HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution Proclaiming April 1- 7, 1991 as National Community Development WeekRESOLUTION
NO. 1850 -91
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana,
Attest:
March 25, 19 91.
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Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
March 25, _ 91
of Common Council.
Approved and signed by me_ March 26 _ 19 91_
City Clerk
Mayor
RESOLUTION NO.___� SU-
JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH BEND AND MAYOR JOSEPH E. KERNAN
PROCLAIMING APRIL 1 - 7, 1991 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 have 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, 1991 NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK and have called
upon the President and all the people of the United States to observe
the week with appropriate ceremonies and activities; and
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, 1991 NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK and call upon all
citizens of our city to participate in ceremonies and activities
celebrating the COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK ,GRANT/if�GRAM. -
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Joseph E. Kernan, Mayor
Filed in Clerk's GfNce
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