Outreach Series

The Latino Landscape: A Metro Chicago Guide and Nonprofit Directory (6.0MB)
Berenice Alejo with demographic data provided by Roger Knight. prepared for The Chicago Community Trust by the Center for Metropolitan Chicago Initiatives
December, 2008
In addition to a directory of Latino-serving and Latino-led nonprofit organizations in the metropolitan Chicago area, this publication provides a demographic overview of the Latino population in the region, a brief chronicle highlighting events in Latino history, and profiles of Latino groups by country of origin and by residence patterns over time in five metro Chicago suburban municipalities. For an interactive, searchable version of the directory go to http://latinostudies.nd.edu/cmci/latinolandscape/.
Keywords: Activism, Chicago Area/Illinois, Community, Demographics, Families, Health, History, Housing, Immigration, Labor, Midwest, Social Services

SB 345/HB 1219: Economic and Demographic Impacts on Indiana (580KB)
Allert Brown-Gort, Juan Carlos Guzmán
March, 2008
The Institute for Latino Studies is pleased to announce the release of SB 345/HB 1219: Economic and Demographic Impacts on Indiana, a policy brief describing the effects of proposed legislation aimed at controlling unauthorized immigration currently being considered by the Indiana Legislature.

The report highlights the possible unintended consequences that this law could have on the short- and long-term economic cycles of production and consumption and on the demographics of Indiana. Many of these unintended consequences are the result of common — but incorrect — beliefs about the characteristics, costs, and economic effects of immigration.
Keywords: Indiana, Immigration, Economics, Demographics

Forging the Tools for Unity: A Report on Metro Chicago’s Mayors Roundtables on Latino Integration (3.4MB)
Berenice Alejo, Sylvia Puente
November, 2007
In spring 2007 the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus partnered with the Center for Metropolitan Chicago Initiatives of the Institute for Latinos Studies at the University of Notre Dame to host four Suburban Latino Roundtables that focused on the issue of the incorporation of the Latino community in the Chicago metropolitan area.
Keywords: Chicago Area/Illinois, Community, Public Policy, Social Services

Guía de Servicios para la Comunidad (288KB)
January, 2005
Students from Anthropology 462, a research and service community based learning course taught here at Notre Dame, compiled a resource booklet that lists social services available to Mexican immigrants in the Michiana area.
Keywords: Indiana, Community, Social Services

Cicero Youth Task Force (1.1MB)
Written by: Members of the Cicero Youth Task Force
January, 2005
The Cicero Youth Task Force is a volunteer coalition of over 40 individuals and organizations who are dedicated to the well-being of youth and families in Cicero, IL. It's mission is to enhance the quality of life for Cicero children and families by working together to prevent youth risk factors.
Keywords: Chicago Area/Illinois, Community, Families, Social Services

Desarollo del Liderazgo Latino: Un Informe sobre el Otorgamiento de Subvenciones de La Fundación Comunitaria de Chicago (3.0MB)
December, 2005
Este informe presenta un resumen de los hallazgos de un estudio llevado a cabo por el Instituto de Estudios Latinos y la Universidad de Notre Dame concerniente a subvenciones otorgadas por La Fundación Comunitaria de Chicago (CCT) para fomentar el desarrollo del liderazgo latino.

Please note: See Web Publications & Online Resources Material for longer and more detailed versions of this report

Development of Latino Leadership: A Report onThe Chicago Community Trust's Grant Making (3.1MB)
2005
This report presents a summary of the findings of a study undertaken by the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame concerning grants made by The Chicago Community Trust to foster Latino leadership development.

Please note: See Web Publications & Online Resources Material for longer and more detailed versions of this report.
Keywords: Chicago Area/Illinois, Community, Social Services

Strategies for Success: Cicero Education Forum Summary (1.2MB)  Versión en Español (1.0MB)
Sylvia Puente, Martha Zurita, Eva Serrano, Verónica Castr
March, 2004
Education is undeniably a path to upward mobility, yet Latino access to this path remains limited. The United States is increasingly dependent upon the success of Latinos, both for its labor supply and for the contribution Latinos make to the social security of retirees. Despite this fact, Latinos are the least formally educated group in the nation today, and many Latino youth lack the basic skills and knowledge required for economic and social mobility in today’s economy.
Keywords: Chicago Area/Illinois, Education, Community, Families

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