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$14K Grant Helps Provide Access to Free Tutoring for At-Risk Students
[September 20, 2017]

$14K Grant Helps Provide Access to Free Tutoring for At-Risk Students


A $14,350 Partnership Grant Program (PGP (News - Alert)) award will help offset operating and administrative expenses for Empowering the Community for Excellence (ETCFE), a free, community-based, after-school tutoring program providing academic assistance to students in grades K-12. First National Bank of Louisiana and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) will present the funds at a check presentation at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 27 at ETCFE's offices in Crowley, Louisiana. A tour of the facilities will take place after the check presentation. The media is encouraged to attend.

PGP awards provide grants to community-based organizations (CBOs) of up to $12,000. The funds may be used for research, organizational capacity-building, grant- and funding-application assistance, or contractual services. Through the PGP, FHLB Dallas matches a member's contribution to a CBO of $500 up to $4,000 at a 3:1 ratio for a maximum $12,000 contribution from FHLB Dallas. The grants are offered via a lottery system once a year through FHLB Dallas members. In 2017, FHLB Dallas awarded $300,000 in PGP funds through 31 member institutions to assist 30 CBOs. Combined with the $104,550 contributed by FHLB Dallas members, a total of $404,550 was awarded to the organizations. For more information, visit fhlb.com.

ETCFE was founded by retired educator Audrey Spencer. The program's mission is to tutor underprivileged students who are at-risk for academic failure, while providing an environment to enhance students' confidence, responsibility and motivation as part of the learning experience.





 

WHAT:

Check presentation and tour
 

WHEN:

3:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 27, 2017
 

WHO:

J. Randall Prather, President and CEO, First National Bank of Louisiana

Cynthia Miller, Senior Vice President, First National Bank of Louisiana

Audrey Spencer, Founder, Empowering the Community for Excellence

Bruce Hatton, Vice President, Affordable Housing Program Manager, FHLB Dallas

 

WHERE:

ETCFE Center
304 Hutchinson Avenue
Crowley, Louisiana 70526


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