Executive Summary

• A History of Working Together:
  Notre Dame and the Community
• Notre Dame: Michiana’s Largest Employer
• University Spending Supports
  St. Joseph County
• New Income for St. Joseph County
• Campus Provides Local Services
• A Place of Pilgrimage:
  Notre Dame As a Destination
• Focus on Community Development
• Notre Dame Invests in
  Neighborhood Revitalization
• Contributing to Culture in South Bend
• Using the Wealth of Educational
  Resources to Help the Community
• Forging a Future Together

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Notre Dame's Economic Impact
on South Bend

Notre Dame Invests in Neighborhood Revitalization

Almost every Notre Dame President has shared a meal at the table of local civic leaders, and the University has generously supported the charities and social projects that those leaders have championed.

During Father Malloy's presidency, the University has expanded its role as community leader. As co-sponsor of the South Bend Center for the Homeless, the Robinson Community Learning Center, and, more recently, the Northeast Neighborhood revitalization effort, the University has demonstrated its ethic of community involvement.

• The Robinson Community Learning Center was established in buildings purchased by the University at a cost of $475,000; it was rehabilitated by the University at an initial investment of roughly $500,000
• The University's 2002 campaign for the United Way yielded $340,000 in pledges and donations to support such organizations as the Boy and Girl Scouts, Boys and Girls Club of St. Joseph County, El Campito Inc., Salvation Army, Urban League of South Bend and St. Joseph County, and Hansel Neighborhood Service Corporation
• The University purchased the Logan Center building and rents it to the center for $1 per year while the center builds a new facility on Jefferson Street

"It is important to focus not on the negative aspects of an area, but the positives. [The Robinson Community Learning Center] will be a place of new energy, light, and hope."
                 —Indiana third district Congressman Tim Roemer
                 on the grand opening of the Robinson Community Learning Center