Major
Neuroscience
Anticipated Graduation Year
2023
Access Type
Open Access
Abstract
The Englewood Women’s Initiative (EWI) is funded by the Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW) and is made up of 14 community partners that provide a variety of resources for women in the Englewood area, ranging from domestic violence support to job training organizations. Researchers from the Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL) are seeking ways to help improve EWI. CURL has implemented a tracking system through Airtable. Findings show that over 300 women are currently being served or have been served halfway through year 5 of the initiative. Findings also suggest that there is a need for childcare, mental health, and more job training services.
Community Partners
All Chicago Making Homelessness History, Allies for Community Business (A4CB), Chicago Furniture Bank, Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT), Dawson Technical Institute (at Kennedy King College), Family Rescue Inc, Jane Addams Resource Corp. (JARC), Lawyers Committee for Better Housing (LCBH), Metropolitan Family Services (MFS), National Able Network, Participant Liaison (Stacey Brown), Sista Afya Community Care, Teamwork Englewood, and YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
Faculty Mentors & Instructors
Gina Spitz, Associate Research Professor, CURL; Lauren Tan, Graduate Fellow/MA, CURL
Creative Commons License
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CURL’s Research Findings on Englewood Women’s Initiative (EWI)
The Englewood Women’s Initiative (EWI) is funded by the Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW) and is made up of 14 community partners that provide a variety of resources for women in the Englewood area, ranging from domestic violence support to job training organizations. Researchers from the Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL) are seeking ways to help improve EWI. CURL has implemented a tracking system through Airtable. Findings show that over 300 women are currently being served or have been served halfway through year 5 of the initiative. Findings also suggest that there is a need for childcare, mental health, and more job training services.