Home Depot shoppers can help a Tri-City agency that supports families in crisis during the annual Orange Door Project.
Beginning Thursday, Sept. 1, customers at the Coquitlam Home Depot store can donate $2 in exchange for an orange paper door, with all funds going to the Tri-City Transitions Society to provide youth in need with emergency shelter, counseling and support.
Following the donation drive, which ends Oct. 9, the 10 stores that raise the most will have their donations matched, with contributions going to the store's chosen charity.
“Youth homelessness is one of the most urgent social issues in Canada today. Together with our community we’re building a brighter future for young people across Canada — one orange door at a time,” stated Jeff Kinnaird, chair of the board of directors for The Home Depot Canada Foundation and president of The Home Depot Canada.
The Tri-City Transitions Society is a charitable non-profit society that annually assists approximately 1,200 women, men, youth and children struggling with family conflict and domestic violence. In the past two years alone, it has temporarily housed 875 women and 894 children escaping violence.
