| Alabama A&M University will use HBCU funds to assist its Community Development Corporation (CDC) with the acquisition, rehabilitation, and resale of eight vacant and dilapidated single-family homes located in Edmonton Heights. Edmonton Heights is a predominately African-American low- to moderate-income community that borders Alabama A&M University’s campus. The CDC will provide home ownership opportunities, down payment assistance, and rehabilitation loans. The university will also establish two neighborhood-based family life centers that will promote community health and safety, provide job training and Internet access, and involve low-income citizens in problemsolving.
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