JACKSON, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BankPlus and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) will award more than $40,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funds to three local nonprofits during a ceremonial check presentation February 1 in Jackson.
The Center for Social Entrepreneurship (CSE), a nonprofit that focuses on enhancing the quality of life in areas such as education, economic business development and housing, will receive $16,000; Dress for Success Metro Jackson, an organization that provides women career development support, will receive $10,470; and Madison Countians Allied Against Poverty (MadCAAP), an organization that provides resources for education, nutrition and housing repair for families living in poverty in Madison County, will receive $16,000.
The PGP grant enables FHLB Dallas member institutions like BankPlus to make contributions to community-based organizations (CBO), which FHLB Dallas will match at a 3:1 ratio. In 2018, FHLB Dallas awarded $300,000 in PGP funds through its 31 member institutions to assist 32 CBOs. Combined with the $114,010 contributed by FHLB Dallas members, a total of $414,010 has been awarded to the organizations.
The media is encouraged to attend. The check presentation will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 1, 2019, at BankPlus, 912 Dalton Street in Jackson.
For more information about the PGP, visit fhlb.com/pgp.
WHAT: | Check Presentation | |
WHEN: | 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 1, 2019 | |
WHO: | Brad Gatlin, Madison County President, BankPlus | |
David Johnson, Senior Vice President & Director of Community Development, BankPlus | ||
Mark Ouellette, First Vice President & Director of Affordable Housing, BankPlus | ||
Fannie Ware, District Director, Office of U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson, D-MS | ||
Ryan Annison, State Director, Office of U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-MS | ||
Umesh Sanjanwala, State Director, Office of U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-MS | ||
Shante Crockett, Executive Director, Center for Social Entrepreneurship | ||
Pat Chambliss, Executive Director, Dress for Success | ||
Karen Robinson, Executive Director, Madison Countians Allied Against Poverty | ||
Eric Haar, Vice President and Director of Government and Industry Relations, FHLB Dallas |
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Melanie Dill, Community and Economic Development Product Manager, FHLB Dallas | ||
WHERE: | BankPlus | |
912 Dalton Street | ||
Jackson, MS 39203 |