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Giving back to those in need is one of the core values of The Home Depot. The Casa Verde YouthBuild program
of Austin, Texas, is just one of the thousands of community-based programs The Home Depot supports through
our Team Depot program. Building a Habitat for Humanity house in Minneapolis and constructing a playground
in Seattle are two more examples of the many ways we give back to the communities where we live and work.
It has often been said that The Home Depot is in the business of helping customers solve problems. Team Depot
is focused on doing the same by helping communities solve some of the challenges they face. We do it by using
our resources – product and monetary donations and a lot of hard work by thousands of committed Team Depot
volunteers – to make us part of the communities we serve.
Since our community relations program began in 1989, The Home Depot has contributed over $100 million in
cash and products and millions of volunteer hours to programs in the areas of affordable housing, at-risk youth,
the environment and disaster preparedness and relief. On any day in countless communities across the country,
you will find Team Depot at work. It is one of the common threads that binds our diverse associates together to
make us one company.
Leslee Gooding has been a Home Depot associate for four years in Austin, Texas. Looking for a new direction, in 1997, Leslee
Gooding enrolled in the Casa Verde YouthBuild Americorps Program, an Austin, Texas-based program that allows
young people to earn a high school diploma while learning construction skills. After 12 months of training, Leslee
took her new-found skills, diploma and self-confidence to Home Depot, applying for a job with a Home Depot store
manager who strongly supported the Casa Verde program. Today, Leslee is a valued member of The Home Depot team,
giving back part of her time and experience to other YouthBuild students. 14
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