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Wells Fargo awards $10,000 to Brockton housing Donation to Father Bill’s & MainSpring part of Wells Fargo’s ongoing support of affordable housing [BROCKTON, Mass., September 5, 2019] Father Bill’s & MainSpring (FBMS), a regional provider of services to prevent and end homelessness in Southern Massachusetts, has received a $10,000 donation from Wells Fargo to support the continued operation of 45 permanent supportive housing units for formerly homeless individuals, families and veterans in Brockton. The grant from Wells Fargo will help fund stabilization services at three of FBMS’ properties in Brockton. They are Montello Welcome Home Again, which opened in December 2018 and is home to 23 formerly homeless individuals; Jack’s Place, which opened in 2016 and holds 20 units for formerly homeless individuals; and Patti’s House, which opened in 2016 and holds two units for formerly homeless families. Montello Welcome Home Again includes 12 units with veterans’ preference, and Jack’s Place contains 10 units with veterans’ preference. FBMS currently operates more than 500 permanent supportive housing units on the South Shore and across Southern Massachusetts. On average, 99 percent of FBMS tenants remain housed for at least one year and 93 percent remain housed for at least three years. The agency’s service delivery model, which aims to provide innovative, low-barrier and streamlined services centered around housing, directly aligns with Wells Fargo’s philanthropic mission: to build stronger communities by investing in sustainable and affordable housing initiatives that serve low- and moderate-income households. “We’re grateful to Wells Fargo for making this very generous donation in support of our most vulnerable neighbors,” said FBMS President & CEO John Yazwinski. “We believe in the Housing First model to ending homelessness. Without grants like these, FBMS wouldn’t be able to provide the crucial stabilization services that help our housing participants achieve more self-sufficiency and create a brighter future for themselves and their community.” Earlier this year, Wells Fargo announced its plans to commit $1 billion in philanthropic funds through 2025 to address housing affordability in the U.S. “Across our communities, many residents are working hard to make ends meet. Here in Brockton, we want to help people find a stable place to live where they can access critical services and thrive,” said Briana Curran, vice president, Community Relations & Communications, Wells Fargo in New England. “Father Bill’s & MainSpring is a leader in helping people stabilize their lives, obtain safe and secure housing and Wells Fargo is proud to support their unique programming.” About Wells Fargo Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.9 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, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through 7,600 locations, more than 13,000 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in 32 countries and territories to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 263,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 29 on Fortune’s 2019 rankings of America’s largest corporations. News, insights and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at Wells Fargo Stories. About Father Bill’s & MainSpring Father Bill’s & MainSpring (FBMS) is the leading provider of services to prevent and end homelessness in Southern Massachusetts. The agency, founded in the early 1980s by a group of interfaith and community leaders, helps nearly 6,000 people annually who find themselves homeless, or at risk of homelessness, achieve more self-sufficiency through a range of services including homelessness prevention, emergency shelter, employment programs, and permanent supportive housing, FBMS, a proud partner of the United Way of Greater Plymouth County and the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit agency with administrative offices in Quincy and Brockton and program offices across the South Shore. For more information, visit www.helpfbms.org.
Wells Fargo awards $10,000 to Brockton housing Donation to Father Bill’s & MainSpring part of Wells Fargo’s ongoing support of affordable housing
[BROCKTON, Mass., September 5, 2019] Father Bill’s & MainSpring (FBMS), a regional provider of services to prevent and end homelessness in Southern Massachusetts, has received a $10,000 donation from Wells Fargo to support the continued operation of 45 permanent supportive housing units for formerly homeless individuals, families and veterans in Brockton.
The grant from Wells Fargo will help fund stabilization services at three of FBMS’ properties in Brockton. They are Montello Welcome Home Again, which opened in December 2018 and is home to 23 formerly homeless individuals; Jack’s Place, which opened in 2016 and holds 20 units for formerly homeless individuals; and Patti’s House, which opened in 2016 and holds two units for formerly homeless families. Montello Welcome Home Again includes 12 units with veterans’ preference, and Jack’s Place contains 10 units with veterans’ preference.
FBMS currently operates more than 500 permanent supportive housing units on the South Shore and across Southern Massachusetts. On average, 99 percent of FBMS tenants remain housed for at least one year and 93 percent remain housed for at least three years.
The agency’s service delivery model, which aims to provide innovative, low-barrier and streamlined services centered around housing, directly aligns with Wells Fargo’s philanthropic mission: to build stronger communities by investing in sustainable and affordable housing initiatives that serve low- and moderate-income households.
“We’re grateful to Wells Fargo for making this very generous donation in support of our most vulnerable neighbors,” said FBMS President & CEO John Yazwinski. “We believe in the Housing First model to ending homelessness. Without grants like these, FBMS wouldn’t be able to provide the crucial stabilization services that help our housing participants achieve more self-sufficiency and create a brighter future for themselves and their community.”
Earlier this year, Wells Fargo announced its plans to commit $1 billion in philanthropic funds through 2025 to address housing affordability in the U.S.
“Across our communities, many residents are working hard to make ends meet. Here in Brockton, we want to help people find a stable place to live where they can access critical services and thrive,” said Briana Curran, vice president, Community Relations & Communications, Wells Fargo in New England. “Father Bill’s & MainSpring is a leader in helping people stabilize their lives, obtain safe and secure housing and Wells Fargo is proud to support their unique programming.”
About Wells Fargo Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.9 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, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through 7,600 locations, more than 13,000 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in 32 countries and territories to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 263,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 29 on Fortune’s 2019 rankings of America’s largest corporations. News, insights and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at Wells Fargo Stories.
About Father Bill’s & MainSpring Father Bill’s & MainSpring (FBMS) is the leading provider of services to prevent and end homelessness in Southern Massachusetts. The agency, founded in the early 1980s by a group of interfaith and community leaders, helps nearly 6,000 people annually who find themselves homeless, or at risk of homelessness, achieve more self-sufficiency through a range of services including homelessness prevention, emergency shelter, employment programs, and permanent supportive housing, FBMS, a proud partner of the United Way of Greater Plymouth County and the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit agency with administrative offices in Quincy and Brockton and program offices across the South Shore. For more information, visit www.helpfbms.org.