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AGREEMENT FOR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THIS AGREEMENT (the or this "Agreement") is made effective the 20th day of December, 2018, by and between the CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, a municipal corporation organized and operating under the laws of the State of Indiana, acting by and through its Board of Public Works (the "City"), and GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MICHIANA, INC., an Indiana non-profit corporation with an address of 1805 W. Western Avenue, South Bend, Indiana 46619 (the "Organization"). RECITALS WHEREAS, the Organization is an innovative organization whose mission is to enhance the dignity and quality of life of individuals and families by strengthening communities, eliminating barriers to opportunity, and helping people in need reach their full potential through learning and the power of work; and WHEREAS, the Organization provides the Bridges Initiative at Goodwill program, which includes an Employer Resource Network ("ERN"), designed to provide assistance for low-income, entry level workers not only to keep jobs, but to build the stability that will lead to self-sufficiency, while simultaneously reducing employee turnover and absenteeism, as more particularly described at Exhibit A (the "Program"); and WHEREAS, the Organization is duly qualified to provide for, oversee, and administer the Program; and WHEREAS, the City desires to assist local employers in providing the Program; and WHEREAS, the City believes that the actions contemplated by this Agreement are in the best interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the City and its residents and that such actions comply with the public purposes and applicable provisions of state and local law. NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained herein, the City and the Organization hereby agree as follows: 1. Contract Amount and Term. The Organization shall provide the programs and services set forth at Exhibit A to employers and their employees located in the City for the period commencing January 1, 2019 and ending December 31, 2019 (the "Program Term"). In accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the City will expend an amount not to exceed Seventeen Thousand Nine Hundred Sixteen Dollars ($17,916.00) for the Organization's services during the Program Term. 2. Pi g wn Bigl c I. The Organization shall not seek from the City more than the Contract Amount for any expenses related to the Program or otherwise. 1