Mar 1: Book Study

  On November 6, three members of the South Bend Community School Corporation Board of Trustees will be elected by registered voters who live in School Districts 1, 2 and 5. Not all families in South Bend include children who attend schools in the South Bend Community School Corporation. But ALL residents of South Bend…

  SBCSC STUDENTS: WHERE HAVE THEY GONE?WHY ARE THEY LEAVING?  South Bend schools’ enrollment is down nearly 700 students this year, and it’s predicted that an additional 500 will leave by the Fall of 2020. The questions of where these students have gone and why they’re leaving the South Bend Community School Corporation are the topic…

COVID – 19 & its economic consequences have magnified a long-existing threat to housing security in Michiana, especially for low-income residents.  Emergency funding through the American Recovery Act of 2021 and temporary moratoriums on evictions have provided temporary relief for some.  However, the central problem remains. There is insufficient affordable housing in our community.  On…

Location: Howard Park, from 6 – 8 pm.The Community Forum will have an information table at this event. If you are available to help at our table, please contact Diana Hess (dianahess11@gmail.com, 276-3931).

LEAD!  A NEGLECTED KILLER It can kill your future and even take your life.   A University of Notre Dame research team recently found that the lead poisoning of South Bend’s children is even worse than originally reported by the Indiana Health Department.  Their report identified three census tracts on South Bend’s near northwest side…

COMMUNITY FORUM FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE Mission Statement               The Community Forum for Economic Justice promotes the development of a just economy that provides equal opportunities for all and enables everyone to obtain a living standard sufficient to sustain life in dignity.             Through education, organizing, and advocacy we intend to promote social and economic…