Austin CableVision becomes a leading partner providing equipment and cash. March Illuminati Online contributes accounts for AFN volunteers. Austin Free-Net Strategic Plan completed. April Austin Chronicle feature story on Austin Free-Net and partners with an informative sidebar . Digital Arts sponsors East Austin Media Lab to teach disadvantaged kids to produce multimedia projects on the Web.
Funding includes a full time technical staff person.
Austin Learning Academy and the Austin Free-Net conduct Summer Technology Programs. 160 kids from East Austin learn to use computers and the Internet to publish their own Web pages. Austin youth post EastSide Story Web pages with the help of Austin Free-Net volunteers and partners. August Austin Free-Net receives a letter of support from President Clinton. 200 people attended, including a representative from President Clinton's office.