Community center 'provides hope for the community' with after-school activities, family programs

The Blackwell Community Center was built in 1999 as part of the HOPE VI project, which was implemented by the Richmond Development & Housing Authority (RRHA). Located in the heart of Blackwell, the center includes a computer lab, gymnasium, kitchen, meeting room, multipurpose room and games area. In addition, the center offers recreation and other activities for the family. Watch as the center supervisor, Glynes Cheatham, shares information about The Fun Club, after school program that she has coordinated for more than a decade.

[This video was produced for a class website - http://www.erikaelainewells.com - featuring work from Erika Wells, a graduate student in a journalism course as part of the multimedia journalism program in the School of Mass Communications at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.]

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