JACKSON, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Trustmark National Bank, State Bank and Trust and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) will award $32,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funds to Mississippi Community Financial Access Coalition (MCFAC) to help the organization continue to provide financial literacy programs to Delta-area individuals and families.
Local dignitaries and bank representatives will attend a check presentation at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, February 15, 2018, at the E-City Center Building at Jackson State University at 1400 J.R. Lynch Street in Jackson, Mississippi. The media is encouraged to attend.
MCFAC will use the funds for organizational capacity building, hiring grant-writing consultants and market research studies.
The structure of the PGP allows FHLB Dallas member institutions like Trustmark National Bank and State Bank and Trust to make a contribution of $500 to $4,000 to a community-based organization (CBO), which FHLB Dallas will match at a 3:1 ratio.
For more information about the PGP, visit fhlb.com/pgp.
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WHAT: |
Check Presentation | |
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10:00 a.m., Thursday, February 15, 2018 | |
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WHO: |
Stephen Gavin, Office of U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson, MS-District 2 |
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Chip Reynolds, District Director, U.S. Representative Gregg Harper, MS-District 3 |
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Steffani Jenkins, First Vice President, Director of Community Development, Trustmark National Bank |
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Gloria Jean Gross, Vice President, Community Development Coordinator, Trustmark National Bank and MCFAC President |
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Lauren Wilson, Community Development Officer, CRA Specialist, State Bank and Trust |
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Rieko Wells, Vice President Community Development Manager, State Bank and Trust |
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Clifton Williams, Community Development Officer, Guaranty Bank and Trust Company and MCFAC Vice President |
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William Brown, Financial Education Coordinator, MCFAC |
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Latah Holloway, Program Director, MCFAC |
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Denise Schmitt, Assistant Vice President, Community Investment Operations Manager, FHLB Dallas |
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WHERE: |
Jackson State University | |
| E-City Center Building | ||
| 1400 J.R. Lynch Street | ||
| Jackson, Mississippi 39217 |
