Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Congratulates Lifenet Texas on Receiving Affordable Housing Program Grant

Washington, DC – (Wednesday, October 30, 2013)–  Today Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson announced that the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas has awarded an $500,000 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant to the Dallas area nonprofit, Lifenet Texas.  The AHP funds will help replace the ageing heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit at Prince of Wales, a housing community serving homeless Dallas residents.

“I am happy that a deserving organization like Lifenet Texas will be able to use these funds to serve the homeless residents of my district,” the Congresswoman said. “This money will go to improve the facilities at the Prince of Wales housing community. We must continue to work and do all we can to help end homelessness in Dallas.”

The Affordable housing Program  was designed to help FHLB member institutions develop affordable owner-occupied and rental housing for very low- to moderate-income families and individuals. The program provides direct grants and subsidized loans to assist members in meeting their community's affordable housing needs.

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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the ranking member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Kessler Park, Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, South Dallas & South Oak Cliff; all of Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Duncanville, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Ferris, Glenn Heights, South Grand Prairie, Oak Lawn, Ovilla, Uptown/Victory Park and West Dallas.