Dan Christianson and Barb Benz were both hired using funds from a CP2 grant written to the City of Dubuque. One of the requirements of the grant was to hire neighborhood residents to staff the center. Year three the center is still opened to the public. The center currently has one person who staffs the center, Barb Benz and Susan Merritt, who coordinated the center. Currently Susan is seeking additional funds to keep the center operational next year.
Funding is always a problem.
Where there is a will there is a way. The center has been a great way for students to work after school on projects and research. The Audubon School's Family Technology Center schedule has been responsive to a variety of needs. Here is a listing of the hours they have found most effective for the needs of the residents and students in this neighborhood during the 1998-99 school year. Tuesday nights the center is open for adults only.