IT’S NEVER TOO LATE!           — TO EARN YOUR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA            — TO COMPLETE A GED PROGRAM   Do you have your diploma or GED? Do you know a neighbor, friend, or relative who is not a high school graduate? 40,000 residents who live within a 10-mile radius of South Bend are…

According to the Brookings Institution, states and localities spend $50 to $80 billion on tax breaks and incentives each year in the name of economic development despite a mountain of evidence showing that tax incentives produce mostly marginal returns. These traditional approaches to economic development by local governments have not benefited all populations — and,…

At its recent meeting on December 8, the Board of the Community Forum for Economic Justice elected new officers for 2018.  They are President                Darryl HellerVice-President       Regina Williams-PrestonSecretary                Linda WolfsonTreasurer               Teresa Marcy

Tuesday, Nov. 21, 7 pm, LaSalle Branch Library (3232 Ardmore Trail, SB)             The next meeting of the Community Forum for Economic Justice will focus on the need to protect neighborhoods from economic development policies that result in the displacement of residents.  Presentations by a panel of neighborhood activists will be followed by open discussion…

            The Community Forum for Economic Justice will hold a public forum on the issue of redistricting and gerrymandering.  Topics of discussion will include — how the democratic process is thwarted through the manipulation of local and federal districts that favor the party in power — various mechanisms used to suppress voter participation — the…

NEW BAIL RELIEF PROGRAM FOR ST. JOSEPH COUNTY WILL BE DISCUSSED   WHEN: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 – 7 PM WHERE: IUSB CIVIL RIGHTS HERITAGE CENTER (1040 W Washington St., South Bend)         SPONSORED BY THE COMMUNITY FORUM FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE   PRESENTATIONS BY: JUDGE JOHN BRODEN, St. Joseph Circuit Court KATE WILLIAMS, Exec. Administrator, Community…

      On July 22, 2016, Mayor Pete Buttigieg announced that all City employees (including part-time, seasonal, and temporary) would be paid a minimum wage of at least $10.10 an hour.          The Community Forum for Economic Justice, at its June 2017 meeting, discussed a proposal to require companies receiving tax abatements from the City of…

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…

Companies Receiving Taxpayer Subsidies from South Bend Should Pay Its Employees at Least the Minimum Wage Paid to City Workers             Mayor Pete Buttigieg raised the pay of City of South Bend employees – all employees, including temporary, seasonal, and part-time workers – to at least $10.10 an hour.   The Community Forum for Economic Justice…

Are Property Tax Caps Pushing Us Off a Fiscal Cliff?   In 2008, Indiana passed property tax caps that limit an owner’s property tax burden to a fixed percentage of the property’s gross assessed value.  The full phase-in of these tax caps will take place in 2020  — an event described as a “fiscal cliff.” …

When: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 – 6 -7:30 pm Where: Community Wellness Partners (2806 LWW, SB) Sponsored by:     Community Forum for Economic Justice     Community Wellness Partners SB Infant mortality is defined as the death of a baby before his or her first birthday.  Every year, about 600 Indiana babies die before their first birthdays.  Indiana…

  What Will Happen If We Lose the Affordable Care Act (ACA)? A Moderated TOWN HALL on Health Care Invited: Rep. Jackie Walorski (IN-2) Sunday April 9th 3:00PM ~ 5:00PM (doors open 2PM) Century Center, South Bend Sponsored by: Northern Indiana Community Coalition for Health Care (NICCHC) and Community Wellness Partners Download Town Hall April…