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The Rewards of Center Classification


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	Certified Classification Status Neighborhood Networks Centers
	Model Classification Status Neighborhood Networks Centers
	Neighborhood Networks Center Assessment

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	Designated NN Center	Certified NN Center	Model NN Center
Certificates and Awards	Yes -- Certificate	Yes -- Plaque	Yes -- Special Award
Listed in the National NN Directory and on the National Web site	Yes	Yes	Yes
Identified as Certified NN Center on national Web site	No	Yes	Yes
Identified as Model NN Center on National Web site	No	No	Yes
Access to NN Hotline and Technical Assistance Specialists	Yes	Yes	Yes
Access to Local and National NN Partnership	Yes	Yes	Yes
Remote and Onsite Technical Assistance	Yes	Yes	Yes
Link NN Center's Web site to the National NN Web site	No	Yes	Yes
Opportunity to Serve as a Pilot Project	No	Yes	Yes
Opportunity to be Highlighted in NN Publications	No	Yes	Yes
Opportunity to Serve as Mentors	No	Yes	Yes
Opportunity to Share Success Stories at NN Events	No	Yes	Yes
Special Recognition During National NN Week	No	Yes	Yes
Featured During NN Week	No	Yes	Yes
Recognized at National Meetings	No	Yes	Yes
Opportunities to Host NN Events	No	No	Yes

For more information about center classification and its rewards, call the Neighborhood Network's toll-free information line at (888) 312-2743.

Content current as of 20 January 2009

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