Loyola University Chicago
Here you will find all of CURL's research projects and publications.
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 was approached to utilize Loyola’s expertise in a variety of interdisciplinary topics in order to conduct a literature review and analysis of the existing research and data focused on African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, and Asian American/Pacific Islander older adults in Illinois.
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CURL is working with Jane Addams Resource Corporation (JARC) to improve tracking of the organization's main outcomes for their career manufacturing trainees in ways that are the most efficient and are disaggregated by race and gender.
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Task Force meeting. Courtesy of the city.
CURL is a member of the Chicago City Clerk Task Force that has been looking at problematic municipal fines and fees and their impact on Chicago residents, especially on low-income and working residents.
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Courtesy of Jane Addams Resource Corporation
CURL is conducting research for the Jane Addams Resource Corporation (JARC) in order to better understand why/why not unemployed and under-employed women are interested in participating in JARC’s Women in Manufacturing job training program. Based on the research findings, CURL will also collaboratively develop a new recruitment strategy to expand the Women in Manufacturing job training program to more qualifying women in the Chicago area.
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The Englewood Women’s Initiative (EWI) is a program through a coalition of 8 organizations in the Englewood neighborhood in Chicago connecting women in the neighborhood with pathways to incomes over $40k/year through job training, business development, and financial and job readiness skills. CURL is evaluating the pilot and collaborating in creating a database tracking system and benchmarks.
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The Greater Roseland West Pullman Food Network (GRWP) developed a sustainable model to address food insecurity in the Roseland and West Pullman communities, with the Greater Roseland Sustainability Initiative (GRSI). The GRSI is a collaboration between community, university, and business partners utilizing urban agriculture and social enterprise to increase access to fresh produce, improve STEM skills, and prepare youth for a “green collar” economy.
Read MoreThe project documented existing local, community-based projects in an effort to include these voices in the larger smart growth development discussion. It examined how the benefits of regional economic growth might be used more effectively to address pressing social problems in these communities and the broader region.
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