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South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting –March 5, 2010 have an application to South Bend Housing Authority SHIP program so that they can start right now, learning how to go along with these skilled workers to make bids, to see how to talk to a householder, see if they can get this job for themselves and make money along the way. That’s why we’re asking for a portion of the funds because it is an implementation budget. It’s a huge budget we have. We’ve applied to various sources so we’re not dependent on one source. I just ask that you take a look at that. See if perhaps there’s some way we can both utilize the funds to make this happen. I think what Project Impact is doing is necessary. I do think IAGO/YouthBuild, we can do a lot of positive things together in the Urban Enterprise Zone. Thank you. HARDIE BLAKE, 144 N. Summit. There are a couple of things I want to say. I appreciate what Linda is doing, too, with YouthBuild. Without the program, and a primary target is the ex-offenders, who play a major role in what we focus on. But it’s not just ex-offenders. Initially, when the program started, we had a hundred and fifty that signed up to take our classes. One hundred and twenty of those people went through a boot camp. Out of that one week boot camp, eighty-two actually finished the boot camp. Then we entered into a ten-week training. Sixty-seven completed the training. Guys and ladies like these gentlemen here. I think the experience for them all was similar to what you hear from these. There are a couple of things I want to say in regards to that. I got called to jury duty not too long ago. They said that we have to make sure if we’re going to the jury that a person is innocent until proven guilty. The 13