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Volunteering & Giving

Investing in students’ futures

Investing in students’ futures

With financial support from Wells Fargo, Scholarship America is backing veterans and people with disabilities as they pursue their college education.

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History

The story of one of America’s first female military pilots

The story of one of America’s first female military pilots

Elizabeth “Betty” Wall became a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots program during World War II after a loan from her bank helped her learn how to fly.

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Financial Health

Tearing down barriers to employment for America’s military and their families

Tearing down barriers to employment for America’s military and their families

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes initiative is connecting veterans, service members, and military spouses with meaningful employment opportunities.

Wells Fargo team members and House of Heroes leaders join Cpl. Matt Burgess and two of his Freedom Fidos dogs.
Volunteering & Giving

Repairing homes to honor and serve veterans

Repairing homes to honor and serve veterans

Army veteran Matt Burgess and the service dogs he trains with his nonprofit Freedom Fidos are the recipients of a new roof, kennel, and more, thanks to a grant to improve military homes throughout Georgia.

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Volunteering & Giving

Providing transportation and peace of mind for military families

Providing transportation and peace of mind for military families

Wells Fargo has donated more than $1 million to Military Warriors Support Foundation, helping military families receive payment-free vehicles and reach their financial goals.

Rustin Hughes, a man with a prosthetic lower right leg, stands in a grassy valley with snowcapped mountains in the distance. He is in an athletic stance, wearing boxing gloves.
Diversity & Inclusion

‘No one gets to the top without help’

‘No one gets to the top without help’

At its core, the No Barriers organization is about creating community and helping people build a rope team to support them through the highs and the lows of life.

Wearing a black shirt, Elite Transportation Systems owner Doug Mellum smiles at the camera with some the company’s trucks parked next to the woods behind him.
Business to Business

Completing a father’s mission

Completing a father’s mission

With Wells Fargo’s support, Doug Mellum’s delivery company keeps growing and creating more opportunities to help veterans and honor his dad’s WWII legacy.

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Housing

Survey: Many Americans willing ‘to do what it takes’ to be homeowners

Survey: Many Americans willing ‘to do what it takes’ to be homeowners

A new Wells Fargo survey finds Americans are willing to cut expenses, take side jobs, and otherwise go the extra mile to make their homeownership goals a reality.

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Volunteering & Giving

On a mission to reduce veteran underemployment

On a mission to reduce veteran underemployment

American Corporate Partners is a nationwide nonprofit combating veteran underemployment by pairing post-9/11 veterans with volunteer mentors from Fortune 500 companies like Wells Fargo.

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