Madden/Wells Oakwood Shores Loyola Partnership
Project Team
P. Nyden, CURL
E. Rollerson, Graduate Fellow
Katherine Tyson, School of Social Work
Elizabeth Coffman, Communications Dept.
Edie Rubinowitz, Communications Dept.
Anita Weinberg, Law School
Chicago Housing Authority
Madden Wells Local Advisory Council
Community Builders, Inc.
Grand Boulevard Federation
Centers for New Horizons
Heartland Alliance
Ujima
Overview:
CURL is participating in a partnership including 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 is to identify community needs and maximize resources in order to best serve the residents as they go through a major life change—whether that entails moving into Oakwood Shores or leaving their home community for other housing options. Another major component of the partnership is to pool resources in order to facilitate success of this mixed-income community; this includes documenting and researching the transition process in order to gather data on what’s happening now to inform future decisions, as well as to potentially help guide other communities experiencing similar changes.
Anticipated Outcome:
Develop a model of networked resources that promotes and sustains successful mixed-income communities.