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18 <br /> Filed in Clerk's Office <br /> Bianca Tirado <br /> NON-PROFIT IMPLEMENTATION City Clerk, South Bend, IN <br /> PARTNERS <br /> Long-standing partnerships remain in place to Support for Persons Experiencing Homelessness <br /> implement many of the programs administered <br /> directly by the Neighborhoods team.Through a DCl/ The City supports efforts to address homelessness <br /> CHC agreement, NHH staff administer the First- through financial support for local service providers, <br /> Time Homeownership Program, provide housing leverage for permanent supportive housing projects, <br /> management of the Coordinated Entry tracking <br /> counseling,and assist with board management. <br /> and placement process,and supportive services. <br /> Similarly,the Urban Enterprise Association of In 2023,the City hired its first Homelessness <br /> South Bend, Inc. (UEA) is a city partner/fiscal agent Coordinator to align services across nonprofit <br /> contracting with DCI to administer Matching/ partners. Below is a description of some of the <br /> Vibrant Places Grant. City's efforts to address homelessness in 2023: <br /> In 2023,the UEA, in partnership with the City, • Provided $300,000 to fund the weather amnesty <br /> awarded $500,000 to support the development of program at the Center for the Homeless (CFH) <br /> new infill housing including three rental units and for individuals in need of emergency overnight <br /> a for-sale owner occupied single family house. shelter in the months of November-April. In <br /> The purpose of this effort is to help support urban November and December 2023,260 unique <br /> neighborhoods by introducing new housing, individuals utilized weather amnesty,with an <br /> improving the quality of life, and promoting the average of 40 people per night in November and <br /> market potential to a broader audience. 50 people per night in December. <br /> • The City used a $1.25 million grant from the <br /> Housing Authority of South Bend(HASB)Partnership. American Rescue Plan to purchase the Knights <br /> Inn and convey it to Our Lady of the Road for <br /> continued use of Motels4Now. The purchase <br /> To support the HASB to advance the creation of allowed the group to improve living conditions <br /> decent, safe, quality affordable housing,the city and expand to serving 125 individuals.Through <br /> committed resources to two projects. First,the December 2023, 187 people at Motels4Now <br /> City is partnering to redevelop the Monroe Circle have moved into private rentals and 133 remain <br /> townhomes.The townhouse units located on housed. <br /> the site were dilapidated and past their lifecycle • The City of South Bend committed $2.7 million <br /> without significant repairs and investment.The City for the construction and initial operating costs <br /> partnered with HASB to demolish the units. HASB for Oaklawn's Crisis Center, which broke ground <br /> and the City are continuing their partnership to in August. The Crisis Center will provide a place <br /> explore options for redeveloping the site as a mixed- for people in a mental health crisis to go for care <br /> income neighborhood. and will complement the existing mobile crisis <br /> team and phone resources currently available. <br /> The City also committed resources to make repairs • <br /> In late July, the City took over coordination <br /> to vacant scattered site units to help reduce HASB of the Wash Wednesday and Senior Suds <br /> vacancy. Reducing vacancies will ensure more Night Programs, a partnership with Burton's <br /> Laundry that allows unhoused members of our <br /> affordable units are available within the community <br /> community and seniors living on fixed incomes <br /> and support HASB's efforts to improve its standing to wash their clothes for free every other week. <br /> with HUD. They washed the equivalent of 3,816 loads of <br /> laundry over six months. <br /> DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT NEIGHBORHOODS DIVISION <br />