The partnership created new options for child care in Rogers Park (and Edgewater). Such options addressed the needs of the diverse populations (i.e. diverse economic backgrounds and schedules of hours). Partners complimented the work of the Early Childhood Network (ECN) convened by State Representative Carol Ronen.A 3-year project was funded by HUD’s COPC grant.
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June Terpstra, Community Fellow and Executive Director at Rogers Park Youth Network (RPYN), worked to implement a leadership training program for youth leaders at RPYN. She developed an evaluation of this training piece, working with Jerome Blakemore.
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Community Fellow Pam Smith worked with Howard Area Alternative High School to research, document, and prepare the accreditation application to the Illinois Department of Education. The report was completed and full accreditation received by the high school.
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This project evaluated DCFS' Family Centered Services (FCS). Illinois is divided into 60+ Local Area Networks (LANs) each with its own FCS programming. CURL sub-contracted with University of Illinois to do an in-depth analysis of two Chicago LANs. 15+ social service agencies and community organizations located in LAN 65 and 67 were also involved in the project.
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This project evaluated Family Matters' programs in Rogers Park, specifically, the impact of the innovative girls’ and boys' teen leadership programs on the participants and the surrounding community.
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CURL supported a graduate student from the School of Education as she developed a youth-based literacy program to foster the love of reading and creative writing. The program she created, Open Book, received funding and began operating in two South Side public schools. In 1999-2000, Open Book expanded to six schools. As of 2009, the project has expanded to 12 elementary schools in Chicago.
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A project of the Loyola School of Nursing completed a needs assessment at Cristo Rey High School to establish and maintain a school-based health center for the medically under-served Latino children and youth in the Pilsen/Little Village neighborhoods of Chicago.
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Loyola's School of Nursing was awarded a grant in 1994 to establish a peer mentoring and health advocacy program with teens in Maywood. The 3-year project's grant from the Health of the Public Campaign was not renewed in 1997. CURL supported Carolyn Johnson, the coordinator of Healthy Teens, as the first CURL Graduate Community Fellow, allowing Ms. Johnson to work toward her master's degree in nursing while restructuring Healthy Teens as an on-going, sustainable project.
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This was a project to determine the need and usage of a youth center in the North of Howard community of Rogers Park. The research included surveying local youth to determine their priorities for a proposed youth center in the community.
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