The Family Net Center at Kennedy King College is now OPEN!
Clarence Hogan
Published: August 8, 2011
To use the Internet to find a job, write to the local alderman, read the news or perform any other online task, a person must have more than access to a computer. He or she also has to understand how to use digital technology and feel comfortable online. That important distinction is at the heart of the Smart Communities Family Net Centers.
The Family Net Centers are a part of the Smart Communities program, which works to ensure increased digital access and use for families, businesses and other institutions in fiveChicagoneighborhoods: Auburn Gresham, Chicago Lawn,Englewood,HumboldtParkand Pilsen. Funded through the federal Broadband Technology Opportunities Program and supported by LISC/Chicago, Smart Communities is part of the City ofChicago’s Digital Excellence Initiative and operated by key agencies in each of the communities.
Each Family NetCenter is a convenient neighborhood resource designed to help local residents make computers part of their lives. Fully integrated with existing Centers for Working Families in one of the five Smart Communities, the Family Net Centers invite the public to use state of the art computers and broadband access, and they offer training and assistance designed specifically for community members. All services are free toEnglewood,WashingtonPark and Woodlawn residents as well asKennedyKingCollegestudents.
As part of Centers for Working Familiesthe Smart Communities Family Net program works to ensure digital access for children and families, businesses, agencies and other institutions in five New Communities Program neighborhoods. The three “Smart Community Plans” tie into an overarching master plan centered on five strategies:
Build awareness
Expand digital education and training
Improve access to technology
Generate local content about neighborhood news and resources
Help grow existing businesses and attract new ones
This is done by providing:
Computer Training
Open Access to the Resource Room
Technology Resources
Contact Information:
Name: Clarence Hogan
Position: FamilyNetCenterManager
Location: KennedyKingCollege, 747 West 63rd Street, Building V Room 106
Phone: (773) 487-3731
Email: chogan@hullhouse.org