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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting –March 5, 2010 <br /> <br />6. NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />D. Airport Economic Development Area <br /> <br />(3) continued… <br /> <br />the program. The professors at the Kellogg <br />School of Management looked at the <br />business plan and said it would work. He’s <br />talked to minority businesses in Indianapolis <br />about bringing their businesses to South <br />Bend. He’s talked to Clarion Health Group <br />in Indianapolis about how they could help <br />fund some of what Project Impact does. Mr. <br />Summers said he’s very confident they are on <br />the right path to becoming self sufficient. <br />Businesses that his clients start will be a <br />major source of Project Impact’s income. He <br />believes the partnerships they’ve created will <br />make them more attractive for grants, but he <br />doesn’t want to rely on grants. He wants to <br />create businesses and jobs that generate <br />income to support Project Impact. <br /> <br />Mr. Alford asked whether Youthbuild is also <br />under consideration for funding. He noted <br />that Project Impact is the only one on the <br />agenda. Ms. Jones responded that the <br />Commission does need to decide that. <br /> <br />Ms. Spivey asked for a summary of Project <br />Impact’s outcome measures. Mr. Summers <br />responded that they measure their success by <br />how many people participate in the program, <br />how many complete the program, and how <br />many clients get jobs and stay in those jobs. <br />Project Impact’s goal for 2010 was to train <br />50 people; they trained 82. They were going <br />to get 25 people placed into jobs; they got 49 <br />placed. Unfortunately, out of the 100+ <br />people who expressed interest in the program <br />initially, 6 were re-incarcerated and 2 died. <br /> 43 <br /> <br />