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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Started by the Illinois State Board of Education, Loyola's Science Linkages in the Community (SLIC) took the lead in developing a community computer lab at CURL. The purpose was to expand technology accessibility to community-based organizations.
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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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Chicago's Peace Museum, founded in 1981, was a museum dedicated to spotlighting global movements for peace, as well as the social and physical costs of violence. This project attempted to measure the effectiveness of the museum's Drive-by Peace program.
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A Department of Criminal Justice project evaluated an effort to decrease the incidence of HIV infection among participants in the Cook County Sheriff's Female Furlough Program located at the Cook County Department of Correction.
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This conference was sponsored by the Urban University Collaborative and organized by the Policy Research Action Group (PRAG). Loyola/CURL hosted this first bi-annual conference attended by 400 people. A report on proceedings, "Linking Chicago Locally and Globally: Report on Chicago Research and Public Policy," was published.
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