PeopleReady helps power large-scale veteran housing transformation with reliable on-site temporary staffing support

CHALLENGE

Tens of thousands of veterans across the country face housing instability, with more than 32,000 veterans experiencing homelessness on any given night last year. In Arizona, The Home Depot Foundation partnered with a local nonprofit to help address this need. Together, they set out to transform a former Holiday Inn into a supportive housing community for veterans.

To prepare the property, extensive indoor and outdoor renovations were required, including landscaping improvements, loading and unloading materials, cleaning, furniture assembly and general labor support.

Though they had hundreds of volunteers participating, The Home Depot Foundation needed a group of dependable workers who could support a fast-moving renovation staffing project and help keep a large volunteer effort on schedule. Finding qualified temporary workers on short notice while maintaining reliability and professionalism was critical to the project’s success.

SOLUTION

PeopleReady leveraged its local recruiting network, on-demand staffing capabilities and on-site support team to quickly provide qualified W-2, E-Verified workers for two Arizona renovation sites. All workers met required background screening standards and wore a consistent event uniform, ensuring a professional presence while supporting a federal veteran housing community. Approximately 20 PeopleReady workers were assigned to each location, supporting volunteer groups of 450 people at one site and 280 at another. Their efforts helped create the foundation volunteers needed to work efficiently over four consecutive days.

PeopleReady also provided hands-on workforce coordination throughout the project. The team managed attendance, monitored coverage and quickly addressed last-minute staffing needs to keep work moving without disruption.

RESULTS

What began as a local annual project has evolved into a trusted partnership spanning four consecutive years. Together, PeopleReady and The Home Depot Foundation have continued to support this Arizona event and its mission to provide veterans with safe, stable housing.

By providing reliable workforce coverage and qualified workers exactly when and where they were needed, PeopleReady helped keep renovation work on schedule and volunteers focused on transforming the property into safe, stable housing for veterans.

The partnership delivered:

• 2 large-scale veteran housing facilities and a city park improved
• 400+ veterans and first responders housed or supported
• 2,800 total volunteer hours contributed
• 500,000+ square feet renovated in Phoenix, AZ

Beyond the numbers, Gabriel Sneller, Manager of Foundation Projects at The Home Depot Foundation, shared that they “couldn’t do this without PeopleReady” and said he continues to recommend PeopleReady to others:

“PeopleReady is an invaluable partner across the country in bringing large-scale volunteer projects like our work in Phoenix to life. Their team provides the skilled, reliable workforce and on-the-ground leadership that allows us to take an ambitious project involving hundreds of volunteers and execute it safely, efficiently and at scale. In Phoenix, their support behind the scenes directly enabled our volunteers to spend their time where it matters most — transforming spaces and creating a lasting impact for veterans and the broader community. They aren’t simply providing labor; they are a critical part of the team that makes this level of impact possible.”

Across all locations, PeopleReady has placed 1.2K+ associates who have worked more than 23K total hours in support of similar projects. With experience supporting large-scale, mission-driven projects across the country, PeopleReady remains a trusted staffing partner for organizations making a meaningful impact in their communities.

Through temporary staffing and on-demand labor support, PeopleReady helps organizations scale their workforce when and where it’s needed most, turning ambitious community initiatives into lasting impact for veterans and their communities.