Loyola University Chicago
Here you will find all of CURL's research projects and publications.
The Justice for Families Comprehensive Project is a three-year, multifaceted collaboration between the Circuit Court of Cook County and Loyola University Chicago’s Center for Urban Research and Learning, School of Social Work, and School of Law. Funded by the National Institute of Justice in 2020, it aims to increase the safety of families impacted by Domestic Violence and the well-being of the children in those families.
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The Two-Generation Housing and Neighborhood Study is examining the experiences of adults and children in low-income households that have received Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) and have moved into low-poverty, resource rich communities in Chicago and suburban Cook County. The intent of this research is to fill the knowledge gap that exists about understanding the experiences of these families in these kinds of neighborhoods and identify what policy interventions and support will best serve them.
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CURL is conducting a multi-year evaluation research project on the Chicago Community Trust’s We Rise Together Initiative (WRT) in collaboration with colleagues from Quinlan School of Business and Institute for Racial Justice at Loyola and the community-based organization MAPSCorps.
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CURL conducted detailed analysis on sources related to the status of women and girls in Chicago and generated results, graphics, and interpretive findings for the Chicago Foundation for Women's Annual Report.
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Marillac St. Vincent Family Services is partnering with CURL to carry out a market study of the need and utilization of Head Start classrooms in and around their service areas.
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Led by HEART Women & Girls, researchers on this project hope to better understand sexual violence, sexual health, and barriers to services in Muslim communities in North America. To accomplish this, the research team has distributed a survey (in Feb 2020) to anonymously capture the experiences and perspectives on these matters.
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CURL partnered with the Loyola School of Education on a Democracy Schools grant from the McCormick Foundation. The intent of the grant was to support the advancement of civic education in public high schools by addressing race equity issues. This collaborative venture, the Equity Cohort Initiative, partnered with five public high schools (Senn, Curie, Grayslake Community, Hinsdale South, and Glenbard South) in the Chicago metropolitan area.
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Housing Opportunities for Women
This project is an evaluation of an expandable and replicable private/public partnership pilot project to maximize health care coordination for pregnant and parenting mothers residing in supportive housing, a population that has experienced the complex health impact of homelessness. This is in collaboration among Housing Opportunities for Women (HOW), the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) and Loyola University's Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL).
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The Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL) collaborated with The Sargent Shriver National Center for Poverty Law (Shriver Center) to collect stories from parents and early childhood education providers to better understand their perspectives and experience of publicly funded early childhood services in the state of Illinois.
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Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW), Voices for Illinois Children, and Loyola University Chicago's Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL) have released a new report on the impact of Illinois' two-year budget impasse and, more specifically, its impact on women and children. The report, entitled Damage Done: The Impact of the Illinois Budget Stalemate on Women and Children, was a joint project of the three groups.