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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting –March 5, 2010 <br /> <br />6. NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />A. Public Hearing <br /> <br />(1) continued… <br /> <br />teach them the soft skills so they know how <br />to speak to an employer so they can get the <br />job. But it takes a little more than the soft <br />skills. They have to get the training so they <br />can go out and get the job. Unfortunately, <br />people aren’t going to just hand that to them. <br />We help them understand that. <br /> <br />Participants have to sign a contract with us <br />that states they’ll be there, they’ll be in class <br />90% of the time, they’ll abide by certain <br />conduct while they are there, so that when <br />they get on the job site they know what to do. <br />We work with IBEW and other unions so <br />that they are working side by side with <br />skilled tradesmen and women, so they can <br />learn the construction skills. When they <br />leave our process, they will have an <br />opportunity to become carpenters, they can <br />become management Level I on the <br />construction site, they can become system <br />analysts, TIA comp certified on networks so <br />that they can get a job and support <br />themselves and their families. <br /> <br />I stand here and my heart is just …I would <br />love for some of them to meet some of the <br />gentlemen who just stood here, so they could <br />say to them, “Don’t go this way.” <br /> <br />You’ve got our communication. We’ve <br />asked for a portion of the urban development <br />funds. We did that because we also have <br />other entities that we operate to be self <br />supportive. We have a daycare that supports <br />a lot of the youth, our young mothers and <br /> 13 <br /> <br />