The Community Forum for Economic Development is one of many community organizations that make up the Northern Indiana Coalition For Immigration Reform. This Coalition is sponsoring a "STREET FAIR For Comprehensive Immigration Reform" on Friday, August 16, from 2:30 to 6:30 pm at the Jon Hunt Plaza in front of the Morris Civic Auditorium. We urge you to…
Purdue Extension Educators Phil and Edie Sutton will be at the Urban Garden Market on Saturday, August 10th. Phil's expertise is in home horticulture and he will answer questions about trees, lawn and garden care. Phil encourages people to bring samples of problem plants for his evaluation. He will also instruct on how to identify poison ivy, which is so prevalent this…
JUNE MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY FORUM FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TUESDAY, JUNE 25 - 7 PM – LASALLE BRANCH LIBRARY (3232 W Ardmore Trail, South Bend) On Tuesday, June 25, community members will have an opportunity to meet Shubhada Kambli, South Bend's new Director of the Department of Code Enforcement. The discussion will focus on the role of…
THE URBAN GARDEN MARKET: WHAT'S CHANGED AND WHAT'S THE SAME? The opening date for this year's Urban Garden Market is Saturday, June 15, 2013 What's changed? We have a new location; we're moving a few blocks east — to 2806 Lincoln Way West (on the southwest corner of LWW and Eclipse). We have a new…
The following letter was sent to Mayor Buttigieg and the Members of the South Bend Common Council on May 16, 2013: As you know, on April 8th the Community Forum for Economic Development, in collaboration with AJ Wright workers and La Casa de Amistad, submitted a proposal to use the penalty money from AJ…
Public Meeting: "HOW DOES THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND DECIDE WHERE TO SPEND OUR MONEY?" When: Tuesday, May 21, at 7 P.M. Where: LaSalle Branch Library (3232 W Ardmore Drive, South Bend) Sponsored by the Community Forum for Economic Development and the League of Women Voters of the South Bend Area. …
WORKERS ABANDONED BY AJ WRIGHT SPEAK OUT Date: April 20, 2013 Time: 4 PM Main Library, Basement 304 S. Main Street, South Bend In early 2011, AJ Wright suddenly closed its operations in South Bend, leaving hundreds of workers jobless. At a public meeting, AJ Wright workers will share stories of the challenges they continue…
THE APRIL MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY FORUM FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT will provide an opportunity to continue the discussion about neighbors saving neighborhoods, a Community-Based approach to Vacant and Abandoned Housing. We'll begin with A SPECIAL SHOWING OF A PRIZE WINNING DOCUMENTARY, HOLDING GROUND, THE REBIRTH OF DUDLEY STREET TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2013 …
A REMINDER: ENDURING HYPOCRISY: How Felon Disenfranchisement Laws & Collateral Consequences Deny Full Citizenship Professor S. David Mitchell, Law Professor, University of Missouri Tuesday, April 9, 2013 — 7 p.m. — Eck Visitor Center — University of Notre Dame The Indianapolis Ex-Offender Re-entry Program, Presenter: Dr. Willie Jenkins Wednesday, April 10, 2013 — Noon —…
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS PROPERTY TAX ISSUES Indiana property taxes provide the greatest overall income to our state, with almost all of the proceeds going to fund local government. A public forum on Tuesday, March 19 will provide information about property taxes in St. Joseph County, answering questions about – how properties are assessed…
PIONEERS OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: "BETTER HOMES OF SOUTH BEND" A PROGRAM FROM THE '50s. Followed by a discussion of how we can apply its lessons in 2013. Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 7 p.m. LaSalle Branch Library (3232 West Ardmore Trail, SB) Better Homes of South Bend (BHSB) was the first African-American-owned nonprofit organization nationwide….
$$$$ The 2013 Income Tax Season Is Now Underway! $$$$ Since 2008, the Community Forum for Economic Development has partnered with the United Way and other local organizations to support the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), an IRS program for low-to-moderate income residents (those with gross incomes under $51,000). Tax preparers who work with the…