 The planning model which grew out of that endeavor integrated housing, economic, and social planning considerations.This effort attracted the attention of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and led to the establishment of one of the first community development corporations (CDCs) in the country - the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.In addition to providing planning and support for Restoration, the Pratt Center continued to play an active role in Bedford-Stuyvestant through the 1960s by operating the Central Brooklyn Neighborhood College which offered training and education for local residents, especially African-Americans and Latinos who had either dropped out of high school or lacked access to higher education.