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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 Project Impact program. The gist of <br />those was the same message we heard from <br />the participants who are here this morning. <br />Mr. Inks did not read those aloud, but they <br />will be made a part of the minutes. The letter <br />from Mr. Rouse: <br /> <br />Members of the South Bend <br />Redevelopment Commission <br /> <br />I have a commitment that prohibits me from <br />attending your March 5, 2010 meeting. <br />Please allow this letter to be presented. I <br />write on behalf of Project Impact. I am <br />aware of the previous funding provided to <br />Project Impact and I both thank and <br />congratulate you for the foresight and <br />commitment for the much needed support <br />provided to this vital work in our community. <br /> <br />I have been involved in the grass-roots issues <br />Project Impact addresses for many years. A <br />group I was part of 12-14 years ago met in <br />this very room with Jon Hunt. We addressed <br />how we could utilize the TANF program. <br /> <br />Under the welfare reform legislation of 1996, <br />(the Personal Responsibility and Work <br />Opportunity Reconciliation Act – PWRORA <br />– Public Law 104-193), TANF replaced the <br />welfare programs known as Aid to Families <br />with Dependent Children (AFDC), the Job <br />Opportunities and Basic Skills Training <br />(JOBS) program and the Emergency <br />Assistance (EA) program. The law ended <br />federal entitlement to assistance and instead <br /> 52 <br /> <br />