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Evaluation of Rebuilding Chicago Together-Metro Chicago's National Rebuilding Day Program
Residents’ Voices in Affordable Housing Policy and Practices in the U.S. and Australia
The Center for Urban Research and Learning at Loyola University Chicago partnered with the Social Justice and Social Change Research Centre University of Western Sydney to launch Residents’ Voices, a project designed to develop new ways to research and understand affordable housing issues in Chicago, Sydney, and Adelaide.
Read MoreOne and a Half Decades of Apartment Loss and Condominium Growth: Changes in Chicago's Residential Building Stock
Effects of Gentrification on the Late Stages of Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities History
The Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities was a nationally recognized fair housing organization founded at the end of Martin Luther King's Chicago Freedom Movement in 1966. For 40 years the Leadership Council fought against racial segregation in Chicago and around the country through litigation, direct housing assistance services and educational programs for real estate professionals. In 2006, the Council was disbanded for financial reasons. CURL worked to collect an archive of information, interviews and documents about the history of the Council.
Read MoreStrategic Planning for the Community Economic Development Team at Access Living
Madden/Wells Oakwood Shores Loyola Partnership
CURL participated in a partnership with other Loyola departments (e.g., School of Social Work, Communications, Law School), the residents council of Madden Park and Ida B. Wells housing developments, the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA ), and multiple social service agencies serving the Madden Wells community. A major component of the partnership was to identify community needs and maximize resources in order to best serve the residents as they went through a major life change—whether that entails moving into Oakwood Shores or leaving their home community for other housing options.
Read MoreImpact of Gentrification and Displacement on Different Racial and Ethnic Communities in Chicago
In partnership with the City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations, researchers from CURL and multiple Loyola University departments examined the cycle of community reinvestment, displacement and its impact on low income residents, particularly those living in predominantly African American or Latino communities.
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