Wells Fargo donates to Navajo housing

Efforts to revitalize housing on the Navajo Nation received a boost recently with a $26,500 check from the Wells Fargo Housing Foundation.

It generally costs less than $7,000 to preserve a home that needs work such as roofing, stove, safe chimney or weatherproofing, said Gordon Walker, director of the Division of Housing and Community Development.

The Wells Fargo Funds will be used for roofing materials and labor for 48 homes.

"It's amazing to watch the public embrace this project," Walker said.

Some 384 homes have been repaired on the Utah side of the Navajo Nation since 2000 in seven Weatherization Program projects, operated by Housing and Community Development. Wells Fargo also donated $11,000 to the program earlier this year.