SFP received 2 awards from HUD!

Last night I attended a banquet at HUD's Regional Technical Assistance Workshop located in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. The event was held at a beautiful hotel called the Ritz-Carlton right in Center City!

I arrived knowing that we were nominated for an award however I came home with 2!

The 1st award is a 'special award' which reads:

Special Award
This award is presented to
Sharlotte Giberson
on behalf of
Shirley Futch Plaza
Neighborhood Networks Center
In recognition of outstanding accomplishments
and contributions in promoting self-sufficiency
and delivery computer access to the residents
of 101 units of Shirley Futch Plaza.

Our 2nd award was for our Computer Learning Center's 'classification' status. We were at a designated status but have recently been upgraded to 'certified' status. A little bit of information on how that works:
Designated and Certified classification are evaluated by the system and assigned automatically once the requirements are met.
For Model, center must submit the request.
To qualify for classification, the following requirements must be met:

For Designated:
Have HUD approved START on-line or paper business plan
Be operational (on the center profile)
Have at least one computer with Internet access (on the center profile)

For Certified:
Attained Designated classifiication
Has HUD approved START on-line business plan
Has HUD accepted center Assessment and Evaluation report
Has Self-sufficiency programs (on the Assessement and Evaluation report)
Be operational for at least 12 months (on the Assessement and Evaluation report)

Look at our plaque!




A huge thank you to EACH and EVERY one of you for your encouragement, support and for BEING YOU. Love you all so very much!

Here's a picture from the event: