Grant to Assist Nonprofit with Emergency Shelter Expenses
1.17.2025MediaFederal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and First Security Bank Award $30K Grant to Assist Nonprofit with Emergency Shelter Expenses
Left to right: Stephanie Vann, First Security Bank, Bruce Hatton, FHLB Dallas, Springs Hunter, The Refuge, Johnny Adams, First Security Bank, Michael Hutsell, FHLB Dallas Board Member and Rusty Mosley, First Security Bank.
Funds Will Help With New Refuge Family and Respite Shelter
CONWAY, ARKANSAS, January 16, 2025 — Representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and First Security Bank awarded $30,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funding to the Conway Ministry Center to assist the nonprofit organization with its efforts to reduce homelessness.
The Conway Ministry Center is an Arkansas-based nonprofit that works to address poverty and homelessness. The grant will be used to cover a portion of the salary of a shelter manager for the Refuge Family and Respite Shelter (the Refuge) – Arkansas’ first emergency housing program for families with children and people with disabilities or medical needs. The Refuge consists of 22 motel units that will be converted into studio apartments. The Refuge will provide emergency housing with wraparound case management services, life skills classes, medical and behavioral healthcare, child tutoring and job placement.
“We are so pleased to be a part of FHLB Dallas’ Partnership Grant Program,” said Johnny Adams, President and CEO of First Security Bank in Conway. “These funds will help struggling Conway residents get on their feet.”