StandUp for Kids Orange County has a mission to end the cycle of youth homelessness, one youth at a time. With the Lowe’s Hometowns grant, the youth center, food pantry and staff offices will receive a fresh coat of paint, new flooring, a new reception desk, improved storage and youth friendly décor. The renovations will provide a more comfortable, clean, safe, and maintainable environment for years to come.
The San Dimas Mountain Rescue Team was established in 1955 and has dedicated itself to saving the lives of people who become lost or injured in the San Gabriel Mountains. With the Lowe's Hometowns grant, the team will renovate its existing kitchen with new cabinets and appliances, install new flooring in its classroom and offices, and receive a fresh coat of paint. These renovations will allow our team to offer better facilities to engage our community in wilderness education, first aid/CPR and provide a welcoming space for the team and community.
Pasadena Humane is dedicated to promoting compassion and care for all animals through sheltering, education, and community outreach. With support from Lowe’s Hometowns, the organization will complete a seismic retrofit of its 1930s Wildlife Department building. This critical improvement will ensure the safety of staff, volunteers, and over 1,300 injured and orphaned wild animals served each year, strengthening the region’s capacity for wildlife rescue and rehabilitation.
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.
Adapt Movement is a nonprofit dedicated to helping people with neurological conditions—such as ALS, spinal cord injuries, and MS—regain strength, independence, and quality of life through movement-based therapy. With support from Lowe’s Hometowns, the organization will transform a stark concrete courtyard into a vibrant, accessible space where clients can experience the healing power of aquatic therapy. This transformation will provide a safe and welcoming environment that supports physical recovery, emotional well-being, and meaningful connection for both clients and their caregivers.
Insight Housing has operated for over 20 years as a supportive housing community in South Berkeley. Through Lowe's Hometowns, two residences will be repaired, including replacing the roofs and a building a new laundry room. The outdoor courtyard will also be upgraded with seating, landscaping and new gates to help create an inviting, safe and dignified environment to the individuals they serve.
Highlanders Boxing Club is a crucial part of their neighborhood and continues to see even more youth joining their programs. The Lowe's Hometowns project will help add a prefabricated building to the back of their existing building to expand their programming space. New flooring will be added to the existing building as well. The club's expanded community space will allow the organization to empower even more youth and show them what is possible.
Through Lowe's Hometowns, Eden Housing Resident Services will receive a new community garden at Faith Manor and Tennyson Garden apartments, an affordable housing community in Hayward California. Upgrades to their outdoor areas will include new garden beds, weed barrier, benches, irrigation and pea gravel throughout the site. The garden area will provide youth enrichment as a part of their after-school program and bring the community together.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Tustin serves thousands of youth every year through evidence-based programming that empowers kids to become healthy, caring and responsible citizens. The Lowe's Hometowns project will remodel the current bathrooms to be single stall restrooms to increase privacy, health and safety.
Each year this Salvation Army location provides more than 18,250 nights of shelter and more than 54,750 meals to men and women seeking to overcome substance dependance and abuse. This project will completely remodel two bathrooms that are shared by all residents to transform the facility used by so many into a fresh space.