From the Perspective of Diverse Users: An Evaluation of the City of Chicago Domestic Violence Help Line

January 01, 2004 / Teresa

In January 2004 the Mayor's Office of Domestic Violence (MODV) and Loyola University Chicago Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL) initiated a two-year collaborative evaluation of the City of Chicago Domestic Violence Help Line. The National Institute of Justice funded this study to assess the effectiveness of the Help Line's operation in meeting the needs of diverse victims of domestic violence under its "Broadening Our Understanding of Violence Against Women From Diverse Communities" initiative.

categories / Domestic Violence, Participatory Evaluation
tags / Past

Girl Driven Research Project

March 28, 2002 / Teresa

Girl World, a program within Alternatives Inc in the neighborhood of Uptown on Chicago’s North Side, provides gender specific and age appropriate programming for girls and young women ages 10 to 18. Program activities focus on increasing self-esteem and self-efficacy, encouraging teamwork and social justice awareness, and developing leaders. In partnership with CURL, Girl World designed and implemented Participatory Research asking the question “How do young African American women feel about their hair and what influences them to feel that way?” They reviewed literature, collected data through observations, interviews and photos and analyzed data. Issues of self esteem, self perception, cultural norms, racism and the creation of beauty images were all confronted as part of this project.

categories / Children and Youth, Participatory Evaluation
tags / Past

Providing a Way Station: A Study to Provide Employment Services to Immigrant Women Victims of Domestic Violence

August 01, 2001 / Teresa

Apna Ghar and The Enterprising Kitchen (TEK) worked with CURL on a collaborative research project to analyze the transitions to work for women currently participating in a TEK job training program.

categories / Domestic Violence, Economic Development and Employment, Participatory Evaluation
tags / Past

Creating Community Connections: A Neighborhood Approach For Improving Early Childhood Education Programs

August 01, 2001 / Teresa

The Early Childhood Network of Edgewater & Rogers Park (ECN) was developed to test a model for improving services through a modest commitment of resources. The model proposes that one coordinator can network diverse child care providers throughout a neighborhood and maximize their ability to acquire the knowledge and resources necessary to improve and expand their programs.

categories / Children and Youth, Community Capacity Building and Strategic Planning, Participatory Evaluation
tags / Past

Girls Transitioning to Women: Bethany Brethren Community Center

July 01, 2000 / Teresa

Bethany Brethren Community Center (BBCC) is a small church-based social service agency located in East Garfield Park serving primarily children and teen girls in after-school programs. In order to re-establish Girls Transitioning to Women (GTW), BBCC conducted a needs assessment. Yolanda Moore, the coordinator of the teen girls’ program, was awarded a CURL Community Fellowship and worked closely with CURL to train the girls to conduct the survey and analyze the results.

categories / Children and Youth, Community Capacity Building and Strategic Planning, Participatory Evaluation
tags / Past

BOLD Chicago

June 01, 2000 / Teresa

CURL worked with the Building Opportunities for Leadership Development Chicago Institute (BOLD Chicago) to conduct a program evaluation of its leadership development course offered to high schools and middle schools in the Chicago Public School District.

categories / Children and Youth, Participatory Evaluation
tags / Past

Chicago Housing Authority: Cabrini Hope VI Survey

February 01, 2000 / Teresa

This project was a participatory research evaluation with tenants at Cabrini Green to provide voice in the redevelopment of Cabrini under the Chicago Housing Authority Transformation Project (Hope VI) move to mixed income housing. Through the use of a survey of current residents, the project built a demographic profile of Cabrini households. This provided a baseline for the planning process.

categories / Housing, Participatory Evaluation
tags / Past

BP Amoco: Evaluation Projects

August 01, 1999 / Teresa

CURL worked with BP Amoco foundation to develop the capacity of ten non-profit community organizations in five Chicago communities; Austin, Grand Boulevard, Roseland, Humboldt Park, and Pilsen, where the foundation had targeted funds. The partnership team developed a model for participatory and empowerment evaluation.

categories / Participatory Evaluation
tags / Past

Erie Neighborhood House Evaluation and Training

March 01, 1999 / Teresa

As part of the Sara Lee Foundation Chicago Spirit Award, CURL worked with one of the oldest settlement houses in Chicago to: 1) facilitate a comprehensive programmatic participatory evaluation process; and 2) develop education and training services that include participation in the Philanthropy and Nonprofit Sector Graduate Certificate Program and a seminar on human resources.

categories / Community Capacity Building and Strategic Planning, Participatory Evaluation
tags / Past

Every Block a Village (EBVOnline) Evaluation

November 01, 1998 / Teresa

The Every Block a Village Online (EBVOnline) program received Telecommunication and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program (TIIAP) funding to use Web TV technology to organize and inform the community about health related issues. CURL guided the participatory evaluation of this process. The team developed baseline measures, participated in leadership training, and assessed the project’s progress.

categories / Participatory Evaluation, Technology
tags / Past

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