2025 Projects

City of Refuge Dalton exists to reach and restore individuals by providing transitional housing, domestic violence services, workforce development, education, and other support services. With the Lowe’s Hometown grant, we will complete the educational and workforce development wing - adding a kitchenette for student meals and classrooms for job training, financial literacy, and life skills coaching. These renovations will create a safe, supportive space where women and children can rebuild their lives, gain economic independence, and break the cycle of poverty and abuse, strengthening the Dalton community.

The Clark County Veterans Garden is a criminal justice community service site with a large garden which is used to grow fresh food for the food banks in our area. With the Lowe’s Hometowns grant, the organization will add a 30’ x 72’ greenhouse to the property. This greenhouse will extend its growing season, expand capacity, and increase the amount of fresh food we can donate to the local food banks.

Common Ground Relief is a boots-on-the-ground community organization that has worked to address the impacts of coastal land loss in southeast Louisiana for 25 years. With the Lowe’s Hometowns grant, Common Ground Relief will enhance its Native Plant Nursery, including repairing and expanding exterior fencing, installing a wheelchair-accessible greenhouse and varied-height seating and garden beds, and laying accessible pathways. This project will enhance the safety, functionality, and accessibility for individuals with varying cognitive and physical abilities, behaviors, and skills. 

The Community Care Center of Forsyth County provides high-quality, compassionate healthcare to uninsured residents, ensuring they receive essential medical services regardless of their ability to pay. With support from Lowe’s Hometowns, we will renovate our facility to create a more welcoming and functional space, improving accessibility, patient comfort, and the delivery of critical services such as dental care and specialty treatments. These improvements will enhance the experience for both patients and volunteers, strengthening our ability to serve the Winston-Salem community and promote better health outcomes for those in need.

Community Supported Shelters helps the unhoused in our community rebuild their lives through intentional community, including our Access Center, which provides showers, laundry services, clothing, haircuts, and more. The Lowe’s Hometown Project will provide vital upgrades for our Access Center, including a lean-to cover, propane heaters, storage shed, a dog kennel, and a table. These upgrades will increase the space's efficiency and capacity and make it more accessible and welcoming for those experiencing homelessness in our community.

The Coplay Fire Department is an all volunteer fire department served by men and women, as well as members from the LGBTQ+ community. With the Lowe’s Hometown grant, the fire department will build a bunk room for overnight sleeping accommodations, build a kitchen area to include installation of cabinets, counters, oven, sink, refrigerator and microwave. The grant will also be used to pave asphalt in our parking lot. 

Dedham Food Pantry is the front-line safety net organization for residents struggling to make ends meet. With the Lowe’s Hometowns grant, the Pantry will install a new reception desk, add cold and dry storage, and maximize its limited space to better serve a growing client base. With increased storage capacity, the organization will be able to provide clients with greater access to a wider variety of fresh and nutritious foods, which is especially critical for families with young children.

The Division of Indian Work’s (DIW) mission is to support and strengthen urban American Indian people through culturally-based education, traditional healing approaches, and leadership development. With the Lowe’s Hometowns grant, DIW would install a waterproofing system and repair water damage to our Dakotah Lodge, an urban American Indian gathering space for over 30 years. These renovations will allow DIW to continue to offer this community asset and safe space to urban American Indian families, program participants and partners.

Ekar Farm and Community Gardens is a communal urban farm created to build community, provide experiential and environmental education, and grow sustainably produced fruits and vegetables, expanding access to those in need. With support from Lowe’s Hometowns, the organization will install fencing, raised garden beds, an irrigation system, shade structures, a produce wash station, and pathways to create a fully functional and welcoming farm space. 

EmpowerEd is a nonprofit creative learning community that provides an exceptional educational environment where all are encouraged to be responsible, resilient, compassionate, and connected. With the Lowe’s Hometowns grant, the organization will build new safe and interactive playground structures in the courtyard area. The addition of the playsets will immediately benefit the students of the school and the children who attend the church with whom EmpowerEd shares space, and will be a wonderful part of the greater community for years to come through events and activities on the property.

Ester Volunteer Fire Department has provided emergency fire, medical and rescue response to the Ester Fire Service Area and the Fairbanks North Star Borough for over 50 years. The funding received from the Lowe's Hometown grant will allow EVFD to replace essential exterior storage space, upgrade flooring in the training room and refresh the paint and furnishings in the kitchen. These renovations will improve the functionality and comfort of EVFD's Station 51, promoting the well-being and efficacy of its first responders.

Family and Community Service of Delaware County (FCSDC) has proudly served vulnerable residents of the county for over 100 years with programs that address homelessness, medical care access, and mental health. With the Lowe's Hometown Grant, FCSDC will make renovations to our Ralph Moses House transitional housing facility in Chester, Pennsylvania. The shower room and restroom on the first floor will be renovated to be accessible and ADA-compliant; windows will be replaced for greater durability, lower maintenance, and increased energy efficiency; and the interior will be freshly painted to create a cleaner, brighter environment for the residents.

Feeding South Florida (FSF) will renovate and expand the food storage and sort room at its main distribution center, doubling its capacity to rescue and distribute nutritious food. This critical upgrade will increase the number of people served through FSF’s Client Choice Pantry from 150,000 to 300,000 and potentially expand distribution across all programs from 1.2 million to 2.4 million individuals. Volunteer engagement is expected to grow from 31,000 to 44,000 annually.

The mission of the First Responders Foundation is to serve and honor all our First Responders, veterans and their families; build appreciation and respect for their work; and enhance public safety. Lowe’s Hometowns Grant funds will be used to make needed basic repairs and upgrades to the Physical Wellness area of the First Responders Foundation headquarters. 

Five Keys Schools and Programs is a nonprofit dedicated to providing education, workforce training, reentry support, and transitional and permanent supportive housing for individuals impacted by incarceration and homelessness. With the Lowe’s Hometowns grant, the organization will revitalize our Oakland community space by installing new flooring, fresh paint, updated carpeting, and modern furnishings to create a more functional and welcoming environment. This space is used not only for education and job training but also by local nonprofits and community groups for meetings, workshops, and support services, ensuring a lasting impact on the broader Oakland community.

With a mission of breaking the cycle of homelessness and poverty for families and children, ForKids has been empowering families to overcome the complex challenges of homelessness since 1988 and each year impacts hundreds of families and children through crisis response, housing solutions, and academic and social-emotional enrichment for school-age children and youth. Lowe’s Hometowns funding will allow ForKids to renovate an existing space into a dedicated and vibrant Teen Zone to house our after-school Teen Program in a place of their own. The Teen Zone represents more than just a renovation—it's an investment in the future of our community's most vulnerable youth, providing them the foundation they need to build successful, independent lives.

Since 2014, the Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild (FMGG) has raised more than 42 tons of fresh produce for donation to food pantries and soup kitchens in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area. With the Lowe's Hometowns grant, FMGG will install a permanent heating system in the Franciscan Monastery's 1915, cast-iron-and-glass greenhouse. This renovation will allow FMGG to grow produce year-round to help provide nutritious vegetables for those experiencing food insecurity in our community.

For nearly 40 years, Friendship House has connected people experiencing homelessness in Delaware with vital resources through its empowerment centers, transitional housing program, clothing bank, and seasonal programs. The Lowe’s Hometowns grant will fund renovations to the Wilmington Empowerment Center - which serves over 3,000 people annually - enhancing safety, accessibility, and aesthetics by improved lighting, flooring, plumbing, and electricity throughout the center. These upgrades will create a more welcoming and dignified environment—one that fosters hope.

Girls Inc. of Omaha inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold by providing transformative programs and a safe, supportive environment where they can learn, grow, and become the best versions of themselves. With support from Lowe’s Hometowns, the organization will upgrade our kitchen with a new commercial dishwasher, improve storage solutions and refresh finishes. These improvements will allow Girls Inc. to continue providing nutritious meals, quality programming, and a welcoming space for girls to develop confidence, leadership skills, and resilience in a community that supports their success.

Since 1988, Habitat for Humanity in Whatcom County has been helping low-income Whatcom families living in substandard housing find a safe, affordable place to call home. With the Lowe’s Hometown grant, we will be building a youth/commercial center to help house our AmeriCorps and Care-A-Vanner volunteers, as well as serve the youth in the community, especially within the Nooksack tribe. This partnership will not only expand Habitat’s capacity to build and repair homes in Whatcom County, but will also help combat loneliness and the poverty of connections felt by so many in our community, especially our youth.

Habitat for Humanity of Laramie County brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope. With the Lowe’s Hometowns grant, the Habitat ReStore will enhance energy efficiency by installing insulation, upgrading windows and heaters, and improving mechanical systems. These renovations will create a more comfortable and sustainable space, reducing operating costs and increasing the ReStore’s capacity to accept donations, serve more families, and support Habitat’s mission.

Hope Ministries has been serving individuals and families facing homelessness, hunger, abuse or addiction in Central Iowa since 1915, providing free warm meals, safe shelter and life-changing recovery programs. With the Lowe’s Hometowns grant, the nonprofit will renovate its new 24-unit affordable, supportive housing campus for men and building out the lower level to include a lounge/game room, fitness room, classroom, case manager office and large meeting room for recovery group gatherings. This renovation will provide a vital community living atmosphere for the campus’s future residents, helping like-minded, once homeless men maintain their sobriety and continue making positive changes in their lives.

Hope Vibes Inc. exists to bring awareness, hope, and tangible solutions to the homelessness crisis through direct services, innovative outreach, and community engagement. With support from the Lowe’s Hometowns grant, the organization will renovate and build out a second Hope Tank—a mobile hygiene and laundry unit equipped with showers and washer/dryer access for those experiencing homelessness. This expansion will allow Hope Vibes to reach more underserved areas, restoring dignity and providing critical resources to individuals in need across the community.

The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (IPCC) is dedicated to preserving and perpetuating Pueblo culture, history, and art while fostering economic opportunities for Native entrepreneurs. With support from Lowe’s Hometowns Grant, IPCC will enhance its North Campus by upgrading the Resilience Garden, and improving stormwater drainage with a landscaped retention pond, to create a welcoming and functional outdoor space. These improvements will provide a safe, beautiful, and educational environment for visitors, community members, and Native entrepreneurs to gather, learn, and celebrate Pueblo traditions.