THE OVERLYING GOAL OF THE ORGANIZATION IS INNER CITY STABILIZATION. AS SUCH, ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO ALL ASPECTS/NEEDS IN AN AREA TO FURTHER THIS GOAL. THE ACTIVITIES INITIATE, SUPPORT AND/OR ENCOURAGE URBAN RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL REVITALIZATION THROUGH AWARENESS OF AND ATTENTION TO THE PHYSICAL CLIMATE. BECAUSE OF THE INTERRELATIONSHIP OF THESE ACTIVITIES, THEY ARE TREATED AS A UNIT FOR BOOKKEEPING PURPOSES. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SEVERAL TYPES OF REVOLVING LOANS, BUY/REHAB/SALE OF ABANDONED PROPERTIES, NEW CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION AND FINANCIAL COUNSELING, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, HOUSE MOVES, PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY CULTURAL AND SOCIAL SERVICE CENTER. RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL FOCUS IS GIVEN TO TWO SPECIFIC INTER-CITY NEIGHBORHOODS IN SOUTH BEND.