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Mitch Van Horn and Heather Zilles, wearing red Wells Fargo Volunteer T-shirts, hold clipboards outside the entrance to the free VITA tax preparation site in Tempe, Arizona.

VITA volunteers to the rescue this tax season

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VITA volunteers to the rescue this tax season

Hundreds of Wells Fargo team members like Mitch Van Horn are offering free tax preparation through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, which serves those with low- to moderate-incomes.

Volunteering & Giving
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Points of Light: Celebrating ‘the power of the best people’

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Points of Light: Celebrating ‘the power of the best people’

During National Volunteer Week, nonprofit Points of Light honors extraordinary individuals for their efforts and impact, and recognizes the changing world of service and volunteerism.

Economic Opportunity
Lisa Price and Yvonne Green stand on a sidewalk and are smiling at each other. Behind them are lamp posts and the Houston city skyline.

Addressing the needs of unbanked and underbanked communities

Economic Opportunity

Addressing the needs of unbanked and underbanked communities

Yvonne Green is one of five Bank On fellows working in communities around the country to help people in underserved neighborhoods achieve financial empowerment, thanks to Wells Fargo’s $1 million commitment.

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Story Type Indicator - video. An adaptive skier on a monoski navigates a gate on the Wells Fargo Ski Cup slalom course in Winter Park, Colorado. Other skiers and spectators look on.
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Adaptive sports champ Trevor Kennison: ‘Skiing makes me feel whole’

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Adaptive sports champ Trevor Kennison: ‘Skiing makes me feel whole’

After a snowboarding accident left him paralyzed, Trevor Kennison was determined not to give up his passion. His recent Wells Fargo Ski Cup victory is one more milestone en route to the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games.

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A group photo of students holding books, Wells Fargo volunteers, and other participants of the Read by 4th program.

How Philadelphia is protecting ‘children’s right to read’

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How Philadelphia is protecting ‘children’s right to read’

More than 130 public and private organizations, including Wells Fargo, have come together to support Read by 4th, a citywide effort in Philadelphia to address on-track literacy.

Economic Opportunity
Flanked on the right by two members of her team, Beverly Anderson smiles as she navigates a website on her laptop. Behind Anderson, two more team members are having a conversation.

Propel Card team: Priority on listening to the consumer

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Propel Card team: Priority on listening to the consumer

By consulting with consumers at every turn, this Wells Fargo credit card team developed an offering with the best value proposition for customers.

Volunteering & Giving
Lily Sooklal is in a lab and wearing a lab coat and blue gloves. She holds a grey folder and is looking down at it and smiling.

Engineering a better tomorrow

Volunteering & Giving

Engineering a better tomorrow

Today, Lily Sooklal is an engineer who designs and develops medical devices that aim to diagnose diseases, but as a student, APIA Scholars helped her on the path to her dreams.

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Providing more health providers in South Los Angeles

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Providing more health providers in South Los Angeles

A new community medical group, supported by a $1 million grant from Wells Fargo, aims to help the “health care desert” in South Los Angeles.

Volunteering & Giving
Story Type Indicator - video. Simone Scott is standing with her arm around her son, Caron Owens, and holding her daughter, Chemora Butler, as they look at the camera. She and her son are smiling. Behind them is a kitchen.
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Conway Center revolutionizes affordable housing in Washington, D.C.

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Conway Center revolutionizes affordable housing in Washington, D.C.

Simone Scott and her children are among the first residents of the Conway Center, an affordable housing development in Washington, D.C., that also provides job training, health care, and other resources, thanks to a grant from Wells Fargo.

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