Stories about: education

Volunteering & Giving

Cómo un sueño se transformó en becas que “cambiaron vidas”

Karla Hernandez Navarro ha recibido dos becas de la fundación Bay Area Gardeners Scholarship Foundation.

Volunteering & Giving

Cómo un sueño se transformó en becas que “cambiaron vidas”

Karla Hernandez Navarro y otros beneficiarios de becas han podido asistir a la universidad gracias a la fundación Bay Area Gardeners Scholarship Foundation, una organización sin fines de lucro que comenzó con el sueño de un hombre.

Small Business

At Odyssey Preschool, ‘It’s all about the journey’

For Prabha Sanjay, center, opening a preschool in Foster City, California, fulfilled her dream of providing an inclusive educational experience for the community.

Small Business

At Odyssey Preschool, ‘It’s all about the journey’

With the help of Wells Fargo, Prabha Sanjay has taken Odyssey Preschool from a small, in-home day care facility to an inclusive preschool with 130 students, and she continues to grow to meet the needs of her community.

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Volunteering & Giving

Empowering students for their futures

Najma Calhoun is a UNCF scholar and student at Oakwood University.

Volunteering & Giving

Empowering students for their futures

UNCF’s scholarships and Empower Me Tour have helped students prepare for college and their careers, thanks to support from Wells Fargo.

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Economic Opportunity

From defending the U.S. to learning the ropes

Wells Fargo's Marta Codina, Amy Jarnagin, Lance LaVergne, Danielle Kelloway, and Steve Carlson at an event supporting the ApprenticeshipUSA program in November 2017.

Economic Opportunity

From defending the U.S. to learning the ropes

Wells Fargo’s ApprenticeshipUSA program is helping veterans like Craig Biss gain the skills needed to succeed in high-demand civilian careers.

Small Business

Physical movement equals mental improvement

Ed Pinney started his company KidsFit on the notion that doing something good was as important as being successful — and achieved both by creating kinesthetic learning activities for schools.

Small Business

Physical movement equals mental improvement

Ed Pinney started his company KidsFit on the notion that doing something good was as important as being successful — and achieved both by creating kinesthetic learning activities for schools.

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Volunteering & Giving

Mobile pantry helps students and families during holidays

Volunteering & Giving

Mobile pantry helps students and families during holidays

Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina works with high-poverty elementary schools in Charlotte, North Carolina, to distribute food ahead of the holiday break.

Environment

Bringing light to people across the world

Hilltop Special Services Center teacher Joseph Alter works on a Solar Suitcase.

Environment

Bringing light to people across the world

Teachers like Joseph Alter, and their students, are supplying energy to countries without access to electricity, thanks to We Share Solar® Suitcases and support from Wells Fargo.

Economic Opportunity

Changing lives ‘from the inside out’

Brandon Madrid is one of more than 1,700 students who has enrolled in and found success with BankWork$, a program that prepares individuals for financial services careers.

Economic Opportunity

Changing lives ‘from the inside out’

Brandon Madrid is one of more than 1,700 students who has enrolled in and found success with BankWork$®, a program that prepares individuals for financial services careers.

Economic Opportunity

The CFE Fund: Helping cities help their residents find financial stability

The CFE Fund is helping people achieve financial stability.

Economic Opportunity

The CFE Fund: Helping cities help their residents find financial stability

Working in communities across the country, the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund is implementing programs and training leaders to help expand access to financial services and education for unbanked and underbanked individuals.

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