Arkansas Nonprofit to Receive $72K in Grant Funds to Assist Youth with Housing Needs

***1:30 p.m., Thursday, June 25, 3015 South 14^th Street, Fort Smith***

FORT SMITH, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Join some representatives from Centennial Bank, First National Bank of Fort Smith, First Security Bank, Generations Bank, Simmons Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) at a ceremonial check presentation today to award $72,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funds to the Fort Smith Children’s Shelter. The funds will be used toward expanding the GetREAL24 program, which assists youth who have aged out of foster care. The shelter will offer furnished, one-bedroom apartment units for eligible youth adults.

The ceremony will take place at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2020 at 3015 South 14^th Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The media is encouraged to attend.

Through the PGP, FHLB Dallas member institutions contribute $500 to $6,000 to a community-based organization (CBO), which FHLB Dallas matches at a 5:1 ratio.

For more information about the PGP, visit fhlb.com/pgp.

WHAT:	Check Presentation
WHEN:	1:30 p.m., Thursday, June 25, 2020
WHO:	Ashley Forsgren, Director of Development, Fort Smith Children’s Shelter
	Allison Moore, Business Development Officer, Centennial Bank
	Mark Vanderpool, Market President, Centennial Bank
	Sam Sicard, President/CEO, First National Bank of Fort Smith
	Kathleen Hanna, Community Relations Officer, First National Bank of Fort Smith
	Maddie Stojanovic, Community Relations Officer, First National Bank of Fort Smith
	Brooke Jackson, Business Development/Commercial Lender, First Security Bank
	Brenda Belcher, Market President, Generations Bank
	Darren Wyatt, Vice President, Community Banker, Simmons Bank
WHERE:	Fort Smith Children’s Shelter
	3015 South 14^th Street
	Fort Smith, Arkansas 72901