BRIDGEPORT (July 30, 2021) – As a part of an $8 million commitment from Wells Fargo to support the work of Habitat for Humanity nation-wide, Habitat CFC has received $15,000 to support the building of an affordable home at 65 Clifford Street in Bridgeport.

Through Wells Fargo Builds, Habitat for Humanity affiliate volunteers will work with homeowners to build and repair homes with low- and moderate-income families.

“Far too many people are struggling financially and facing housing instability that has only been exasperated by the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Eileen Fitzgerald, head of Housing Affordability Philanthropy with the Wells Fargo Foundation. “Wells Fargo has a deep commitment to advance housing affordability solutions. We are proud to support Habitat for Humanity International and its affiliates’ work with low- and moderate-income families to create more housing affordability solutions across the U.S.”

In 2019 alone, Wells Fargo employees volunteered more than 1.9 million hours of service to strengthen their communities, including building, repairing and improving 674 homes across the U.S. with several organizations through Wells Fargo Builds.

Since 2010, Wells Fargo has donated $85 million directly to Habitat affiliates and $15 million to support national Habitat for Humanity efforts, including new home construction, repairs, revitalizing neighborhoods and helping older adults remain in their homes. In addition, funding has helped provide transitional shelters, drinking water and other services for more than 120 families in India impacted by Cyclone Amphan and will support the construction of Habitat homes with veterans over the next year along with Habitat’s Cost of Home advocacy campaign, which aims to find solutions and create policies at each level of government that will improve housing affordability.

 

About Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County

Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County builds communities and improves lives by eliminating substandard housing and creating affordable homeownership possibilities for families in Fairfield County. Habitat CFC has a proud thirty-six year history and well-earned reputation for success throughout the region. We are a developer with a commitment to “green” construction, a family service agency, non-profit financial institution, community advocate and provider of over 8,000 volunteer opportunities each year. Habitat CFC transforms abandoned properties into homes for tax paying, contributing community members. Since 1985 Habitat CFC has dedicated 269 homes and has helped more than 1,100 family members in Fairfield County. Our success rate is well over 95%. Our ReStore, located in Stratford, accepts donations of furniture, appliances and building materials, and then resells them. The proceeds from the ReStore help the organization build more affordable housing in Coastal Fairfield County. For more information, visit habitatcfc.org.

About Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.97 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 7,300 locations, more than 13,000 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in 31 countries and territories to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 266,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 30 on Fortune’s 2020 rankings of America’s largest corporations. News, insights and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at Wells Fargo Stories. Additional information may be found at www.wellsfargo.com | Twitter: @WellsFargo.