HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommon Council of the City of South Bend & Mayor Joseph E. Kernan Proclaiming April 1-7, 1996 as National Community Development WeekRESOLUTION
NO. 2352 -96
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend,
March 25, 19 96
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend,
March 26, 96
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Clerk
President of Common Council.
City Clerk
Approved and signed by me V N / 19 .
Mayor
RESOLUTION NO. 0( / l'�
JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH BEND AND MAYOR JOSEPH E. KERNAN
PROCLAIMING APRIL 1 - 7, 1996 AS NATIONAL
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK
WHEREAS, Mayor Joseph E. Kernan and the Common Council of the City of South
Bend note the COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT has been a valuable asset
to South Bend since 1975; and
WHEREAS, the COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM has
operated since 1974 to provide local governments with the resources required to meet the
needs of persons of low and moderate income; and
WHEREAS, community development block grant funds are used by thousands of
neighborhood —based nonprofit organizations throughout the Nation to address pressing
neighborhood and human service needs; and
WHEREAS, in the last several years the Federal Government has reduced Federal
assistance to local governments and nonprofit organizations; and
WHEREAS, during this time of constricted Federal contributions to the task of
meeting the needs of low and moderate income persons, the problems have grown as
evidenced by the dwindling supply of affordable housing, the massive rise in homelessness,
and the resurfacing of hunger and malnutrition; and
WHEREAS, during this time of Federal withdrawal from responsibility, the
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM has assumed increasing
importance for meeting pressing community problems; and
WHEREAS, the Congress and the Nation has often overlooked the critical value of
the COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM and the significant
number of organizations and projects that rely on its funds for support; and
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has declared April 1 - 7, 1996
NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK and have called upon the President
and all people of the United States to observe the week with appropriate ceremonies and
activities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT Mayor Joseph E. Kernan and the
Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, proclaim April 1 - 7, 1996
NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK and call upon all citizens of our city
to participate in ceremonies and activities celebrating the COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.
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