Wells Fargo awards $200,000 in grants for veteran housing

SAN FRANCISCO - Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced that its second annual VeteranWINS^SM grant program will donate $200,000 across six nonprofits to address sustainable housing for military veterans. Awarded through a competitive application process, the VeteranWINS grant program provides financial support to community-based nonprofits focused on addressing veteran homelessness, transitional housing, and low- to moderate-income veteran home rehabilitation.

“Wells Fargo is pleased to support these nonprofits that work tirelessly to help veterans achieve long-term stability and success,” said Jeff Chavannes, VeteranWINS program manager for Wells Fargo. “We have a long history of supporting service members and veterans, and are committed to building better communities including by working with nonprofits to address homelessness for veterans.”

Launched in 2016, the VeteranWINS grant program has awarded a total of $300,000 in grants for nonprofits to directly support housing programs that address veteran homelessness.

The 2017 VeteranWINS program grants are awarded to:

Large Market: Two $40,000 Grants

180 Degrees – Des Moines, Iowa

• Funding will be used to rehabilitate a veteran group home including carpet replacement, painting, new bathrooms and water damage repair.

American GI Forum/National Veterans Outreach Program (NVOP) – San Antonio, Texas

• Funding will help the organization obtain a new van that is wheelchair-accessible and will contribute to the housing stability of 140 homeless veterans who live at the center.

Medium Market: Two $35,000 Grants

Community Supported Shelters – Eugene, Oregon

• Funding will be used to improve huts at a camp for homeless veterans in Eugene. Improvements will include re-roofing and adding solar panels and wheelchair accessibility to huts.

House of Heroes, Chattahoochee Valley Chapter – Columbus, Georgia

• Funding will assist with roof and subflooring replacement, as well as creating handicap-accessible bathrooms at the homes of several low- to moderate-income veterans and their families. These veterans have been on a waiting list for over two years to receive assistance with these vital repairs.

Small Market: Two $25,000 Grants

American Family Housing – Midway City, California

• Funding will be used to install solar panels at an eco-friendly housing project, creating an energy-efficient home for chronically homeless veterans.

Legal Aid Service of Broward County – Plantation, Florida

• Funding will help veterans who have experienced unexpected life events that caused them to fall behind on rent by providing legal representation and rental assistance, enabling them to get back on track and avoid eviction.

Wells Fargo has been helping military members, veterans and their families succeed financially for more than 160 years. Since 2012, Wells Fargo has donated more than 300 homes, valued at over $50 million, to veterans in all 50 states; donated more than $25 million to military- and veteran-related nonprofits; and hired more than 6,700 veterans. Learn more about Wells Fargo services and support for military and veterans at www.wellsfargo.com/military.

About the Wells Fargo Housing Foundation

In 2016, the Wells Fargo Housing Foundation donated $20 million in support of affordable housing initiatives serving low- and moderate-income households – including for seniors, veterans, and families – through community revitalization efforts. Since its inception in 1993, the Wells Fargo Housing Foundation has invested more than $190 million to such efforts, along with mobilizing more than 4.7 million team member volunteer hours to build and rehabilitate nearly 7,100 homes and counting. www.wellsfargo.com/about/wfhf_oview.

About Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified, community-based financial services company with $2.0 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 8,500 locations, 13,000 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in 42 countries and territories to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 273,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 27 on Fortune’s 2016 rankings of America’s largest corporations. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially. News, insights and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at Wells Fargo Stories.