Center Classification allows HUD's Neighborhood Networks Initiative
to demonstrate its growth and maturity after 13 years of development
and accomplishment.
If you are one of the many Neighborhood Networks centers that
have called the toll-free Information Center to ask about center
classification, or if you have read the Neighborhood
Networks Center Classification Guide, then you know that while
it takes a special effort to work toward and achieve advanced classification
levels, centers benefit from doing so.
The chart below describes the incentives that the Neighborhood
Networks Initiative will offer to Neighborhood Networks centers
that achieve advanced classification levels. Access to these incentives
can be used as part of a center's local marketing efforts and included
in funding proposals to demonstrate the scope and depth of a center's
commitment to its target population.
Classification Incentives
NN
Center Incentives
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Designated
NN Center
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Certified
NN Center
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Model
NN Center
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Certificates
and Awards
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Yes
-- Certificate
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Yes
-- Plaque
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Yes
-- Special Award
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Listed
in the National NN Directory and on the National Web site
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Identified
as Certified NN Center on national Web site
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Identified
as Model NN Center on National Web site
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No
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No
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Yes
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Access
to NN Hotline and Technical Assistance Specialists
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Access
to Local and National NN Partnership
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Remote
and Onsite Technical Assistance
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Link
NN Center's Web site to the National NN Web site
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Opportunity
to Serve as a Pilot Project
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Opportunity
to be Highlighted in NN Publications
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Opportunity
to Serve as Mentors
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Opportunity
to Share Success Stories at NN Events
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Special
Recognition During National NN Week
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Featured
During NN Week
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Recognized
at National Meetings
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Opportunities
to Host NN Events
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No
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No
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Yes
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For
more information about center classification and its rewards, call
the Neighborhood Network's toll-free information line at (888) 312-2743.
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