WHAT:      The City of Little Rock Department of Housing and Neighborhood Programs will host a grand opening for the Wright Avenue Neighborhood Resource Center. Officials will also unveil a new strategy and branding initiative for alert centers across the city.

The Wright Avenue Neighborhood Resource Center will be the first to make the transition from an alert center to a resource center. Little Rock residents will now have access to a wide variety of city services through the neighborhood centers. A program focused on community policing will also be introduced during the grand opening ceremony.

WHO:         Mayor Mark Stodola

                   Willard Proctor, Jr. Wright Avenue Neighborhood Association president

                Annie Abrams, Wright Avenue Neighborhood Association resident

WHEN:      Friday, Aug. 8

                   10:30 a.m.

WHERE:     Wright Avenue Neighborhood Center

                    1813 Wright Ave.

                 Little Rock, Ark.