Family Net Center Fall 2011 Computer Class Schedule

Clarence Hogan
Published: August 26, 2011

Family Net Center Fact Sheet:

Computer Training, Internet Access and Technology Resources in your Neighborhood!

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 five Chicagoneighborhoods: Auburn Gresham, Chicago Lawn,Englewood,HumboldtPark and 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 FamilyNetCenter 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 to Englewood,Washington Park and Woodlawn residents as well as Kennedy King College students.

As part of Centers for Working Families the 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: