SHREVEPORT, La., Sept. 26, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Please join Red River Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) as they present $941,000 in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants to Holy Angels and Volunteers of America National Services at a check presentation and media event on September 30.
Holy Angels was awarded two AHP grants – one worth $385,000 to renovate one of its dorms, and another for $56,000 to create a handicap accessible bathroom and renovate the kitchen in one of its group homes. A $500,000 AHP grant was awarded to Volunteers of America National Services to assist with the construction of a 50-unit apartment complex in Shreveport, Louisiana, for very low-income elderly residents.
AHP grants are awarded through FHLB Dallas member financial institutions, such as Red River Bank, to assist in the development of affordable, owner-occupied and rental housing for very low- to moderate-income households. In 2013, FHLB Dallas awarded $11.3 million in AHP funding to 36 projects across its five-state District of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Texas.
| WHEN: | 11:00 a.m., Monday, September 30, 2013 |
| WHO: | The Honorable Cedric Glover, Mayor of the City of Shreveport |
| The Honorable Sherri Smith Buffington, Louisiana State Senate, District 38 | |
| The Honorable Alan Seabaugh, Louisiana State Representative, District 5 | |
| The Honorable Roy Burrell, Louisiana State Representative, District 2 | |
| Richard Herrington, Executive Director/CEO, Housing Authority of the City of Shreveport | |
| Harold Turner, President, Shreveport/Bossier City Market, Red River Bank | |
| Judy Madison, Assistant Vice President, Red River Bank | |
| Mark Rowe, Senior Vice President, Red River Bank | |
| Jannease Seastrunk, VP, Community Relations Officer, Red River Bank | |
| Evelyn V. Jones, AVP, Marketing Director, Red River Bank | |
| Greg Hettrick, VP, Director of Community Investment, FHLB Dallas | |
| Mike Lambert, Government and Industry Liaison, FHLB Dallas | |
| Laurie Boswell, CEO, Holy Angels Residential Facility | |
| Chuck Meehan, President/CEO, Volunteers of America North America | |
| Brian Byrd, Regional Vice President, Volunteers of America North America | |
| WHERE: | Holy Angels Residential Facility (Madonna Hall) |
| 10450 Ellerbe Road | |
| Shreveport, Louisiana 71106 |
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