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Seventh Annual Community Forum on Economic Development:  A Community Conversation about POVERTY, INEQUALITY AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE     The following community leaders will begin the conversation at the 7th annual Community Forum: Cheryl Ashe, Founder, Ex-offender Information & Referral Services John Broden, Indiana State Senator Dawn Chapla, Director of Labor & Financial Stability, United Way SJC Guadalupe…

….REGISTER NOW FOR THE 2012 FALL FORUM ON LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Seventh Annual Community Forum on Economic Development:  A Community Conversation about POVERTY, INEQUALITY AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE On Saturday, September 15, 2012, the seventh Annual Forum on Economic Development will be held at Indiana University South Bend's Wiekamp Hall, 1700 Mishawaka Ave., South Bend.   Registration and…

This Saturday, August 11, 2012 the Urban Garden Market celebrates National Farmers Market Week with their second annual Corn Roast.     Along with the best sweet corn ever (one free ear per person), there will be a variety of exhibitors representing health care, agricultural, neighborhood, housing and other organizations plus face painting for the kids.  The…

The League of Women Voters presents a program on pro bono legal representation Have you, a family member, friend or neighbor once needed a lawyer that you could not afford?   This month's topic may provide useful information for the future. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the South Bend Area. Tomorrow's Program:…

The Community Forum for Economic Development will sponsor a public forum: ST. JOSEPH COUNTY'S HEALTH STATUS: WHERE WE STAND, WHY, AND WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT? How healthy are we compared to other Indiana counties and what key factors influence health (education rates, income levels, and access to healthy foods and medical care)? What…

….REGISTER NOW FOR THE 2012 FALL FORUM ON LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Seventh Annual Community Forum on Economic Development:  A Community Conversation about POVERTY, INEQUALITY AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE On Saturday, September 15, 2012, the seventh Annual Forum on Economic Development will be held at Indiana University South Bend's Wiekamp Hall, 1700 Mishawaka Ave., South Bend.   Registration and…

When: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 7 pm Where: LaSalle Branch Library, 3232 West Ardmore Trail, South Bend Sponsored by: Community Forum for Economic Development  and South Bend NAACP Branch         Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Common Councilwoman Karen White will be joining us.  Diversity Board Members have also been invited. The public is encouraged to attend…

SATURDAY, JUNE 16: OPENING URBAN GARDEN MARKET AT LASALLE SQUARE The URBAN GARDEN MARKET is an open-air Farmers Market located at 1025 N. Bendix Drive., just south of Lincoln Way West. The Market provides South Bend's West Side Community with a place to buy fresh produce, direct from producers, in a friendly and open-air environment….

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Date: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Time: 7 PM Location: LaSalle Branch Library, 3232 West Ardmore Trail, South Bend Speakers: Community activists Hardie Blake, Ray Turner, and Shane Peters   This meeting will discuss a program, called Blakeonomics, that uses a new systemic participation method of teaching, learning and training the poor and homeless how to…

Where:  County-City Building – Downtown South Bend When:  Saturday, April 28 at 12:00 Noon  The League of Women Voters of the South Bend Area registered 720 area high school students to vote during the League's three-month-long "No Vote, No Voice" high school voter registration program.  To encourage these new young voters to cast their first votes in the May primary…