Loyola University Chicago

Center for Research on Self-Sufficiency (CROSS)

School of Social Work

Funded Evaluation Projects (Completed)

CROSS has successfully completed the following projects:

  • Health Profession Opportunity Grant (HPOG) University Partnership Research Grants 1.0: “Evaluation of empowerment pathways to self-sufficiency in health professions career development for low-income individuals.”  University Partnership Research Grants for the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) Program under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2011-ACF-OPRE-PH-0145.  Agency Name: Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
  • Salvation Army 1.0: Evaluation of the Pathway of Hope (POH) Program
  • UChicago Urban Labs: “Transforming Impossible into Possible (TIP)”
  • Korea Foundation: “Transforming Impossible into Possible (TIP): Examining the effects of humanship on Korea’s Self-Sufficiency Program (SSP) outcomes”
  • Chicago Citywide Literacy Coalition (CCLC) / Chicago Community Trust: “Empowerment-based health literacy: Building community capacity for healthcare access and usage.”