BankPlus and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) will award more than $40,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funds to three local nonprofits during a ceremonial check presentation February 1 in Jackson.

The Center for Social Entrepreneurship (CSE), a nonprofit that focuses on enhancing the quality of life in areas such as education, economic business development and housing, will receive $16,000; Dress for Success Metro Jackson, an organization that provides women career development support, will receive $10,470; and Madison Countians Allied Against Poverty (MadCAAP), an organization that provides resources for education, nutrition and housing repair for families living in poverty in Madison County, will receive $16,000.

The PGP grant enables FHLB Dallas member institutions like BankPlus to make contributions to community-based organizations (CBO), which FHLB Dallas will match at a 3:1 ratio. In 2018, FHLB Dallas awarded $300,000 in PGP funds through its 31 member institutions to assist 32 CBOs. Combined with the $114,010 contributed by FHLB Dallas members, a total of $414,010 has been awarded to the organizations.

The media is encouraged to attend. The check presentation will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 1, 2019, at BankPlus, 912 Dalton Street in Jackson.

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

WHAT:   Check Presentation
 
WHEN: 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 1, 2019
 
WHO: Brad Gatlin, Madison County President, BankPlus
David Johnson, Senior Vice President & Director of Community Development, BankPlus
Mark Ouellette, First Vice President & Director of Affordable Housing, BankPlus
Fannie Ware, District Director, Office of U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson, D-MS
Ryan Annison, State Director, Office of U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-MS
Umesh Sanjanwala, State Director, Office of U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-MS
Shante Crockett, Executive Director, Center for Social Entrepreneurship
Pat Chambliss, Executive Director, Dress for Success
Karen Robinson, Executive Director, Madison Countians Allied Against Poverty

Eric Haar, Vice President and Director of Government and Industry Relations, FHLB Dallas

Melanie Dill, Community and Economic Development Product Manager, FHLB Dallas
 
WHERE: BankPlus
912 Dalton Street
Jackson, MS 39203