JONESBORO, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IBERIABANK, BancorpSouth Bank, First Security Bank, Evolve Bank & Trust, First Community Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) will award $26,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funds to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Jonesboro (Habitat) to help the organization with organizational capacity building.
Local dignitaries and bank representatives will award the funds at a check presentation at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, September 6, 2018, at Habitat’s offices at 520 West Monroe Avenue in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The media is encouraged to attend.
The mission of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Jonesboro is to provide training resources and volunteer opportunities to low-income residents to build and/or rehabilitate their own homes, which they will purchase at a zero percent interest rate.
The structure of the PGP allows FHLB Dallas member institutions to make a contribution of $500 to $4,000 to a community-based organization (CBO), which FHLB Dallas will match at a 3:1 ratio.
For more information about the PGP, visit fhlb.com/pgp.
WHAT: |
Check Presentation | |
WHEN: |
1:00 p.m., Thursday, September 6, 2018 | |
WHO: |
Mitchell Nail, Field Representative, Office of U.S. Representative Rick Crawford (R-AR) |
|
Jeff Morris, Field Representative, Office of U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) |
||
State Senator John Cooper (AR-21) |
||
Blake Johnson, Vice President, Cash Management and Lending, Evolve Bank & Trust |
||
Debra Taylor, Vice President, Commercial Lending, First Community Bank |
||
Brad Edwards, President and CEO – Jonesboro, First Security Bank |
||
Katie Ingram, Mortgage Originator – Jonesboro, First Security Bank |
||
Mike Milner, Senior Vice President, First Security Mortgage |
||
Michael Hallmark, Senior Vice President, Commercial Group Manager, IBERIABANK |
||
Nathan Raines, Market President, IBERIABANK |
||
Evelyn Edwards, Vice President, Community Development Grant Specialist, Mid MS Community Reinvestment Specialist, BancorpSouth Bank |
||
Micheal Sullivan, Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Jonesboro |
||
Bruce Hatton, Vice President, Affordable Housing Manager, FHLB Dallas |
||
Eric Haar, Vice President, Director of Government Relations, FHLB Dallas |
||
WHERE: |
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Jonesboro | |
520 West Monroe Avenue | ||
Jonesboro, Arkansas 72401 |