2010 ANNUAL REPORT - The Home Depot Foundation
2010 ANNUAL REPORT - The Home Depot Foundation
2010 ANNUAL REPORT - The Home Depot Foundation
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New Challenges<br />
Veterans at Risk<br />
<strong>The</strong> number of veterans who face critical housing needs is<br />
staggering. <strong>The</strong> statistics paint a compelling picture:<br />
• An estimated 136,334 veterans spent at least one night in a homeless<br />
shelter or transition housing program during 2009.<br />
(U.S. Dept. of H.U.D. / U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs)<br />
• Almost 43,000 military personnel have been wounded in Operations<br />
Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn. (Department of Defense)<br />
• Over half (52%) of homeless veterans are disabled.<br />
(U.S. Dept. of H.U.D. / U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs)<br />
• January 2011, the jobless rate was 15.2% among young veterans of the<br />
wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Bureau of Labor Statistics)<br />
• In <strong>2010</strong>, over 20,000 military members and veterans faced foreclosure,<br />
the highest number since 2003. (U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs)<br />
> Click to read more about the issues facing veterans today.<br />
THE HOME DEPOT FOUNDATION <strong>2010</strong> <strong>ANNUAL</strong> <strong>REPORT</strong> New Challenges 13
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