Wells Fargo Foundation Awards Grant to Habitat for Humanity of Lenawee County

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Lenawee County, MI – Wells Fargo Foundation has awarded Habitat for Humanity of Lenawee County with a $15,000 grant to support a home rehab and building costs incurred during the pandemic. The funding is part of an $8.1 million donation to Habitat for Humanity International for capacity building and direct mission support to build, renovate and repair more than 350 affordable homes across the United States. The program, Wells Fargo Builds, is part of the Wells Fargo Foundation’s $1 billion philanthropic commitment to create more housing affordability solutions by 2025.

“We’ve had a rich history of working with Habitat for Humanity to strengthen our neighborhoods through philanthropy and volunteerism,” said Marybeth Howe, Commercial Banking Executive. “Safe and stable housing enables people to build upon the rest of their life and, together, we can shift the narrative to help others understand that housing affordability is both an economic and humanitarian crisis that’s taking a toll on millions of people.”

Wells Fargo Builds provides philanthropic financial support from the Wells Fargo Foundation to support the construction, renovation, painting or repairing of homes with low-to-moderate income households.

“This grant will support housing for a family and comes at a time that is critical to our mission,” said Wendy Knox, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Lenawee. “We are so grateful for their support as we are navigating the changes brought by COVID-19.”

The grant will support the 2018-19 LISD Build, which was left unfinished when COVID-19 ended the school year early. The Artistry family is patiently waiting for their home and these funds will help move it toward completion.

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*Information courtesy of Habitat for Humanity of Lenawee County*