To encourage inclusive civic voice and participation citywide, South Bend community leaders have formed the Neighborhoods Consortium (NC). The NC is composed of one representative and one alternate from the City’s active neighborhood and business associations as well as from a few key organizations that invest in neighborhoods. The purpose of the NC is for these representatives to:

exchange valuable ideas, experience, and knowledge, as well as collaborate on projects;
communicate their interests and concerns directly to City administration;
serve as a conduit for timely, accurate information about NC activities and City programs, services, and initiatives, regularly reporting pertinent information from the NC to their respective neighborhood associations.

Members of the Neighborhoods Consortium:
- Far Northwest Side Neighborhood Association – Representative: Leslinda Wilson, Alternate: Regina Williams-Preston
- Howard Park Neighborhood Association – Representative: Mary Bundy
- Kennedy Park Neighborhood Association – Representative: Viola Sims, Alternate: Harry Gatlin
- LaSalle Park Neighborhood Association – Representative: Lynn Collier, Alternate: LaResha Johnson
- Lincoln-Bendix Park Neighborhood Association – Representative: Baye Sylvester, Alternate: Marilyn Gachaw
- Miami Village Neighborhood Association – Representative: Debra Applegate
- Monroe Park Neighborhood Association – Representative: Margaret Pfeil, Alternate: Jason Isch
- Near Northwest Neighborhood, Inc. – Representative: André Northern
- Near West Side Neighborhood Organization – Representative: Donnie Rogers, Alternate: Andrea Rogers
- Northeast Neighborhood Council – Representative: LuElla Webster, Alternate: Patty Walsh
- River Park Neighborhood Association – Representative: Carrie Marks, Alternate: Cheryl Walsh
- Rum Village/Oliver Gateway Neighborhood Association – Representative: Denise Wicker, Alternate: Evelyn Gills
- Southeast Organized Area Residents – Representative: Fred Teague, Alternate: Aja Ellington
- Sunnymede Neighborhood Association – Representative: Mary Malone