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Home » Departments and Divisions » Community Investment » Engagement and Economic Empowerment


Engagement and Economic Empowerment

The Engagement and Economic Empowerment team works to empower residents through access to opportunities by promoting meaningful civic engagement, removing barriers to economic opportunities, and facilitating community partnerships. Our current programs and projects include: IGNITE Grant, South Bend Financial Empowerment, Linden Avenue Pop-Up Markets, Neighborhoods Consortium, Incremental Development, and the Neighborhood Toolkit.

Neighborhood Consortium & Reports

Our Programs

    • IGNITE Grant
    • 2025 Linden Avenue Farmers Market & Food Security
    • Neighborhoods Consortium+News
    • Financial Empowerment

 

Find Your Neighborhood

Not sure which neighborhood you live in? Use this handy map to find the relevant neighborhood association.

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Neighborhood Service Request

The Service Request is here to support neighborhoods in assisting with printing, yard signs, t-shirts, Zoom accounts and connections to resources, etc.

Neighborhood Toolkit

The Neighborhood Toolkit is your resource for learning how to start, organize, and maintain a neighborhood association in South Bend.

This web page was last updated on January 12, 2026. Links to other resources on this web page may have been last updated on a different date.

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