U.S. Conference of Mayors, Wells Fargo Announce 2017 CommunityWINS Grants
June 26 2017 - 09:55AM
Business Wire
CommunityWINS grant program honors mayors and
nonprofits in San Francisco, Providence, R.I., and Lancaster, Penn.
for innovative neighborhood stabilization programs
The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) and Wells Fargo today
announced Mayors Edwin Lee of San Francisco; Jorge O. Elorza of
Providence, R.I.; and J. Richard Gray of Lancaster, Penn. are
recognized with top honors on behalf of nonprofits in their cities
with the 2017 CommunityWINS® Grant Program funded by the Wells
Fargo Foundation.
Presented at the Conference’s 85th annual meeting in Miami
Beach, Fla., the awards recognize nonprofits and cities for
leadership in driving neighborhood stabilization, economic
development and job creation efforts. An independent panel of
judges selected recipients of the Wells Fargo-funded grants from
245 applicants representing small, medium and large cities.
“Our 2017 CommunityWINS Grant Program gives the Conference an
opportunity to recognize positive neighborhood revitalization
efforts in our cities that are making a difference in the lives of
residents,” said Tom Cochran, CEO and Executive Director of the
U.S. Conference of Mayors. “We are grateful to Wells Fargo and the
Wells Fargo Foundation for their support of the CommunityWINS
Program, which also highlights the talent and commitment of mayors
and city governments.”
- San Francisco Mayor Lee was recognized
and a $300,000 grant was awarded to nonprofit Main Street Launch
for its Chinatown Initiative for Entrepreneurial Spirit and
Innovation project. The effort will provide tailored technical
assistance for Chinatown-based small businesses, create an online
business directory, and complete a detailed analysis for 200 local
businesses including listing them in ArcGIS mapping technologies
and with public databases.
- Providence, R.I. Mayor Elorza was
recognized and a $150,000 grant was awarded for the creation of
Farm Fresh Rhode Island’s new state-of-the-art Harvest Kitchen that
will be located in the heart of the neighborhood that was formerly
a center of manufacturing and industry.
- Lancaster, Penn. Mayor Gray was
recognized and a $150,000 grant was awarded to the Community Action
Partnership of Lancaster County to alleviate lead paint hazards for
10 or more home-based daycare providers in Lancaster City, where
the majority of housing was built prior to 1960s when lead paint
was commonly used.
Additional 2017 CommunityWINS Grant Program Outstanding
Achievement awards were also presented to:
- Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed on
behalf of 3Star Community Corporation ($75,000);
- Santa Fe, N.M. Mayor Javier
Gonzales on behalf of MAKE Santa Fe ($50,000); and
- Ithaca, N.Y. Mayor Svante Myrick
on behalf of the Ithaca Downtown Business Improvement District
($50,000).
The grants were presented by Wells Fargo during USCM’s 85th
annual meeting. Wells Fargo’s support makes the CommunityWINS Grant
Program possible.
“Wells Fargo is delighted to collaborate with the US Conference
of Mayors to make these grants available for nonprofits and enable
them to make vital neighborhood revitalization improvements in
their cities,” said Martin Sundquist, executive director of the
Wells Fargo Housing Foundation. “Wells Fargo cares about the
communities we serve and the 2017 CommunityWINS grant program is
among several economic empowerment efforts we support that are
focused on building better communities.”
About USCM
The U.S. Conference of Mayors is the official nonpartisan
organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more. There
are more than 1,400 such cities in the country today, and each city
is represented in the Conference by its chief elected official, the
mayor. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/usmayors, or follow us
on Twitter at twitter.com/usmayors.
About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified,
community-based financial services company with $2.0 trillion in
assets. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy our customers’ financial
needs and help them succeed financially. 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. 25 on Fortune’s 2017
rankings of America’s largest corporations. The Chronicle of
Philanthropy ranked Wells Fargo No. 3 on its most recent list of
the top corporate cash philanthropists. In 2016, Wells Fargo
donated $281.3 million to 14,900 nonprofits and Wells Fargo team
members volunteered 1.73 million hours with 50,000 nonprofits.
Wells Fargo’s corporate social responsibility efforts are focused
on economic empowerment in underserved communities, environmental
sustainability, and advancing diversity and social inclusion. News,
insights, and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at
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