Columbus-Lowndes Habitat for Humanity has received a $12,000 Partnership Grant Program award from BankFirst Financial Services and FHLB Dallas. The award will fund upgrades a new building for Habitat which will house offices and a Habitat ReStore. The ReStore is a donation center where the community may donate used furniture, appliances and building materials, which are resold at discounted prices. Proceeds fund future Habitat projects. "Without the grant, they would have had to use their capital to make necessary updates to their new building," said BankFirst Financial Services Fair Lending and CRA Officer Ralph Carter. Mr. Carter serves on Habitat's Family Selection committee, which he said gives him a firsthand perspective of the need for affordable housing in the area.