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24 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT NON-PROFIT IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS Community Homebuyers CorporaƟ on (CHC) NHH staff administer the First-Time Homeownership Program, provide housing counseling, and assist with board management. CHC is a consorƟ um of seven fi nancial insƟ tuƟ ons that pool resources, in partnership with the City, to provide income qualifying, fi rst Ɵ me homebuyers with mortgage fi nancing. Urban Enterprise AssociaƟ on (UEA) Similarly to CHC, the Urban Enterprise AssociaƟ on of South Bend, Inc. (UEA) is a city partner where DCI provides staff support. The UEA acts as a fiscal agent contracƟ ng with DCI to administer Matching / Vibrant Places Grant. In 2025, nearly $191,000 in matching grant funds were dispersed to small businesses to support property improvements. In 2025, the UEA, in partnership with the City, supported the development of six new infi ll housing units, fi ve rental and one owner occupied. The purpose of this effort is to help support urban neighborhoods by introducing new housing, improving the quality of life, and promoƟ ng the market potenƟ al to a broader audience. Housing Authority of South Bend (HASB) Partnership The City partnered with HASB to renovate vacant scaƩ ered site homes that are part of the public housing program. Approximately $1 million in City funds were dedicated to repairing these units so that families can move into them. Nineteen (19) homes were renovated in 2025, bringing the total to 25 renovated homes. Support for Persons Experiencing Homelessness The City supports efforts to address homelessness through financial support for local service providers, leverage for permanent supporƟ ve housing projects, management of the Coordinated Entry tracking and placement process, and supporƟ ve services. The City’s Coordinator of Homeless Outreach works to align services across nonprofit partners. On the right is a descripƟ on of some of the City’s efforts to address homelessness in 2025: • Provided $359,320 to the Center for the Homeless (CFH) to operate weather amnesty for individuals in need of emergency overnight shelter in the months of November-April. During the 2024-2025 weather amnesty program, CFH provided overnight shelter for 589 unique individuals. In November and December 2025, 340 unique individuals uƟ lized weather amnesty, with an average of 57 people per night in November and 82 people per night in December. • Partnered with Oaklawn to provide streat outreach and services to unhoused individuals, including fi nding housing. • Provided operaƟ ng funding for Our Lady of the Road and Motels For Now to support transiƟ onal housing for homeless individuals. • Facilitated the Wash Wednesday and Senior Suds Night Programs, a partnership with Burton’s Laundry that allows unhoused members of our community and seniors living on fixed incomes to wash their clothes for free every other week. In 2025 they washed 33,790 pounds of clothing, the equivalent of 3,379 loads of laundry for 479 seniors. The Coordinator of Homeless Outreach also convenes a monthly meeƟ ng of agencies that provide housing, mental health, physical health, and recovery services to discuss needs across the city. Separately, the City organizes 18 agencies that work specifically to address substance use. They have developed a framework to increase awareness, encourage reducƟ on of use, connect people with treatment opƟ ons, and create supporƟ ve community. The Coordinator of Homeless Outreach also provides training on mental health, trauma informed care, de-escalaƟ on strategies, and policies for agencies, neighborhoods, businesses and religious organizaƟ ons.