Lowe’s Invites Communities to Nominate Projects for Lowe’s Hometowns Grant Program
MOORESVILLE, N.C., Jan. 23, 2024 -- As part of Lowe's continued work to make communities better for all, the home improvement company is accepting project nominations for Lowe's Hometowns. Now in its third year, the five-year, $100 million impact program revitalizes community spaces including food pantries, veteran support programs, first responder facilities, affordable housing services and community gardens.
Now through Feb. 19, people across the country are encouraged to go to Lowes.com/Hometowns to nominate a project to be part of Lowe's Hometowns.
This year, Lowe's associates will complete nearly 1,800 projects to improve their communities, including 100 signature grant projects selected through nominations and 1,700 selected by Lowe's associates. Each project is supported by knowledgeable Lowe's red vest associates, who contribute tens of thousands of volunteer hours and leverage Lowe's vast product assortment, services and network of Pros to bring the renovations to life.
"We have a responsibility to the communities we serve to be part of the solution to their most critical issues. Giving back is core to who we are and made possible by our associates' ability to get things done," said Marvin Ellison, Lowe's chairman and CEO. "Lowe's Hometowns projects are helping to improve millions of lives across the country, and I'm excited to see the meaningful impact this program will make in 2024."
In 2023, the Lowe’s Hometowns project assembled Lowe's associate volunteers, an extensive network of Pros and community partners to participate in eight projects to renovate and restore first responders' spaces. The projects included the Wedington Volunteer Fire Department, a 45-year-old firehouse and community center in Fayetteville, Arkansas, which received a much-needed facelift: new garage doors, a fresh coat of paint and new furniture.
Read the Wedington Volunteer Fire Department’s story here.
Additional support was provided to first responders’ spaces across the country:
- Anchorage Police Department Dispatch (Anchorage, Alaska)
- Dauntless Hook & Ladder Ambulance (Selinsgrove, Pa.)
- Galax Volunteer Fire Department (Galax, Va.)
- Green Township Volunteer Fire Department (Greendell, N.J.)
- Henderson Fire Department (Henderson, Ark.)
- Rosewood Heights Fire Protection District (East Alton, Ill.)
- Tyler Mountain Volunteer Fire Department (Cross Lanes, W.Va)
Visit Lowes.com/hometowns for complete program terms and to learn more.
About Lowe's
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 17 million customer transactions a week in the U.S. With total fiscal year 2022 sales of over $97 billion, approximately $92 billion of sales were generated in the U.S., where Lowe's operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. For more information, visit Lowes.com.
