Book Study and Discussion:Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted Sponsored by the St. Joseph County Community Forum for Economic Justice “Urgent and accessible . . . Its moral force is a gut punch.”—The New Yorker “Astonishing . . . Desmond has set a new standard for reporting on poverty.” — Barbara Ehrenreich,…
TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 6 PM – 7:30 PM MAIN ST. LIBRARY, COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER, CLASSROOM B PROGRAM: Kathy Schuth, Director of NNN, Si Barker, VP of Board of 466Works, Regina Williams Preston, Far Northwest Neighborhood Activist. LEARN FROM THEIR EXPERIENCES AND BEGIN A DISCUSSION OF THE AVAILABILITY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR…
Next meeting of HHR, Monday, July 31 at 6 pm Classroom D, Community Learning Center at the Main Library Topic for discussion: A Place for Safety An introduction to new roles, growing efforts, and ways to help. A continuation of our discussions on Homelessness featuring Carl Hetler, South Bend’s newly appointed Homeless Coordinator, and Common…
Perspectives on Public Health in St. Joseph County: Challenges, Successes, and a Call to Action Dr. Robert Einterz of the Saint Joseph County Department of Health shares perspectives and insights gained from serving as the Health Officer of St. Joseph County for the last three years. Dr. Einterz’s term as Health Officer began just a couple…
OPEN FORUM FOR FINALISTS for DIRECTOR of theCOMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD OFFICE The Common Council has narrowed down the candidate hiring pool for the position of Director of the Community Police Review Board Office and will be hosting an open forum with the finalists on March 20, 2023 at 7:00 PMSt. Joseph County Library, Ballroom…
EQUAL PAY DAY March 15, 2023 Wear RED on March 15, 2023 as a symbol of how far women and minorities are still “in the red” because of the wage gap. Join YWCA North Central Indiana and our partners to raiseawareness about the wage gap and its impacton women and minoritiesEQUAL PAY DAY RALLYMarch 15,…