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Media Advisory: Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and First Security Bank Award $30K to Conway Ministry Center

***2:00 p.m., January 13, 2025, The Refuge, 134 Harkrider, Conway, AR, 72032***

CONWAY, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Join representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and First Security Bank as they award $30,000 in grants to the Conway Ministry Center in Conway, Arkansas. The grant will be used to cover a portion of the salary of a shelter manager for The Refuge – Arkansas’ first emergency housing program for families with children and people with disabilities or medical needs. The Refuge will provide emergency housing with wraparound case management services, life skills classes, medical and behavioral healthcare, child tutoring and job placement.

The funds are part of $1.2 million in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funds FHLB Dallas and member institutions awarded in 2024. FHLB Dallas members provide $500 to $5,000 to a nonprofit, which FHLB Dallas matches at a 5:1 ratio to provide up to $25,000 in additional funds. The awards help promote and strengthen relationships between community-based nonprofits and FHLB Dallas members. In 2024, more than $1.2 million in funding was awarded to 47 community-based organizations via 41 member institutions.

The media is encouraged to attend the event. Please RSVP to events@fhb.com.

Learn more about the FHLB Dallas PGP.

WHEN: 2:00 p.m., January 13, 2025

WHERE:
The Refuge
134 Harkrider
Conway, AR 72032

Parking is available at the Refuge.

ATTENDEES:

  • Bruce Hatton, FHLB Dallas
  • Stefanie Vann, First Security Bank
  • Johnny Adams, First Security Bank
  • Spring Hunter, The Ministry Center and The Refuge

 

Contacts

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

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Contacts

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

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