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FY 2008 WEED AND SEED COMMUNITIES APPLICATION a. City tax dollars and CDBG support Community Homebuyers Corporation to provide forgivable mortgage assistance which leverages private mortgage lender involvement 4. Civil Rights Museum and Educational Center a. City donation of historic Natatorium to South Bend Heritage Foundation who partnered with Indiana University South Bend and the Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County to create museum and educational center on civil rights in South Bend, located in the target area. 5. KROC Center Development a. Challenge grant to community based on successful application for Joan B. Kroc grant for development of a community service center. Active development process underway to raise $10M from the South Bend community III. PROBLEMS AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT/ANALYSIS (Use "bullet format" to capture key points/elements.) III. A. Adult/Juvenile Crime and Reentry Adult Crime Between 2003 and 2006, the percentage of all Part 1 Crimes reported in South Bend (except for Theft/Larceny) occurring in the proposed Weed & Seed site exceeded 12 percent. (The population of the proposed area is 12 percent of the city total.) During that period (2003-2006): • 27 % of all homicides in South Bend occurred in the proposed area • 26 % of all arsons • 19 % of all robberies • 17.9 % of all aggravated assaults; and • 17.8 % of all rapes. The percentage of all Part 2 Crimes during the 2003-2006 period reveal a similar concentration: • 29.9 percent of all weapons violations in the city were in the proposed area; . 26 % of all drug violations; • 21.6 % of all disorderly conduct arrests; and • 17.4 % of all child abuse/neglect cases. Juvenile Crime The 2000 Census counted 5,356 youth 17 and under in the proposed area, 18.2 percent of all youth 17 and under in the city. Between 2004 and 2006, the percentage of arrests involving youth from the proposed area increased: from 206 to 216 (14.1 percent of the total in 2004 to 17.3 percent of the total in 2006.) This was higher than the total number of juvenile arrests in South Bend which declined by 14.3% (from 1,456 in 2004 to 1,248 in 2006). Some of the data indicates disturbing trends: • The two rapes and the three arsons all occurred in 2006. F:\DATA\SHARE\DPND\Weed&Seed12008 Application\2008 Application\Final format for application.doc 4