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May 15. 2013
Wells Fargo
Invests in
Community
In 2012, W ells Fargo and its
em ployees had a huge im pact on
Oregon and Southwest W ashing­
ton with $5.68 million in dona­
tions. This includes $2.84 m illion
in grants from W ells Fargo and
more than $1.18 m illion in cash
gifts from W ells Fargo team m em ­
bers. W hether building an afford­
able home for a
low-income family or volunteer­
ing to coach a youth sports team,
em ployees volunteered 75,605
hours, the equivalent to a $ 1.64 mil­
lion donation. "This is not about
charity," said Regional President
Don Pearson. "It's about intelligent
and thoughtful investing of our re­
sources in the future of our commu­
nities.”
Wells Fargo Regional President Don Pearson (center) and Busi­
ness Banking Specialist Randy Snyder volunteer at a Salvation
Army food distribution in Eugene in 2012, one of more than 450
volunteer activities by Wells Fargo team members last year in
Oregon.
PCRÏÎ
Meeting the affordable housing needs o f the community
and providing a pathway to home ownership.
REACH Community
Housing has New Leader
Interested in quality, affordable
housing?
Daniel Valliere recently began
his tenure as the new Chief
Executive Officer at REACH
Community Development.
REACH develops and man­
ages affordable housing and
provides supportive services
to Portland residents, as well
as free home repairs to
senior homeowners. Valliere
brings more than 20 years of
organizational development,
strategic planning and
leadership skills to REACH.
Welcome to PCRI.
PCRI maintains over 700 units of affordable
rental housing in Portland, including
apartments, plexes and single-family homes,
and provides home ownership opportunities to
individuals and families with low-moderate
incomes.
We also provide an array of programs and
services, designed to increase family stability,
self-sufficiency, and wealth creation.
For more information, to find out if there are
Low-Income
Seniors Keep Homes
available properties, or to be placed on our
waitlist, please contact us.
Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives
6329 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Portland. Oregon 97211
503-288-2923
www.pcrihome.org
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OPPORTUNITY
Aging Portlanders will remain pro p erty ’s affordability for 60
in their hom es at Hawthorne East years. “The City is com m itted to
thanks to its recent purchase by preserving affordable homes for
Northw est Housing Alternatives, older adults and people with d is­
the largest non-profit developer abilities,” said Commissioner Nick
o f affordable housing in Oregon. F ish . “N H A ’s in v e stm e n t in
Supporting the Portland Housing Hawthorne East provides high-
Bureau’s 1 lX 13preservationcam - quality hom es and services for
paign, this purchase secures the more than 70 older adults.”