A $140,000 Affordable Housing Program grant made by The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas through The First – A National Banking Association will help counseling agency Hancock Resource Center rehab 20 low-income, owner-occupied homes in Mississippi's rural Hancock County. At least 50 percent of the homes that will be selected for rehab are owned by people with special needs. All are low-income, and many are senior citizens. "This is our community, and many of our residents who benefit from programs such as this are our customers," said The First senior vice president and director of community development Jerome Brown.