HDC’s Executive Director Jim Getchell (left) accepts the check from Matt Cochran, Wells Fargo Business Relations Manager (center) and Scott Bradt, Wells Fargo Business Banking President for Duluth.
The Human Development Center (HDC) has received a $15,000 donation from Wells Fargo for building renovations to provide upgrades to HDC’s facilities. The recent economic downturn caused HDC to curtail non-essential spending given reductions in funding. As a result, HDC has had to defer replacement of furniture in therapy offices and related waiting rooms. The Wells Fargo donation will allow the agency to update therapy rooms and improve waiting areas that serve its clients.
“Having a relaxed and calming lobby area is important to HDC, as we want our focus of comfort to resonate throughout our buildings and our staff,” said Jim Getchell, HDC director. “Most of our clients are visiting us due to unmanageable stress and difficulty in their lives. Once they decide to seek out behavioral health services, we want to ensure that the space they are in feels inviting, comfortable and soothing.”
“HDC provides a vital service to our community,” said Scott Bradt, Wells Fargo president in Duluth. “We are delighted to give them the opportunity to update their facilities while enhancing their space for their clients through this donation.”
HDC is a private, non-profit community mental health center that was established in 1938. HDC serves residents in Carlton, Cook, Lake, and southern St. Louis counties in northeastern Minnesota, and Douglas County in northwestern Wisconsin. To learn more, call Paul Damberg at (218) 302-8717.
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