2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)

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CR-35 - Other Actions 91.220(j)-(k); 91.320(i)-(j) Actions taken to remove or ameliorate the negative effects of public policies that serve as barriers to affordable housing such as land use controls, tax policies affecting land, zoning ordinances, building codes, fees and charges, growth limitations, and policies affecting the return on residential investment. 91.220 (j); 91.320 (i) In 2024,the South Bend Human Rights Commission (HRC) participated in several community events to educate the community on fair housing issues. In the Spring of 2024, HRC hosted three virtual Fair Housing Webinars with Leigh Holland, Dr. M. Dujon Johnson, Aladean DeRose and Doneisha Posey each hosting a week. The City of South Bend website's Human Rights Commission page also contains recordings of past virtual webinars. The annual Fair Housing Luncheon was held in person on April 23, 2024, which included the presentation of the Fair Housing high school essay winners, college video winner and poster contest winner and keynote speaker Karrah Herring. HRC participated in several community events in which they staffed a vendor table and shared information regarding the services that are offered and explained the life of a charge. The events held in South Bend in 2024 included The Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in January, La Casa's Community Breakfast in March, Real Services Community Health Fair in April, RHS/Ivy Tech Sisterhood Conference in April, RHS Awards Ceremony, the University of Notre Dame Juneteenth Celebration in June, South Bend Black Expo Juneteenth Celebration in June, HRC Happy Hour in June, the Meet the Mayor(City of South Bend) in February, May, and July, November, Mount Carmel Community Health Fair in August, the City of South Bend's Police National Night Out in August, Mexican Independence Celebration in September, the City of South Bend's Police Department's Cops and Goblins event in October and La Casa's Community Celebration in October. At each event, HRC staff were able to share information,answer questions, make appointments and pass out literature. In June 2024, HRC hosted the following in person trainings: Basics of Fair Housing, College Student Renter Rights in June,Tenant and Landlord Housing Conflict Resolution in June, which included residents of South Bend, Mishawaka, and St.Joseph County. In July 2024, members of HRC staff attended the National Fair Housing Conference in Washington, DC. Actions taken to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) Program year 2024 allocations aligned with the High Priorities listed in the 2020-2024 HCD Plan and emphasized rental housing development, homeownership and owner-occupied repair, public services, and public facility improvements. These remained the broader community priorities in 2024 based upon a number of issues: • Community need exceeded available resources, particularly affordable rental housing options • High rate of underemployment meant homeowners lacked income to maintain housing CAPER 35 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.09/30/2021)