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What is the South Bend Weed & Seed Alliance?
Weed and Seed is a collaborative effort by the United
States Department of Justice, the State of Indiana, the
City of South Bend, the St. Joseph County Prosecutor and
the South Bend Police Department to reduce crime and drug
trafficking in designated neighborhoods by developing
broad economic and social opportunities with Federal,
State and Local agencies, as well as private organizations
and community groups.
There are two main aspects to the philosophy behind the
work we do: Weeding out crime
through patrol, apprehensions, crime identification and
prosecution, and Seeding: Improving
quality of life in the designated area through block improvements,
education, and community involvement.
 Weeding:
Law
Enforcement: Utilizing Weed and Seed funds for
extra law enforcement to reduce crimes such as homicide,
drug sales, prostitution, burglary and theft.
Community
Policing: Police and community residents working
together to prevent crime and increase safety in neighborhoods.
Click the map for a larger map of the South Bend Weed
& Seed area.
 Seeding:
Prevention,
Intervention and Treatment: Providing Safe Haven
services for residents that are secure against crime
and illegal activity and find opportunities to be productive,
successful and enhance skills.
Neighborhood
Restoration: Working to improve the neighborhoods
through cleaning of vacant lots, curb and sidewalk repair,
increasing owner-occupied housing and increasing community
involvement.
Weed & Seed is foremost a strategy—rather than a
grant program—that aims to prevent, control, and reduce
violent crime, drug abuse, and gang activity in designated
high-crime neighborhoods across the country. Weed and
Seed, a community-based strategy sponsored by the U.S.
Department of Justice (DOJ), is an innovative, comprehensive
multiagency approach to law enforcement, crime prevention,
and community revitalization.
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