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March 24, 2005 - HP, the 5th Ward/HP i-community and TechCorps Texas
Has been recognized by The Prince Complex for supporting the advancement of
computer literacy in the 5th Ward community in Houston, Texas .
The 5th Ward/HP i-community is a public/private community partnership
between HP
and the Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation (CRC). With the help
of a
$3 million multi-year cash, equipment and services investment by HP, the 5th
Ward/HP i-community project seeks to accelerate social and economic
development
for the 5th Ward.
In 2003, The Prince Complex was designated as part of the i-community by the
Fifth Ward CRC. This designation enabled The Prince Complex to establish a
computer lab and to become a Technology Access Point (TAP) within the
community.
The state-of-the-art computer technology center uses T-1 high speed internet
and
is used in the evening for after school academic enrichment and during the
morning for senior computer literacy training. HP and its partners were
formally
recognized during the capital campaign drive for the design and construction
of
the new Prince Complex Multi-Purpose Center in the presence of dignitaries
such
as former Houston Mayor Lee P. Brown, former Houston Police Chief C.O.
Bradford,
Houston City Council member Carol Mims Galloway, and Isiah Carey, reporter,
KRIV-TV FOX 26.
The Prince Complex is a non-profit youth organization that offers a viable
alternative to the problems facing disadvantaged, inner-city youth. Since
its
creation in 1998, The Prince Complex has provided athletic, recreation and
academic programs to serve over 1,000 inner-city youth. The Prince Complex
began as a passionate vision of James Andre Prince, founder and CEO of Rap A
Lot Records. With his own private resources, Mr. Prince established the
Prince
Complex as a community safe haven for youth in the Greater Fifth Ward
Community.
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