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Neighborhood Network Site at Continental Homes
Neighborhood Network site at Continental Homes receives
21st Century Community Learning Grant. The Neighborhood Network site
at Continental Homes has been notified that they are the recipient
of a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant. Viking Elementary
School won the grant due to their partnership with Continental Homes
and the Neighborhood Networks computer lab located there. The grant,
which will run over a five year period, is valued at $700,000, and
will be used for the implementation of after-school, weekend and summer
programs for students in kindergarten through eighth grade. This program
will be an extension of the ENCORE program which already provided
funding for after-school programs in the area.
An outstanding feature of the 21st CCLC grant is its reliance on
community partnerships. In this instance, the partnership is between
the Grand Forks Housing Authority, the Emerado Public Schools, Grand
Forks Public Schools and Continental Homes. With this much community
support and involvement, opportunities for all students will be
expanded.
Once the grant funds are received, the site of all funded programs
will be the Continental Homes Neighborhood Networks Center, one
of the city's most successful Centers. Funds will pay for staff
at Continental Homes to run the after school programs, supplies,
a breakfast program, and some transportation costs. Everyone involved
is confident that not only will the program provide outstanding
resources to students who would otherwise go without, but that it
will also increase the viability of an already active and vibrant
Neighborhood Networks Center.
Content Archived: April 5, 2011
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