Join your friends and coworkers today at 11:00 AM in the HUD Cafeteria as the Department of Housing and Urban Development presents a special Native American Heritage Month Event.

With the theme: "Honoring Life - Honoring Elders - Honoring Heritage," this event also will be shared with HUD field offices across the nation through a broadcast on HUD TV. Come by the HUD Cafeteria or tune in on HUD TV at 11 AM. You'll take part in a special cultural presentation by "Mary Youngblood," (Seminole/Aleut), nominated for 3 Native American Music Awards in 2002; Native American Flutist of the Year and Native American Entertainer of the Year 2000.

HUD TV will rebroadcast the November 6th event, featuring the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian showcased by cultural preservationist Keevin Lewis (Navajo), as well as today's event on November 26th beginning at 1 PM Eastern Time (10 AM Pacific).

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Have you noticed the "new dimension" on HUD's Homes and Communities home page? It's a simple idea that dramatically expands the amount and types of information available to you. It's called "local information" and you'll find it at the top right side of hud.gov.

You can use the menu to find information tailored to your own state: about buying a home, finding rental help, participating in your community, and much, much more! HUD's state pages highlight local programs funded by HUD; programs and opportunities offered by state and local governments; and programs offered by other local organizations. It's designed for where you live, and it's right at your fingertips.

There are other improvements, as well:

• "Good News" Stories - throughout our website, you'll find stories that describe successful local programs, real-life stories of HUD helping low- and moderate-income residents, and many other examples of how your tax dollars create local opportunities.
• Some of the topics on the left side of the page have been removed or consolidated to make the site leaner and cleaner.
• There's a new "let's talk" topic so that you can get to HUD online discussion rooms from any page on HUD's website.
• The "sections for you" located on the right side of the front page now list each audience group separately so they're easier to use. There's also a new "section for you" for Victims of Discrimination.
• You'll find the "common questions" section reorganized and improved to focus on answers to the questions HUD receives most often.
• There's even a new guide to using HUD's website, under "At Your Service."

The Department has made these improvements to make your visit to HUD's official website more productive and valuable. Do you have comments or suggestions for other improvements? Just email Webmanager@hud.gov and let us know!