A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n

Achieving the Goals--Goal 5- First in the World in Math and Science Technology Resources - November 1996

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Campus of Learners

The Campus of Learners program is designed to transform public housing projects into college-campus-style learning centers, with a special focus on technological education. In addition to on-site computer laboratories for group educational opportunities--such as job training classes--each individual unit in the "campus" should be wired for computer access so that adults and children alike can learn at their own pace. Each "campus" will rely on support from private partners such as telecommunications companies and local colleges and universities as there is no separate funding for the Campus of Learners program. However, designated public housing authorities will have an as-yet-undetermined priority for some funding from other programs.

Stella Madrid
Special Assistant to the Secretary
Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 Seventh Street, SW. Room 10234
Washington, DC 20410
(202) 708-5029
e-mail: stella_l_madrid@hud.gov

Neighborhood Networks Initiative

This initiative is a voluntary, community-based approach to using computer technology to empower residents of HUD-assisted and insured multifamily housing. The program helps residents become more self-sufficient, employable and economically self-reliant. Some 300 multifamily projects are planning to establish computer learning centers under the Neighborhood Networks Initiative.

John Finch
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 7th Street, SW
Room 6106
Washington, DC 20410
(202) 708-2495
Wide World Web: http://www.hud.gov/nnw/nnwindex.html

Community Outreach Partnership Centers Program

The Community Outreach Partnership Centers Program is designed to foster partnerships between institutions of higher learning and neighborhoods so that the problems of urban communities can be better addressed. Using technology as a means of furthering outreach with the communities and of improving the exchange of information among grantee institutions can be included in these partnerships. Some grantees are running community computing centers, setting up community "home pages" on the World Wide Web, and facilitating computerized job training community residents. While not every grantee uses technology extensively, many use it to some degree.

John Hartung, Grants Specialist
Office of University Partnerships
451 7th Street, SW, Room 8130
Washington, DC 20410
(202) 708-3061
e-mail: jhartung@hud.gov
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