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Banks Provide $10K to Help Advance Careers for Houston-Area Men

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Thursday, August 29, 2019
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    Veritex Community Bank and FHLB Dallas awarded $10K in grant funds to Career Gear Houston, benefitting Houston-area men in their pursuit of professional advancement.
  • Our mission is to empower men who are unemployed, underemployed or in transition, said Ms. Fishback.
  • The grant funds will help families thrive and were honored to have been chosen to receive the funds.
  • Veritex Community Bank is a mid-sized community bank serving its customers with a full suite of banking products and services.

Congresswoman Johnson and Banks Announce $17K Grant to Help Formerly Incarcerated Men Find Jobs

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Monday, August 26, 2019
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    Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and TBK Bank today joined FHLB Dallas to announce $17K in grant funds to assist Dallas men find employment after incarceration.
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    A community is at its best when its members work together to lift one another up, said U.S. Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-TX.
  • I applaud TBK Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas for helping further 2ndSaturdays important mission.
  • According to the American Civil Liberties Union, 75 percent of formerly incarcerated men will reoffend and return to incarceration within three years.

Congressman Kevin Brady Joins FHLB Dallas and Frost Bank for Tour of Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Facility

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Tuesday, August 13, 2019
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Congressman Kevin Brady, R-TX, joined Frost Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) representatives Monday on a tour of the Adult and Teen Challenge of Texas in Magnolia, Texas.

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  • Congressman Kevin Brady, R-TX, joined Frost Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) representatives Monday on a tour of the Adult and Teen Challenge of Texas in Magnolia, Texas.
  • The Adult and Teen Challenge provides recovery housing and programs for adults who are battling substance abuse and addiction.
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    (L-R) Cesiah Colston of Adult and Teen Challenge; Jason Colston, Executive Director at Adult and Teen Challenge; unnamed resident; unnamed resident; Trisha Bradley of Frost Bank; unnamed resident; Donna Normandin of Frost Bank; three unnamed residents; Congressman Kevin Brady, R-TX; Greg Hettrick of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas; Erika Jones of Frost Bank; and Eric Haar of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas.
  • FHLB Dallas annually returns 10 percent of its profits in the form of AHP grants to the communities served by its member institutions, like Frost Bank.

$32K PGP Grant Awarded to Northshore Housing Initiative

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Monday, August 12, 2019
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    Affordable housing nonprofit, Northshore Housing Initiative, joined officials on Friday from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, Home Bank, Hancock Bank, First American Bank and Trust, First Bank and Trust and IBERIABANK for a check presentation, recognizing the $32,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funds collectively donated by the banks.
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    Jennifer Dexter, executive director of Northshore Housing Initiative said the funds will go toward operating costs such as rent, insurance and taxes.
  • It means so much for the families served by the Northshore Housing Initiative.
  • Ms. Dexter learned about the PGP grant through the organizations former executive director who walked her through the application process.

Louisiana Nonprofit Receives $32K in Grant Funds at Baby Cakes Baseball Game

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Monday, August 12, 2019
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Representatives from the three institutions joined the organization at a check presentation during the 7th inning stretch at a Baby Cakes game.

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  • Representatives from the three institutions joined the organization at a check presentation during the 7th inning stretch at a Baby Cakes game.
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    Gulf Coast Bank and Trust, Home Bank and FHLB Dallas presented $32,000 in Partnership Grant Program funds to James Storehouse Louisiana at a Baby Cakes baseball game last week.
  • Ms. Bigler learned about the PGP grant from a Home Bank community investment officer during a fundraiser at a Baby Cakes baseball game.
  • Gulf Coast Bank and Trust is a $1.6 billion community bank with 19 branches located throughout Southeast Louisiana.

Comerica Bank and FHLB Dallas Award $17K Grant to Women’s Empowerment Organization

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Monday, August 12, 2019
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Comerica Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) presented $17,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funds to PowHer Play Inc., which empowers women through motivational conferences, scholarships and grants.

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  • Comerica Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) presented $17,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funds to PowHer Play Inc., which empowers women through motivational conferences, scholarships and grants.
  • Ms. Chatman discovered the PGP grant through Comerica Bank, with whom she has been in partnership for more than five years.
  • With the PGP, FHLB Dallas member institutions like Comerica Bank contribute $500 to $4,000 to a community-based organization (CBO), which FHLB Dallas matches at a 3:1 ratio.
  • Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) is a financial services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and strategically aligned by the Business Bank, the Retail Bank, and Wealth Management.

Congressman Bennie Thompson Joins FHLB Dallas and Planters Bank for Tour of Affordable Housing Community

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Monday, August 5, 2019
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Congressman Bennie Thompson, D-MS, joined Planters Bank and Trust Company and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) representatives last Thursday to attend a walking tour of the Reserves at Gray Park.

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  • Congressman Bennie Thompson, D-MS, joined Planters Bank and Trust Company and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) representatives last Thursday to attend a walking tour of the Reserves at Gray Park.
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    Congressman Bennie Thompson, D-MS, joined representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), Planters Bank and Trust Company and other community officials in a walking tour of the Reserves at Gray Park, an affordable housing community in Greenville, Mississippi.
  • FHLB Dallas partnered with Planters Bank in 2018 to contribute $224K to the development, through its Affordable Housing Program.
  • I want to commend the Greater Greenville Housing and Revitalization Association, Planters Bank and FHLB Dallas for their support of the many families that call the Reserves at Gray Park home, Congressman Thompson said.

Retired Woman Receives Critical Home Repairs, Thanks to $7K Grant

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Tuesday, July 23, 2019
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    Mrs. Williams, who is retired and lives alone, struggles with various ongoing health problems.
  • Arthritis and back pain have made it difficult for her to care for her aging home and address the critical repairs needed.
  • SNAP grants are awarded through members like BankPlus to provide grant funds for rehabilitation and modification of owner-occupied housing of eligible, special-needs individuals.
  • Brandi is Brandi Tillman, CreditPlus and Affordable Housing Program manager from BankPlus, who facilitated the grant process for Mrs. Williams.

$267K Grant Helps Fund Major Renovations to Low-Income Mississippi Apartments

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Friday, July 12, 2019
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What was once built as the first school for African-American children in Natchez, Mississippi, will be renovated to create quality affordable housing near downtown Natchez.

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  • What was once built as the first school for African-American children in Natchez, Mississippi, will be renovated to create quality affordable housing near downtown Natchez.
  • The AHP grant was awarded to New Hope Missionary Baptist Church (New Hope), which operates a community housing development organization.
  • The church purchased the property from the City of Natchez in 2013 and has since been working to gather grant sources to fund its rehabilitation.
  • Bishop Stanley Searcy Sr., New Hopes pastor, says this grant will have a positive impact on the low- and very low-income people the apartments will serve.

Houston Homeless Shelter Receives $222K Grant for New AC Units

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Thursday, June 20, 2019
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The mens development center where the new units will be installed houses up to 400 homeless men per day.

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  • The mens development center where the new units will be installed houses up to 400 homeless men per day.
  • Star of Hope Mission President and CEO Hank Rush said the AHP grant was right on time.
  • The most vulnerable in our community will experience the impact of this grant as we house and provide services to the homeless and help them acquire skills to transition into independent living, Mr.
  • The Doris and Carlos Morris Mens Development Center, founded in 1907, is one of the two campus facilities that offer shelter at Star of Hope Mission.