South Bend, Indiana

Mayor James Mueller


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 Toolkit + Services
Meet Our Team
Love Your Block
Neighborhood Consortium & Reports

Our Team & Programs

Full Service Catalog is here: Service Catalog

South Bend from Rust to Resurgence 

Learn how to increase your neighborhood’s digital engagement here: Digital Engagement Toolkit 2021

IGNITE Grant

The Neighborhood IGNITE (Innovation Grants for Neighborhood Inspiration, Transformation, and Enhancement) Grant Program. The program can provide $10,000 grants to neighborhood associations to jumpstart projects that positively impact their community, with the goal of improving South Bend neighborhoods through innovative projects that spark community engagement and are led by neighborhood residents themselves.

Service Catalog

The Service Catalog is here to support neighborhoods in all sorts of nuts-and-bolts ways - printing, websites, connections to resources, etc.

This web page was last updated on May 31, 2024. Links to other resources on this web page may have been last updated on a different date.
Email
eee@southbendin.gov

Phone
574-233-0311
Address
227 West Jefferson Blvd.
Suite 1400 S
South Bend, Indiana 46601
Monday-Friday
9:00 am - 5:00pm

Leadership

Mary McAfee
Mary McAfee Director

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