Developing Center Programs

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There are many Neighborhood Networks centers nationwide, yet no two are alike. Centers tailor services to their specific community, whether rural or urban, senior or youth. To be successful and attract users, center programs should respond to the needs of the community.

While a nearby center might offer computer training, job-readiness support, and microenterprise development, your center might better meet the needs of residents by offering Internet access, General Educational Development (GED) certification, adult education classes, and youth services.

The Strategic Tracking and Reporting Tool (START) helps you create programs that best fit your community's needs. First, START will ask you to survey residents, and then it will recommend programming based on the survey results. Remember, these results are only recommendations. The process is designed to closely match center programming with the interests and needs of the center's users.