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PAGE 4 <br />ten to twelve months, during which a careful process will .take place <br />which has been developed over the past five years of successful <br />implementation of Neighborhood Housing Services programs in thirty- <br />eight cities. <br />Neighborhood Housing Services represents a sophisticated blend of <br />private- public- community involvement, and must be constructed with the <br />greatest care. The first months are spent in developing working <br />relationships with local government, community and financial industry <br />representatives, and selecting a local staff person with the skills <br />and knowledge about the local scene needed to work out cooperative <br />relationships, under the supervision of the Task Force's Field <br />Representative. The Task Force Associate .Director and Assistant <br />Director will also participate at key points in the developmental <br />process. <br />When the necessary relationships have been developed, a week work- <br />shop process is commenced wherein the concept is introduced to a <br />group of approximately 45 -60 persons (about one -third each from <br />financial institutions, the community at large, and local government <br />and regulatory bodies). These individuals adapt -the NHS model to <br />local institutions and situations and form a committee structure which <br />works out the details of incorporation, funding, neighborhood <br />priorities, etc. <br />The Workshop activities include: <br />1. a three (3) day session (planning and orientation workshop) <br />followed by six (6) to eight (8) weeks of committee work, <br />2. a two (2) to three (3) hour session (site selection workshop) <br />followed by six (6) to eight (8) weeks of committee work, <br />r <br />