Banking giant Wells Fargo says it will support six nonprofit organizations in West Charlotte with a multi-million dollar investment. Officials from Wells Fargo and local grant recipients gathered Tuesday afternoon at Johnson C. Smith University to announce six million dollars in funding.
The money will support workforce training, housing access, and affordability initiatives in Charlotte.
Among the recipients is the West Boulevard Neighborhood Coalition, which is working to address food insecurity. The funding will help establish the long planned Three Sisters Market, a full-service grocery store on West Boulevard.
Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles says the investment will have a lasting impact.
"It will be something special all the way along and around," Lyles said. "You're gonna lift up families. You're gonna build stronger communities, and you're going to make everyone who helped to make this happen say thank you."
Other organizations receiving funds include Freedom Communities, Lakeview Neighborhood Alliance, Code Path, the CLT Alliance Foundation, and Aspire Community Capital.
