{"id":16072,"date":"2018-07-25T11:27:15","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T15:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/?p=16072"},"modified":"2018-07-25T14:01:20","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T18:01:20","slug":"wells-fargo-foundation-donates-550k-to-coatesville-revitalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/?p=16072","title":{"rendered":"Wells Fargo Regional Foundation donates $500K to Coatesville revitalization"},"content":{"rendered":"
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County and city officials gathered Tuesday to celebrate the $500,000 donation by the Wells Fargo Foundation.<\/p><\/div>\n

COATESVILLE \u2014 The Chester County Economic Development Foundation in partnership with the Coatesville Area Partners for Progress and the Coatesville 2nd<\/sup> Century Alliance has announced that the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation is contributing $500,000 toward the Coatesville Growing Greater Neighborhood Revitalization initiative.<\/p>\n

These funds will be used to implement neighborhood strengthening strategies that were developed by the residents of Coatesville during the year-long planning phase of this initiative, also underwritten by the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation.<\/p>\n

Throughout 2016 and 2017, public meetings, stakeholder interviews, and more than 300 one-to-one resident surveys were conducted, all which unearthed four key focus areas: Youth Empowerment, Public Safety, Jobs & Economic Opportunity, and Resident Engagement.<\/p>\n

Task teams, comprised of Coatesville residents and topic professionals were charged with developing creative strategies to improve conditions in the key topics.\u00a0 With strategies in place, an application was made to the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation to financially support a staff position that will work with City residents toward their implementation.<\/p>\n

Additionally, more than 20 community and County organizations and entities have committed to partnering in the endeavor.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Wells Fargo Regional Foundation shares our vision of strong and stable neighborhoods.\u00a0 They believe as we do that neighbors working together can ensure everyone will benefit from the City\u2019s economic prosperity,\u201d said Regina Lewis, President of Coatesville Area Partners for Progress.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Board saw the tremendous potential that exists with the initiative and we wanted to be a partner in Coatesville\u2019s future,\u201d stated Denise McGregor Armbrister, Executive Director of the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe couldn\u2019t be more excited about the prospects of this partnership. The Chester County Economic Development Council and its Foundation are deeply committed to the success of this program and the long term economic revitalization of our only City,\u201d noted Gary Smith, President and CEO of the Chester County Economic Development Council.<\/p>\n

Established in 1998, the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation is a foundation focused on neighborhood revitalization initiatives in New Jersey, Delaware, and eastern Pennsylvania.\u00a0 For more information, please visit www.WellsFargo.com\/about\/regional-foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) is a private, non-governmental entity that promotes a competitive edge for existing and new businesses by providing proven financial solutions; cultivating workforce talent; leveraging business partnerships; and fostering entrepreneurial collaboration for more than 50 years. CCEDC services improve the business community and enhance the quality of life in Chester County and the region.\u00a0 For more information, please visit www.ccedcpa.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Coatesville Area Partners for Progress is a private, non-profit entity comprised of vested community leaders providing more than twenty years of community and economic development support to the City of Coatesville.\u00a0 In 2015 it established the Coatesville 2nd<\/sup> Century Alliance, to ensure that Coatesville\u2019s second century as a Pennsylvania city of the third class be economically prosperous for its residents and businesses.\u00a0 For more information please visit www.2ndCenturyAlliance.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

COATESVILLE \u2014 The Chester County Economic Development Foundation in partnership with the Coatesville Area Partners for Progress and the Coatesville 2nd Century Alliance has announced that the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation is contributing $500,000 toward the Coatesville Growing Greater Neighborhood Revitalization initiative. These funds will be used to implement neighborhood strengthening strategies that were developed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[112,3162,7222],"class_list":["post-16072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-coatesville","tag-featured","tag-wells-fargo-foundation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16072"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16075,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16072\/revisions\/16075"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}