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FY 2008 WEED AND SEED COMMUNITIES APPLICATION <br />investments in the area will attempt to halt the abandonment and support the housing <br />market. <br />OUTCOMES AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES: <br />The outcomes of South Bend's Weed & Seed strategy will be the reduction of violent and <br />drug crime in the area; reduction of juvenile crimes and status offences; reduction in <br />unemployment; an increase in the number of residents with a high school diploma; fewer <br />foreclosures and abandoned houses; and an improvement in the working relationship <br />between the police department and the community. <br />Performance will be measured by the percentage decrease in crime rates and juvenile <br />arrests; reduction in the rate and number of repeat offenders arrested; increase in the <br />number of homeowners counseled and foreclosures prevented; number of attendees in <br />seeding programs; reduction in the absolute number of abandoned houses. <br />DEMONSTRATION OF COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS: <br />Several current programs operate in the proposed area that demonstrate excellent, <br />ongoing collaborative efforts to build on. Listed below are program names and the <br />participants or organizations involved in each: <br />1. Lincoln Way West Steering Committee/Commercial Corridor Program <br />a. Businesses, Residents, City Departments <br />2. Vacant and Abandoned Housing Initiative <br />a. City of South bend Code Enforcement and Community & Economic <br />Development as well as two nonprofit CDCs (community development <br />corporations) South Bend Heritage Foundation and Near Northwest <br />Neighborhood Inc. <br />3. Project Disarm <br />a. South Bend Police, St. Joseph County Prosecutor, U.S. Attorney, DEA <br />4. Bridges Out of Poverty Program <br />a. St. Mary's College, United Way, City of South Bend, Various social service <br />agencies <br />5. Community Access Network (C.A.N.) <br />a. United Way, City of South Bend, Community Foundation, Lilly Endowment, <br />NIPSCO and fifteen plus other agencies <br />6. Emergency resources/shelter for youth <br />a. Youth Service Bureau, City <br />7. Neighborhood revitalization efforts <br />a. Neighborhood Resources Corporation, City of South Bend, South Bend Weed <br />& Seed Alliance, Neighborhood Organizations, CDCs, Residents <br />8. <br />DEMONSTRATION OF ABILITY TO LEVERAGE RESOURCES: <br />1. Commercial Corridor Program and Fagade Matching Grant <br />a. City tax dollars leverage private business investment in facade <br />improvements <br />2. Neighborhood revitalization <br />a. City tax dollars, federal Community Development Block Grant funds <br />(CDBG), and staff support through a 'residency" program for CDCs leverage <br />other additional private resources for housing rehabilitation and new <br />construction <br />3. Homeownership <br />F:\DATA\SFfARE\DPND\Weed&Seed\2008 Application\2008 Application\Final format for application.doc 3 <br />