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ENGAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT <br /> ENGAGr:\n:Nr& E:cONO\n( t.wo Ee\[t:N'r <br /> f�y <br /> - <br /> 'vy <br /> ENGAGE <br /> 0. bei <br /> In line with Mayor Buttigieg's commitment to investing in people and places,the Engagement& Economic <br /> Empowerment team was enabled within the 2018 budget to intentionally connect the city's most vulnerable <br /> residents to City, and community resources that promote economic mobility and inclusion. The Engagement& <br /> Economic Empowerment team works to empower all residents with access to economic opportunities, and <br /> meaningful civic participation. Our team strives to improve the quality of life for residents by first engaging to <br /> understand community needs and assets through a resident-centric lens.We then work to facilitate <br /> the community partnerships, leverage external resources to meet resident needs and scale resident-led efforts. <br /> The Engagement& Economic Empowerment team (EET): <br /> • Connects South Bend residents with opportunities to increase educational attainment and workforce <br /> training <br /> • Increases the proportion of South Bend residents with fulfilling long-term employment <br /> • Removes barriers to economic mobility, including criminal & background checks, educational <br /> requirements, childcare needs, unreliable transportation, etc. <br /> • Ensures South Bend public transit is serving residents' needs and seek out public-private partnerships to <br /> fill in gaps where necessary <br /> Our team considers community engagement and relationship building to be the core of our mission. <br /> Throughout 2018 our Engagement team worked to knock over 5,000 doors and conducted nearly 1,000 surveys, <br /> completing data collection for the Westside Qualitative Study, and, "building intentional relationships" with <br /> neighborhood organizations,faith communities and other neighborhood stakeholders.Through relationship <br /> building and direct resident connections, our teams'goal is to occupy space as the "trusted connector" between <br /> residents and city hall. <br /> Our team also led the engagement and outreach for the Bloomberg Mayor's Challenge Award in 2018. Over a <br /> period of 12 weeks,we offered transportation assistance via ridesharing to over 500 shift workers in food <br /> service, hotel service, housekeeping, maintenance, and elderly home care. Moreover,the team worked tirelessly <br /> to build key relationships with resident and anchor stakeholders connecting dozens of community businesses, <br /> neighborhood organizations and residents to resources.We also held numerous small informational sessions in <br /> collaboration with community partners,to share city initiatives and empowerment resources(i.e. Empowerment <br /> Fairs(6), University of Notre Dame Food for Thought Series,SPARK Roundtable, Best Week Ever(3),Charles Black <br /> Grand Opening and the Dr. MLK celebration). <br /> Empowerment Programming&Pilots <br /> Bloomberg Mayor's Challenge <br /> 12 <br />