9978-09 Appropriating $2,463,435 from Community Development (Fund 212), defraying expenses of CED

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St. Joseph County Housing Consortium area as part of its neighborhood organizing activities. Other nonprofit organizations have a citywide scope and offer a variety of services to residents of South Bend. For example, following are some of the organizations offering services to residents in both South Bend and Mishawaka: • Habitat for Humanity of St. Joseph County: Provides credit and homeownership ~~ counseling as part of their house builds for clients. • La Casa de Amistad: Provides various services including food pantry, community outreach, and education programs. • Youth Service Bureau of St. Joseph County: Works primarily with adolescents in crisis. Also offers counseling and support programs for young parents; and provides services at its Runaway Shelter for homeless teens. • Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA): Provides shelter and counseling to help women achieve self-sufficiency; offer outreach and case management services to women, as well as group sessions for women escaping abusive relationships. Community Development Block Grant -City of Mishawaka The City of Mishawaka administers its Community Development Block Grant entitlement and HOME funded programs through its combined Department of Planning and Community Development. In past years the Department has focused its funding on rehabilitation of owner-occupied homes. Recently, however, the Department has developed and divested its funds into multi-faceted neighborhood revitalization strategies by 1) strengthening the community's neighborhoods through expanding affordable home-ownership opportunities for low and moderate income first-time homebuyers; 2) developing housing for elderly citizens; 3) upgrading neighborhood infrastructure; 4) removing blighting structures; and 5) targeted neighborhood code enforcement and substandard housing inspection. In addition, the City of Mishawaka funds nonprofit agencies to provide social services to the City's neighborhoods. Working with the City of Mishawaka and funded in part by the City's CDBG entitlement, these agencies have strategically targeted their service centers in neighborhoods of documented need that are accessible to residents in other neighborhoods throughout the community as well. Programs that are provided by these agencies include a variety of social services including: after school programming; family counseling; classes in parenting skills; literacy programs; food distribution; and other advocacy services. Examples of agencies that the City of Mishawaka has or is currently funding include: • Boys & Girls Club -After School program • YMCA -Before and After School program (BASE) • Family & Children's Center -Family Counseling program • Real Services -Adult Guardianship Program and the Elderly Crime Victims Program • Food Bank of Northern Indiana -Satellite food distribution program • Stone Soup Community- Counseling and Resource program • Home Management Resources -Homeownership Counseling Emergency Shelter Grant The Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) supports homeless shelter operations, essential services, homeless prevention, and shelter renovation. The City of South Bend has traditionally funded four homeless providers, which are the Center for the Homeless, YWCA Women's Crisis Shelter, Youth Services Bureau's Runaway Shelter, and AIDS Ministries/AIDS Assist's St. Juste House. The department is using ESG dollars to maximize the number of homeless clients who will be served and also the widest scope of homeless people. Each shelter specializes in which type of homeless people are served. AIDS 2010-201~F Housing and Community Development Plan 20