04-12-10 Council Agenda & Packet

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APi'LICATI®N R.EAI, SERVICES INC. Corrzznunity Service Black, Gxarat American Recavezy and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Funds Entity Name:, City of South Bend Departm exit: Iriter.D eparttnental Contact Person; Matthew Moyers Eznaii: znznoyers cr.sauthbendIN.gov Address: 321 E ~ralter Street Phone; 574-299-47b8 ext. 24$ DUNS Number: 07-432-7123 CCR Nunnber: GSJQH6 Title: Special Protects Caortiinator Fax: 574-299-4783 i'rojeetlf'rogratz~ Details l . Briefly describe Program/i'rojectlSei~~ices for the low-income population that wilt be supported with these funds. Tease see Attachment A for definition oflow-income,} The City of South Bend Dopes to use the finding to support two different types of services: 1) Addressing the needs of the neighborhoods' ph~rsical environment, and 2} Providing vital programs to the children of those cammunitles. I.ow-incarne households typically live 9n neighbarhoads that that have the highest fc~reolosure rate, the highest number of abandoned buildings, are most affected by blight and graffiti and that have limited access to afterschoo] support, arts and culhrr~ progrars and education or mentor suppaxt for their youth, This a lieation re oasts funds to ern la 40 seasonal laborers far the Parks and Recreation De artment aE1d the Public Works Department of the City of South Bend, The tasks assigned to these workers will help achieve the non-hausrng revr#a yzatron goals of South Bend's poorest nezg r or no s• ese io s are a or rn enszve err e departmen#s mentrane stern oannat meet the demand far service without these additional workers. Jobs will include neighborhood clean-ups, sna~~ing vacant lots and yards of abandoned houses, boarding up these houses, removing graffiti from public and private property, watering trees and landscaped areas, custodial service far public facilities, arts, crafts and cuiturc progr•atiing and support fot• aflerschool and high Schaal age programming.