Northport/Packer Technology Learning Center: HUD

Housing and Urban Development has been a key partner over the years. Working with management, the residents and the owners they have helped to create the communities in these locations and elsewhere. Their recent help in the construction of community centers and the esblishment of computer labs has been very much appreciated.

• "As part of HUD's mission to help people create communities of opportunity, HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros is calling for a renewal of our common-sense American core values. These include promoting self-sufficiency, harnessing the free market, and expanding individual opportunity to enable people to help themselves and lift themselves beyond governmental assistance."

We especially appreciate the support and encouragement that we have received from our local HUD people.

There are interesting things happening at HUD. Check out their web site for more info.

HUD has recently announced a major initiative to develop community partnerships which will bring technology and training to low-income residents of public housing and multifamily insured and assisted housing. Find out more about this effort in economic empowerment at their Communities of Learning site.

• Packer Townhouse/ Northport Apts. are pilot projects of one of HUD's most innovatives initiatives--Neighborhood Networks. "Neighborhood Networks is an initiative designed to enhance the self-sufficiency, employability, and economic self-reliance of low-income families and the elderly living in HUD-insured and -assisted properties by providing residents with onsite access to computer and training resources. Computerized learning centers will be established to provide early childhood educational programs, adult education opportunities, and access to job data banks."