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WaFd Bank donates $40k to CASS, Primavera

Posted 7/6/20

Through its WaFd Bank Foundation, WaFd Bank Arizona’s 31 branches recently donated $40,000 to Phoenix-based Central Arizona Shelter Services and Tucson-based Primavera Foundation to help them continue their operations amid COVID-19.

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WaFd Bank donates $40k to CASS, Primavera

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Through its WaFd Bank Foundation, WaFd Bank Arizona’s 31 branches recently donated $40,000 to Phoenix-based Central Arizona Shelter Services and Tucson-based Primavera Foundation to help them continue their operations amid COVID-19.

“Our purpose through the foundation is to facilitate direct giving to community-based nonprofits serving low- and moderate-income individuals’ needs,” Mike Brown, WaFd Bank Arizona president, said in a prepared statement. “Over the past few years, we’ve been very proud to invest over $250,000 in direct giving across Arizona through it.”

CASS’s mission is to prevent and end homelessness among individuals and families while advancing compassionate community solutions, according to a press release.

Serving the entire Valley, CASS is a regional solution to homelessness, working to fill service gaps and help thousands of people to transform their lives, get a roof over their head, a job and a chance at a new life.

“CASS is the largest and longest serving homeless emergency shelter provider in Arizona. Both its adult and family shelters operate at full capacity 24/7, 365 days of the year,” Mr. Brown said.

“And since 1983, the Primavera Foundation has provided tangible pathways out of poverty through safe, affordable housing, workforce development, and neighborhood revitalization”

Each year, Primavera’s programs impact over 8,200 individuals and families across southern Arizona. Through partnerships with volunteers, donors, neighborhoods, community-based organizations, businesses and public entities, Primavera offers four vital areas of support through survival, stability, security, and sustainability.

“Primavera’s participants strengthen their skills, obtain steady employment, find safe, affordable places to call home, set and achieve realistic goals, build sustainable financial futures, advocate for their rights, and connect with their communities in meaningful, value-added ways,” Mr. Brown said.