Banks to Award $3K in Grant Funds to Mississippi Nonprofit for COVID-19 Assistance

***10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 8, 1135 Ford Street, Gulfport***

GULFPORT, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Join representatives from Community Bank of Mississippi at a ceremonial check presentation to award, in conjunction with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), $3,600 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funds to Mercy Housing and Human Development. The funds will be used toward COVID-19 crisis assistance for low- to moderate-income families, COVID-19 program capacity building and assistance in applying for additional grants.

The ceremony will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at 1135 Ford Street in Gulfport, Mississippi. 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:	10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 8, 2020
WHO:	Julie Egressy, Executive Director, Mercy Housing and Human Development
	Harry Piascik, Senior Vice President, Community Bank of Mississippi
	Leslie Kelley, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Community Bank of Mississippi
	Marshall Eleuterius, President, Harrison County, Community Bank of Mississippi
	Kally Vlahos, Community Reinvestment Act Officer, Community Bank of Mississippi
WHERE:	Mercy Housing and Human Development
	1135 Ford Street
	Gulfport, Mississippi 39507