FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE: October 10, 2002
Gainesville
After-School Program Receives Technology Boost
-- Computer
equipment donation for Front Porch Florida community --
GAINESVILLE
– A Gainesville after-school program serving over 40
children received a welcome boost to information
technology needs today. The Florida Department of
Environmental Protection (DEP) made the first in a large
delivery of computer equipment to the Northeast
Gainesville Duval Area Front Porch Florida Community.
DEP Secretary David B.
Struhs presented the Gardenia Gardens Neighborhood Network
Program with the agency donation of hardware for use in
computer training for area children, adults and seniors.
"DEP’s support of
after-school programs is just one way for state agencies
to partner with communities like Duval Heights,"
commented DEP Secretary Struhs. "DEP is looking for
ways to help Front Porch communities make a difference by
reaching their environmental and educational goals."
Created through an
initiative led by Governor Jeb Bush to help revitalize
urban areas, the Northeast Gainesville Duval Area Front
Porch Florida Community is one of 16 Front Porch
communities. With this designation, DEP and 19 other state
agencies are assisting the neighborhood with
community-developed goals for economic development, job
training, youth education, neighborhood security,
recreation, flood mitigation and area beautification.
"When the DEP heard
that we needed computers for an after-school computer
training center they offered to lend a hand," said
Front Porch community liaison Juanita Miles-Hamilton.
"This equipment will help to enhance the
technological skills of community residents."
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