Sam Centellas

Caleb Lowry, with Fort Wayne-based nonprofit Brightpoint, talks Wednesday at the Near Northwest Neighborhood Community Center about a new employer-based payday lending program to help low-income employees avoid high interest rates and fees charged by for-profit payday lenders.

Employer-based effort aims to save low-income borrowers money

Jeff Parrott

Fort Wayne-based nonprofit Brightpoint is launching a new Community Loan Center program for the South Bend area. Participating employers effectively give employees payday advances up to $1,000, at no cost to the employer, to help employees who don't have checking accounts avoid high interest rates and fees.

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South Bend Nonprofit La Casa de Amistad Wins $100k Grant From Lowe’s 100 Hometowns Initiative

Jakob Lazzaro

South Bend nonprofit La Casa de Amistad has won a $100,000 grant from the Lowe’s 100 Hometowns Initiative. The Latino and immigrant focused youth and…

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Empowerment Zone And Teachers' Union Disagree Over Proposed Stipend

The South Bend Empowerment Zone shared some future plans for its schools and teachers at a meeting Thursday. One plan that would remove some teachers from…

Education

Harvard Graduate Chosen To Be South Bend Schools' Empowerment Zone Chief

The South Bend Community School’s Empowerment Zone chose a leader for a new position as chief Wednesday morning.The Empowerment Zone is a relatively new…