Canadian charities with housing and community improvement projects.
360°kids
A Place Called Home Residence in Lindsay
Adsum Association for Women and Children
Aldergrove Neighbourhood Services Society
Alexandra Community Health Centre
Alpha House Project Inc.
Aspen Family and Community Network Society
Blue Door Shelters
Boys and Girls Clubs of Calgary
Boys and Girls Club of Charlottetown
Boys and Girls Club of Fort Saskatchewan
Brandon Friendship Centre Inc.
Britannia Woods Community House
Café Le Vase Restauré du Sud-Ouest de Montréal
Calgary Drop-In and Rehab Centre Society
Calgary Homeless Foundation
Camrose Open Door Association
Canadian Foundation for Prevention of
Family Violence
Central Alberta Women’s Outreach Society
Chestermere Regional Food Bank
City of Toronto, Birkdale Residence
Coast Foundation Society (1974)
Community Living Grimsby, Lincoln and
West Lincoln
Community Living Upper Ottawa Valley
Contact Emploi Inc.
Couchiching Jubilee House
Covenant House Toronto
Covenant House Vancouver
Cowichan Neighbourhood House Association
Cowichan Violence Against Women Society
Crisis Homes Inc.
Cyrus Centre
Dawn to Dawn Action on Homelessness Society
Daybreak Housing
Deen Support Services
Dianova Canada Inc.
Downtown Mission Windsor Inc.
Dufferin (CHOICES) Youth Shelter
E4C
Edmonton Women’s Shelter
Elders Caring Shelter Society of Grande Prairie
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Fife House
Food for Life Canada Charitable Corporation
Food For Thought Kelowna Breakfast Society
Gîte Jeunesse Inc.
Grace House
Halton Women’s Place
Harvest House Ministries Inc.
Heart Touching Heart Ministries (The Dam)
Hébergement Maison de la Paix Inc.
Highbanks Independent Living for Parenting
Youth Society
Homeward Family Shelter
Horizon Housing Society
Horizons for Youth
Housing Information Services
Hull Services
Ingamo Family Homes Inc.
Inn From The Cold (Kelowna, BC)
Inn From The Cold (Newmarket, ON)
Island Women Against Violence
Jane and Finch Boys and Girls Club
Jobs Unlimited Inc.
John Howard Society of Edmonton
John Howard Society of the Central and
South Okanagan
John Howard Society of Thunder Bay and District
Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry Society
Keys Housing and Health Solutions
La Grande Table
La Rencontre Châteauguoise
L’Arche Association of Edmonton
L’Arche Comox Valley
Last Door Recovery Society
L’Autre Cartier
Le Mûrier Inc.
Le Projet Harmonie
Lloydminster Interval Home Society
Logifem Inc
Lurana Shelter Society
Macdonald Youth Services
Mainstay Housing
Maison d’Hébergement Espace Vivant/Living Room
Maison Richelieu Hébergement Jeunesse Sainte-Foy
Maison St-Dominique
March of Dimes Canada
Margaret’s Housing and Community Support Services
Matthew House Refugee Reception Services Canada
Mavis McMullen Housing Society
Medicine Hat Youth Action Society
Metro Non-Profit Housing Association
Miramichi Youth House Inc.
Mississauga Furniture Bank
Native Friendship Centre of Montreal Inc.
New Circles Community Services
OCH Foundation for Healthy Communities
Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization
Our Kids Count of Thunder Bay, Inc.
PEI Family Violence Prevention Services Inc.
Phoenix Transition Society
Portage Atlantic
Projets Autochtones du Québec
Ranch Ehrlo Society
Red Lake Area Emergency Shelter Corp.
Refuge des Jeunes de Montréal
Rehabitat Inc.
ROCK Reach Out Centre for Kids
Rowan House Society
Ryandale Shelter for the Homeless
Saint Leonard’s Society of Nova Scotia (Shelter
Nova Scotia)
Second Base (Scarborough) Youth Shelter
Second Stage Housing Association of Dartmouth
Shelter Now
Sojourn House
SOS Children’s Village British Columbia Society
Special People in Kildonan East
St. Patrick’s Home of Ottawa Foundation
Street Culture Kidz Project Inc.
Street Haven at the Crossroads
Support and Housing - Halton
Support People of Today Charitable Services Inc.
Supportive Housing of Waterloo
Taber Food Bank Society
The Aboriginal Front Door Society
The Bridge Youth and Family Services Society
The Coquitlam Kinsmen Housing Society
The Developmental Disabilities Resource Centre
of Calgary
The Halton Children’s Aid Society of the Regional
Municipality of Halton
The Learning Enrichment Foundation
The Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Youth Project
The Niagara Resource Service for Youth (The RAFT)
The ONE Change Inc.
The Refuge Youth Outreach Centre
The Women’s Centre (Grey and Bruce) Inc.
The Yonge Street Mission
Threshold Housing Society
Thunder Bay Emergency Shelter
Upper Room Mission
Veith House
Victoria Women’s Transition House Society
WARM Niagara
Welcome Centre Shelter For Women
Wesley Urban Ministries
Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre,
Chrysalis House
Weston Frontlines Centre
Winnipeg Housing Rehabilitation Corporation
Women’s Multicultural Resource and Counselling
Centre of Durham
Woolwich Community Services Inc.
YMCA of Edmonton
YMCA of Regina
Youth Emergency Shelter of Peterborough Inc.
Youth Empowerment and Support Services
Youth Haven (Barrie)
Youth Opportunities Unlimited
Youth Safe Harbour Transitional Services Inc.
Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa
Youth Without Shelter
YouthLink
YWCA of Kitchener-Waterloo
YWCA Lethbridge
YWCA Metro Vancouver
YWCA of Saskatoon
YWCA Sudbury
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SECTION 4 OUR PARTNERS AND GRANT RECIPIENTS
The Orange Door Project In-Store Fundraising Campaign Grant Recipients
Affordable Housing Grant Recipients
In June 2014, The Orange Door Project in-store fundraising campaign raised nearly $1 million in support of 120 youth-serving housing organizations
across Canada.
Abbotsford Community Services
360°kids
Abbotsford Community Services
Adojeune
Aldergrove Neighbourhood Services Society
Argus Residence for Young People
Auberge Communautaire du Sud-Ouest
Auberge Sous Mon Toit Inc.
Autonomie Jeunesse
Bethesda House
Big Brothers, Big Sisters of the Annapolis Valley
Blue Door Shelters
Boys and Girls Club of Airdrie
Boys and Girls Clubs of Calgary
Boys and Girls Club of Charlottetown
Boys and Girls Club of Cornwall/SDG
Boys and Girls Club of Niagara
Boys and Girls Club of Red Deer and District
Bridging The Gap
Caledon Community Services
Cape Breton Community Housing Association
Centre d’action bénévole L’Actuel
Centre le Diapason
Child and Family Services of Western Manitoba
Chilliwack Community Services
Choices for Youth Inc.
CMHA Simon Fraser Branch
Columbus House (Pembroke) Inc.
Community Living Parry Sound
Community Reach North Simcoe
Comox Valley Transition Society
Cornerstone Family Violence Prevention Centre
Covenant House Toronto
Covenant House Vancouver
Crisis Centre North Bay
Dufferin (CHOICES) Youth Shelter
Durham Youth Housing and Support Services
Empowerment Through Achievement –
Vaughan Women’s Shelter
En Marge 12-17
Eva’s Initiatives for Homeless Youth
Fondation du Centre jeunesse
Chaudière-Appalaches
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Grande Prairie Youth Emergency Shelter Society
Habitat for Humanity Canada
Hébergement Maison de la Paix Inc.
Hiiye’yu Lelum (House of Friendship) Society
Hollyburn Family Services Society
Home Horizon
HomeBridge Youth Society
Horizons for Youth
Ingamo Family Homes Inc.
Interior Community Services
John Howard Society of Durham Region
John Howard Society of North Island
John Howard Society of Saskatchewan
Kennedy House Youth Services Inc.
Keystone Child, Youth and Family Services
Kingston Youth Shelter
Ktunaxa Nation Council
L’Antre-Temps Longueuil
L’Elan des Jeunes
Lloydminster Interval Home
Logis-Rap
Lutherwood
Macdonald Youth Services
Maison des Jeunes de Repentigny
Maison d’Hébergement Accueil communautaire
jeunesse des Basses-Laurentides
Maison d’Hébergement Jeunesse la Parenthèse
Maison d’Hébergement L’Envolée
Maison Jeune-Est
Maison le Point Commun
Maison Raymond Roy
Maison Richelieu Hébergement Jeunesse Sainte-Foy
McMan Youth Family and Community Services
Association (Medicine Hat, AB)
Mills Community Support
Nanaimo Youth Services Association
National Capital YMCA-YWCA
North Okanagan Youth and Family Services Society
Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs
Orillia Youth Centre
Our Place (Peel)
Pacific Community Resources Society
Pauline’s Place Non-Profit Homes Inc.
Phoenix Youth Progams
Prince George Native Friendship Centre
Rapport Youth and Family Services
Reaching Our Outdoor Friends
Reena
Safe Harbour Transitional Youth Services
Sea to Sky Community Services
Second Base (Scarborough) Youth Shelter
Shelter House Thunder Bay
Squat Basse-Ville
St. Leonard’s Community Services
St. Leonard’s Youth and Family Services Society
Sudbury Action Centre for Youth
Support and Housing – Halton
The Good Samaritan Inn
The Good Shepherd Centre Hamilton
The Inn of the Good Shepherd (Sarnia) Inc.
The Inn of Windsor
The Niagara Resource Service for Youth (The RAFT)
The Salvation Army Bracebridge
The Salvation Army Chatham-Kent
The Windsor Residence for Young Men
Threshold Housing Society
Wesley Urban Ministries
West Island Youth Project
Western Area Youth Services
Wyndham House
YMCA of Regina
Youth Emergency Shelter of Peterborough Inc.
Youth Empowerment and Support Services
Youth Habilitation Quinte Inc.
Youth Haven (Barrie)
Youth Impact Jeunesse Inc.
Youth in Transition Inc.
Youth Opportunities Unlimited
Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa
Youth Without Shelter
YWCA Lethbridge
Argus Residence for Young People
Boys and Girls Clubs of Red Deer and District
Brandon and Area Youth for Christ Inc.
Choices for Youth Inc.
Support and Housing – Halton
Hollyburn Family Services Society
John Howard Society of the North Okanagan/
Kootenay Region of B.C.
Kennedy House Youth Services Inc.
L’Antre-Temps Longueuil
L’Avenue Hébergement Communautaire
Les Enfants et le Bel Âge Inc.
McMan Youth, Family and Community Services
Association (Calgary, AB)
McMan Youth, Family and Community Services
Association (Edmonton, AB)
Pauline’s Place Non-Profit Homes Inc.
Second Base (Scarborough) Youth Shelter
Squat Basse-Ville
St. Leonard’s Community Services
The Good Shepherd Centre Hamilton
The Inn of the Good Shepherd (Sarnia) Inc.
The Inn of Windsor
The Lighthouse Supported Living Inc.
The Niagara Resource Service for Youth
(The RAFT)
Wesley Urban Ministries
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SECTION 5
OUR DONORS
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SECTION 5 OUR DONORS
This is who helps.
None of what we do would be possible without the support of our donors.
This year, they contributed more than $3.8 million to The Orange Door
Project, and allowed us to support our community partners in their work
to end youth homelessness.
We can’t do what we do without you.
A big thanks to:
The Home Depot Canada, Founding Corporate Funder of The Home
Depot Canada Foundation, for your ongoing support.
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2014 Event Sponsors and
Key Supporters
Alexandria Moulding
Anatolia Tile & Stone Inc.
Bailey
CGC
CPG Building Products
Custom Building Products
Emson USA
Farrow
GAF
GDI Integrated Facility
General Wire Spring
J.D. Irving Limited
Jeld-WEN
Kaindl Flooring
KP Building Products Ltd.
Lanart Rug
Manulife
Masonite
Norbord
Pacific Casual
Peak Group of Companies
Porcupine Wood Products
QEP
RAM Forest Products
Rheem
Richelieu
Rust-Oleum Consumer Brands Canada
Southwire
Spruceland
Surewood
UPS
Vertex
Thank you to the following donors
for supporting The Orange Door
Project holiday campaign.
Dalton Enterprises Inc.
Dana Peebles
Emergency Door Service Inc.
Garant GP
Harper Trucks, Inc.
Lara Nathans
Prairie Forest Products
Skyline Furniture
TTI Canada Inc.
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THE HOME DEPOT
CANADA FOUNDATION
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SECTION 6 THE HOME DEPOT CANADA FOUNDATION
This is who we are.
Board of Directors
Supplier Advisory Committee
The Home Depot Canada Foundation’s Board of Directors consists of associates from The Home
Depot who work in various capacities throughout the organization. They bring their specialized skills
and expertise to the work of The Foundation.
Thought Leadership
Advisory Council
Bill Lennie
Chair
President, The Home Depot Canada
Pam O’Rourke
Vice Chair
Senior Director, Merchandise Strategy and Global Sourcing
Steven Franks
Treasurer
Director, Finance
Sarah Qadeer
Secretary
Senior Director and Associate General Counsel, Legal
The Home Depot Canada Foundation’s
Supplier Advisory Committee comprises
members of our invaluable supplier community
who generously support The Foundation
and its mission. Members provide input and
feedback on The Foundation’s plans and
activities, helping to inform our future direction
as well as program planning and execution.
Serge Carestia
Director
VP, Supply Chain
Colin Ayers
RAM Forest Products
Jeff Kinnaird
Director
VP, Merchandising
Amanda Noble
Raising the Roof
Jonathan Bourgeois
Fabritec Kitchens
Jason Reilly
Director
Senior Director of Marketing
Kelly Holmes
Jacques Cholette
Alexandria Moulding
David Stern
Director
District Manager
Resource Assistance
for Youth (RAY)
Robert Cresswell
Behr Canada
Ryan Wilkie
Director
Regional Director of Operations, Western Canada
David French
Mitch Dennehy
TTI
Alberta Human
Services
Cengiz Elmaagacli
Anatolia Tile
John Gross
Peak Group of
Companies
Youth Advisory Council
Jeff Lindsay
Canada Cartage
Maddi Bailey
Chris Macey
CGC Inc.
Anna Downs
Barbara O’Reilly
Rheem
Eve Esewi
Kris Ovstaas
Philips Lighting
Canada
Maddie Gritzan
Richard Paulin
H. Paulin & Co.
Sue Reibel
Manulife Financial
Adeoluwa Ogunlewe
Ben Sawatzky
Spruceland
Harlan Stone
Vertex
Dr. Stephen Gaetz
York University &
Canadian Observatory
on Homelessness
Sheldon Pollett
Choices for Youth
Erika Morton
Social Planning and
Research Council
of Hamilton
Chukky Ibe
Kyla Stewart
The Home Depot Canada
Foundation Staff
Paulette Minard
Amanda Cornelisse
Kelly-Ann Dunleavy
Stephanie Koenig
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Thank You
Our work relies on the generosity
of many supporters, including our
donors, advisory committees,
suppliers, customers and many
passionate associate volunteers.
We are grateful for the opportunity
to collaborate with you and
express our sincere gratitude
for your assistance.
To learn more or to make a donation,
visit homedepot.ca/foundation
Photo: Kennedy House Youth Services, Toronto, ON
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