CHAPMAN PARTNERSHIP RECEIVES $20,000 FROM WELLS FARGO TO GIVE JOB TRAINING TO HOMELESS RESIDENTS RE-ENTERING THE WORKFORCE

MIAMI, FL – Wednesday, November 16th, 2011 – Chapman Partnership, the private sector partner of Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust, is the recipient of a $20,000 grant from Wells Fargo. The funds will be used to train low-income South Florida residents in the culinary arts, security, and childcare education fields.

The grant to Chapman Partnership will go toward job development and vocational training for those who are re-entering the workforce in South Florida.

“For the second straight year, Wells Fargo is pleased to partner with Chapman Partnership to support our community during these difficult economic times as public funds become scarce,” said Jorge Villacampa, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties community bank president for Wells Fargo, who also serves on the executive committee and board of directors of Chapman Partnership. “The job-training programs our grant will support will help the residents of Chapman Partnership gain the necessary skills for employment so they may get back on their feet and reach self-sufficiency and independence.”

Chapman Partnership provides a wide array of services to help the homeless in Miami-Dade County rebuild their lives while offering dignity and respect. We are the private sector partner of the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust, commissioned to site, build and operate two Homeless Assistance Centers in downtown Miami and Homestead. Chapman Partnership empowers homeless men, women and children to build a positive future by providing the resources and assistance critical to growth and stability. Visit www.chapmanpartnership.org/

About Wells Fargo:

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.3 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 9,000 stores, 12,000 ATMs, the Internet (wellsfargo.com and wachovia.com), and other distribution channels across North America and internationally. We want to help all of our customers succeed financially and create long-term economic growth and quality of life for everyone in our communities. In 2010, the Company invested a record $219 million in grants in 19,000 nonprofits, and team members contributed more than 1.3 million volunteer hours around the country. For more information, please visit:

http://www.wellsfargo.com/about/csr.

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