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Media Advisory: Local Bank and FHLB Dallas to Award $8K to Shreveport Nonprofit

***2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 18, 1520 N. Hearne Avenue, Suite 108, Shreveport, LA 71107***

SHREVEPORT, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and its member bank will award $8,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funds to Dress for Success Shreveport-Bossier (Dress for Success). Dress for Success provides low-income women with workforce development, professional soft skills and interview attire to obtain and retain employment.

PGP grants are awarded annually through FHLB Dallas’ member institutions to help promote and strengthen relationships between community-based organizations and FHLB Dallas members. FHLB Dallas provides up to a 3:1 match of member contributions from $500 to $4,000 to provide up to $12,000 in matched funding.

Dress for Success plans to use their grant to support the onsite Career Center which provides job readiness resources. The center is fully equipped with workstations to search for employment and creating a resume.

WHAT:

Check presentation for Dress for Success

 

WHEN:

2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 18, 2022

 

WHO:

Erica McCain, Executive Director, Dress for Success Shreveport-Bossier
Melanie Dill, Community and Economic Development Product Manager, FHLB Dallas

 

WHERE:

Dress for Success offices, 1520 N. Hearne Avenue, Suite 108, Shreveport, LA, 71107

 

Contacts

Corporate Communications
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
fhlb.com, (214) 441-8445

Industry:

Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas

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Contacts

Corporate Communications
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
fhlb.com, (214) 441-8445

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