Wells Fargo Helps Central Texas Food Bank Fight Hunger with Donation of $31,000

Effort is part of the company’s commitment to help provide 82 million meals nationwide this year

December 17, 2020 / Austin – In an effort to fight hunger in local communities during this holiday season, Wells Fargo is celebrating its partnership with Feeding America® member food banks across the nation by announcing a $31,000 donation to the Central Texas Food Bank. And this year, the COVID-19 pandemic thrust even more Americans into this vulnerable position. Unfortunately, hunger in Central Texas is also a problem of unprecedented scale. Feeding America estimates that 560,000 people in the Central Texas Food Bank’s 21-county service area face hunger, up from 400,000 in pre-pandemic days.

Wells Fargo has a long-standing relationship with Feeding America, the largest domestic hunger-relief organization in the country, and its network of 200 member food banks, which includes the Central Texas Food Bank. All of these local food banks are receiving grants so they can provide meals for families in need.

“Hunger is a year-round issue which is even more pronounced during the holidays. And this year, due to the pandemic, the need for food is unfortunately much greater than ever before,” said David O’Neil, region bank president, Wells Fargo. “Wells Fargo is deeply committed to the communities it serves. We are glad to support the community through this crisis with funding for a total of $31,000 so that food banks across Central Texas can provide meals to people in need. There are many hearts and one community, and we humbly join others in solidarity to help during these tough times.”

“This donation will help us put food on the table for thousands of additional individuals and families in Central Texas that have fallen on hard times due to the pandemic or other reasons,” said Derrick Chubbs, president & CEO of the Central Texas Food Bank . “We thank Wells Fargo for the funding this holiday season as well as for the support they provide throughout the year to address the critical issue of hunger.”

Earlier this year, Wells Fargo launched a nationwide Drive-Up Food Bank program, in which the company helped reach families facing hunger due to the COVID-19 pandemic by working with local Feeding America member food banks to reach more people by distributing food at some of the company’s branches and corporate locations. Through the end of the year, Wells Fargo will direct grants to the Feeding America nationwide network of  food banks, fulfilling the company’s previous commitment to help provide 82 million meals* to families in need. 

* 82 million meals calculation is based on 1) Actual number of meals distributed through Wells Fargo Food Bank Drive-Up events and 2) Wells Fargo’s financial contributions to support Feeding America food banks 7/20/20-12/31/20. $1 helps provide at least 10 meals secured by Feeding America on behalf of local member food banks.

About Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.92 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 7,200 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. 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.

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