Allen University is a first-time Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) grant recipient. The university will use its HBCU grant funds to rehabilitate the old Good Samaritan-Waverly Hospital into a multi-use facility to house community-related university and other programs that benefit the Waverly community. Economically, the project will create jobs, both during the reconstruction process and afterwards when the various agencies locate within the building. Programs to promote economic development among the residents of the Waverly Community will also be housed in the center, including job training and entrepreneur development programs.
