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H E <br />M I N I S T R I E S <br />January 3, 2024 <br />Office of the City Clerk <br />South Bend, IN <br />Filed in Clerk's Office <br />N 5 <br />CITYCLERK SOUTH BENF3, IN <br />Re: Hope Ministries Request to the City of South Bend to Vacate a Portion of an Alley <br />432 S. Lafayette Blvd. <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />Phone: 574.235.4150 <br />Fax: 5 74.289.7801 <br />www.liopesb.org <br />We submit this letter to provide information as to the reason Hope Ministries is requesting the <br />City of South Bend to vacate a portion of the alley between Western Ave. and Monroe St. to the <br />north and south, and between Main St. and S Lafayette Blvd. to the east and west. <br />Hope Ministries has provided housing and support to those experiencing homelessness in South <br />Bend for 70 years. Currently, approximately 100 men, women and children live with us in our <br />main building at 432 S Lafayette Blvd. Among the housing we offer are 18 two -bedroom <br />apartments for families and single mothers. We have a wait list of 3 to 6 months for families <br />who need a safe place to live and find stability in their lives for their future. Hope would like to <br />add an additional 6 apartments for families so that we might be able to care for more families <br />who need housing and who want to be part of the program we offer. In addition to the six new <br />apartments Hope would like to improve the quality of housing we offer single men. In order to <br />accomplish these objectives, we need to remodel several areas of our existing main building. <br />This renovation requires that we move a portion of our non-residential program to the adjacent <br />building which we own at 211 W. Monroe St. This building is immediately across the alley from <br />our main building. We need to connect the two buildings for the safe and efficient operation of <br />Hope Ministries. <br />The portion of the alley we are petitioning the City to vacate is adjacent to four parcels. Hope <br />Ministries own three of these. The remaining building is owned by H Y Properties (Michoacan <br />Supermarket). The part of their building that abuts the alley has no door or window openings <br />into the alley. We will not be establishing any permanent barriers to the alley allowing full <br />access by utility companies to all points of service currently existing in the alley. <br />Vacating the portion of the alley we have requested will allow Hope to move forward with <br />planning so that we might house and serve more of the most vulnerable members of our <br />community. <br />Thank you for your consideration. <br />Steve Ma tenon <br />Director of Ministry Partnerships <br />HEAL TRANSFORM THRIVE <br />