FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 13, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Please join representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and Comerica Bank at 2:00 p.m., Friday, November 15, 2013, as they award $20,000 through the Partnership Grant Program (PGP) to Housing Opportunities, Inc., of Fort Worth, Texas.
Housing Opportunities of Fort Worth is a nonprofit established to assist low-to-moderate-income families in accessing and maintaining, affordable homeownership through homebuyer education and housing counseling. This 25-year-old organization provides one-on-one services to a vast majority of their customers and delivers in both Spanish and English
FHLB Dallas awarded $225,000 in grants through its PGP this year. The grants provide funding for the operational needs of community-based organizations involved in affordable housing and community development.
| WHEN: | 2:00 p.m., Friday, November 15, 2013 |
| WHO: | The Honorable Danny Scarth, City of Fort Worth Councilmember, District 4 |
| The Honorable Lon Burnam, Texas State Representative, District 90 | |
| Lueretha Slack, VP, North Texas CRA Market Manager, Comerica Bank | |
| Don Hellman, Fort Worth Market President, Comerica Bank | |
| David O'Brien, Jr., Executive Director, Housing Opportunities of Fort Worth, Inc. | |
| Cara Smith, Director of Counseling, Housing Opportunities of Fort Worth, Inc. | |
| Greg Hettrick, VP, Director of Community Investment, FHLB Dallas | |
| WHERE: | Comerica Bank |
| 1560 W. Magnolia | |
| Fort Worth, Texas 76104 |