Eva’s Village Receives Funding from Wells Fargo Foundation to Support its New Culinary School Program
Paterson, New Jersey (PRWEB) July 31, 2013 -- The Wells Fargo Foundation has been a long-time supporter of Eva’s Village providing grants to support their services over the years. Wells Fargo makes contributions in areas that they believe are important to the future of our nation's vitality and success. They support programs and organizations whose chief purpose is to benefit low- and moderate-income individuals and families. One priority is in providing job training and workforce development, which made “The Culinary School at Eva’s Village” a good match. “Eva’s Village programs and services help those going through difficult times to see that there is hope and a light at the end of the tunnel,” stated Gregory Nascimento, District Manager, Wells Fargo. “That’s why Wells Fargo has supported the non-profit for so many years. The lives of many individuals and families have been changed thanks to Eva’s Village.”
Executive Director, Marie Reger, explained that Eva’s Village is establishing a culinary school for Eva’s Village clients and members of the community at large. “We are all very pleased to have the support of Wells Fargo for this venture,” stated Marie Reger. “The lack of employable skills prevents many of our clients and those in the community from becoming self-sufficient and acquiring affordable housing. The most important issue is to help Eva’s Village Apartment residents, our clients and those in need in the community improve their job skills, improve their employment prospects and improve their ability to reach places of employment.”
Donna Marie Fico, Director of Marketing and Education at Eva’s Village, notes that a culinary school to help individuals develop job skills for careers in the food service industry has been in the planning stages for some time. “Eva’s board of directors authorized the culinary program more than two years ago, and we have been working diligently with an advisory board for social enterprise to formulate the right program. We recently hired an Executive Chef Director, Darryl Dela Cruz, and look forward to planning the curriculum and enrolling our first class in 2014."
About Wells Fargo:
Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 9,000 stores and more than 12,000 ATMs and the Internet (wellsfargo.com) across North America and internationally. They are committed to providing community solutions – local responses to local needs. They promote economic development and self-sufficiency through community development, financial education, cash contributions, affordable housing, environmental stewardship, and through the efforts of their enthusiastic team member volunteers.
About Eva’s Village:
Eva’s Village (http://www.evasvillage.org), originally a New Jersey soup kitchen, was founded in 1982 by Msgr. Vincent E. Puma in response to the increasing incidence of homelessness in his Paterson, NJ parish. But Msgr. Puma soon realized that a soup kitchen was not enough. With the generous support of thousands of donors and private and government grants, Eva's has grown to be the most respected anti-poverty program in New Jersey. Their mission is to feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, treat the addicted and provide medical and dental care to the poor with respect for the human dignity of each individual.
Joanne, Fagan, Eva's Village, 973-523-6220 228, [email protected]
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