ADVISORY/NHS of Rochester Receives a $20,000 Grant from the Citigroup Foundation During 2004 NeighborWorks Week Celebration on June 10.

Business Editors

ADVISORY...for Thursday (June 10)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Grant to Fund NHS of Rochester's Homeowner Financial

Education Program

Who:    Norman L. Roberts, Board President for Neighborhood
        Housing Services (NHS) of Rochester; Kim Brumber, Executive
        Director for NHS of Rochester; John Dansler, Director of
        Community Relations for Citibank in Upstate New York; and
        Dwayne Myers, Business Development Officer for Citibank
        Community Mortgage.

Where:  NHS of Rochester
        570 South Avenue, Rochester, NY

When:   Thursday, June 10, 2004, 5:30PM -7:00PM

What:   The week of June 7-14, 2004 is National NeighborWorks(R)
        Week. During this week, NHS of Rochester and other
        NeighborWorks organizations across the country will mobilize
        tens of thousands of business people, residents, and
        government officials in a week of neighborhood change and
        awareness. Citibank has partnered with 13 NeighborWorks
        network organizations to celebrate NeighborWorks Week 2004.
        Citibank is proud to support NHS of Rochester as it marks its
        25th year of service to the Rochester Community and will
        present the organization at its 25th Anniversary celebration
        with a $20,000 grant from the Citigroup Foundation for its
        homebuyer education program. NHS of Rochester is a
        full-service housing agency that assists families into home
        ownership and helps ensure their long-term success as
        homeowners through financial, educational, and technical
        services. Over the last 25 years, NHS of Rochester, together
        with partners such as Citibank, have helped 10,700 city
        residents find solutions to their housing problems through
        counseling, pre-qualification, pre-approvals and mortgage loan
        approvals.

RSVP:   Media who wish to attend must RSVP. Please contact Kathy
        Consler at 585-325-4170 Ext. 320 or Helen Steblecki at
        718-248-4694.