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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting -September 4, 2009 <br />applying for grants. That is one reason the <br />program is concentrating on new job <br />creation: to have other sources of revenue in <br />order to become self-sustaining. Most grant <br />funds are aimed at helping youth. There are <br />not a whole lot of people who are excited <br />about helping adults who have made a <br />mistake. <br />Ms. Jones asked if Mr. Summers talks with <br />potential employers about supporting the <br />program financially. Mr. Summers <br />responded that he does. However, Project <br />hnpact needs to show a real return on <br />investment, that the workers they provide are <br />not a problem, but a benefit. Then, there is a <br />list of various ways employers can provide <br />investment, from supplying trainers all the <br />way up to significant financial contributions. <br />Mr. Summers is still very confident Project <br />Impact will be able to use return on <br />investment as an incentive with employers. <br />He noted that employers are always surprised <br />that he is not looking for a handout, or for <br />them to do something that puts their <br />organization at risk. <br />Mr. Downes asked if there aren't restrictions <br />resulting from the TIF dollars used to fund <br />Project Impact that require a certain portion <br />of the employers to be from the AEDA. Mr. <br />Inks responded that the program was <br />designed to help residents of the UEZ. There <br />is another portion of state law that allows the <br />Commission to work with individual <br />businesses, but we're not using that now. <br />Mr. Downes asked Mr. Summers to include <br />in his report next time the number of <br />employed clients who are residents of UEZ. <br />Mr. Summers said that he would. <br />10 <br />