{"id":70797,"date":"2016-03-16T10:03:05","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T17:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=70797"},"modified":"2016-03-21T11:59:43","modified_gmt":"2016-03-21T18:59:43","slug":"city-hosts-grand-opening-for-hammack-neighborhood-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2016\/03\/16\/city-hosts-grand-opening-for-hammack-neighborhood-house\/","title":{"rendered":"City hosts grand opening for Hammack Neighborhood House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_70799\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70799\" style=\"width: 624px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70799\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Hammack-Neighborhood-House-opening-1.jpg\" alt=\"Grand opening for Hammack Neighborhood House. [contributed]\" width=\"624\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Hammack-Neighborhood-House-opening-1.jpg 624w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Hammack-Neighborhood-House-opening-1-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grand opening and ribbon cutting for Hammack Neighborhood House on Saturday, March 12. [contributed]<\/figcaption><\/figure><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PALMDALE &#8211; The city of Palmdale on Saturday celebrated the grand opening of its fifth Neighborhood House.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Live music, folklorico dancers, door prizes and a barbecue marked the opening of Hammack House, located at 1012 East Avenue Q-5 in Palmdale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_70800\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70800\" style=\"width: 308px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-70800 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Hammack-Neighborhood-House-opening-2.jpg\" alt=\"Mayor Ledford presents keys to Mental Health America's Lisa Dawson as Neighborhood Services Director Mike Miller looks on. [contributed]\" width=\"308\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Hammack-Neighborhood-House-opening-2.jpg 308w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Hammack-Neighborhood-House-opening-2-300x249.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Ledford presents keys to Mental Health America&#8217;s Lisa Dawson as Neighborhood Services Director Mike Miller looks on. [contributed]<\/figcaption><\/figure><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The opening ceremony included remarks from Neighborhood Services Director Mike Miller, Mayor Jim Ledford, Housing Coordinator Terri-Lei Wheeler and Palmdale Sheriff\u2019s Captain Dennis Kneer, followed by a ribbon cutting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event\u00a0was also attended by Lisa Dawson of Mental Health America&#8217;s Military Resource Center, an organization working<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0with the city to provide housing for homeless veterans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ledford presented Dawson with keys to the new Neighborhood House. The upstairs floor, a\u00a0completely refurbished two-bedroom \u00a0space, will house a local veteran family, city officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The downstairs portion of Hammack House will feature classes and community programs, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Robotic workshops<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Afterschool program for grades first through sixth<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English as a second language<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spanish as a second language<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discovery Time for toddlers, ages 3-5 <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Healthy Cooking<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zumba<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parent Support Groups<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gang intervention programs for at-risk youth<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Citizenship classes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cooking, art, and leadership classes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local residents may begin registering for these programs and classes starting April 1, city officials said.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To register, visit the Hammack Neighborhood House at 1012 East Avenue Q-5 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., or call 661-267-5126.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information on the city of Palmdale\u2019s Neighborhood Houses, visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofpalmdale.org\/Residents\/Neighborhood-Services\/Neighborhood-Houses\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.cityofpalmdale.org\/Residents\/Neighborhood-Services\/Neighborhood-Houses<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PALMDALE &#8211; The city of Palmdale on Saturday celebrated the grand opening of its fifth Neighborhood House. Live music, folklorico dancers, door prizes and a barbecue marked the opening of Hammack House, located at 1012 East Avenue Q-5 in Palmdale. 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