Wells Fargo Invests in Youth

Wells Fargo invests $30,000 in youth supporting one-to-one mentoring in the school-based program of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast.

Naples, FL, August 21, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast has received a $30,000 gift from Wells Fargo to support its one-to-one school-based mentoring program. This generous contribution allows Big Brothers Big Sisters to continue its mission of providing children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported 1-to-1 relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.

“We applaud the financial leadership that Wells Fargo demonstrates every day in our communities,” said Joy Mahler, President & CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast. “This investment in youth will yield outstanding outcomes and is vital to the work we do.”

The organization relies on funding to carefully match at-risk youth with volunteer mentors so that the relationships yield positive results in the areas of academic performance, avoidance of risky behavior, delinquency and socio-emotional competencies such as self confidence and social relationships.

“We recognize the important work that Big Brothers Big Sisters has consistently performed in our communities,” said Debra Faulk, Community Affairs Officer for Wells Fargo and member of the organization’s corporate board. “So we are proud to award this grant which will enable Big Brothers Big Sisters to further their mission.”

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast provides one-to-one mentoring relationships to children ages 6-18 years old throughout the Gulf Coast of Florida in Sarasota, Manatee, DeSoto, Highlands, Hardee, Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Glades and Hendry counties. Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast holds itself accountable for children in its program to achieve measurable outcomes, such as educational success; avoidance of risky behaviors; and higher aspirations, greater confidence and better relationships. The organization provides children facing adversity, often those of single or low-income households or families with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.

About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.4 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 9,000 stores, 12,000 ATMs, the Internet (wellsfargo.com), and has offices in more than 35 countries to support the bank’s customers who conduct business in the global economy. With more than 265,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 26 on Fortune’s 2012 rankings of America’s largest corporations. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy all our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially.
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