Wells Fargo & Company announced today that the City of Sioux Falls will receive $75,000 from its Leading the Way Home Program® Priority Markets Initiative. Following a competitive application process, grants were awarded nationally to 52 government entities and nonprofits with successful histories of building and renovating housing for low- to moderate-income households. The City’s Affordable Housing Division programs will use the grant to stabilize and revitalize core neighborhoods.

Community Development appreciates Wells Fargo’s leadership in corporate responsibility and its commitment to communities. “The commitment and generosity shown by Wells Fargo & Company is simply phenomenal,” said Darrin Smith, Community Development Director. “It will help us in our mission to strengthen and stabilize the core neighborhoods of Sioux Falls, the heart and soul of our community, by strengthening quality affordable housing programs. We are both proud and pleased that Wells Fargo has recognized the City’s efforts to efficiently and effectively address quality affordable housing issues in Sioux Falls,” Smith concluded.

For more information, please contact Community Development at 367-8180.