The LAP mission is to nurture diverse, interwoven  sustainable local communities globally by facilitating and  modeling the emergence of computer-empowered, creativity inspiring, consensus  building community communication centers and networks.

These  centers are emerging in community centers, schools and libraries, housing  projects, college and trade school campuses, training centers, hospitals as  well as public/retail areas such as malls, bookstores, strip malls, and  workplaces. The networks integrate all media from broadcast to Internet, local  to global.

LAPs can  be run in any and all communities, including  reservations, small towns and  cities, suburbs and inner-city neighborhoods, campuses and corporations for the  purpose nurturing and sustaining relationships and community by  providing:

• Access  to computers and communications technologies in order to facilitate learning  about them in a supportive environment for emerging talent.
• Access  to health, learning, legal, financial, government, mentoring and mutual  interest resources at all levels.
• Access  to processes that develop leadership, learning and collaboration skills.
• Access  to resources and guidance in developing nonprofit and for profit enterprises  for community, educational and environmental good.
• Access  into the communities for outside commerce, government, health, education and  other interested parties.
• Access  to successful strategies developed by other individuals and communities.