Economic Security Research Reports

• 2000 Report on Illinois Poverty
• 2001 Report on Illinois Poverty
• 2002 Report on Illinois Poverty
• 2003 Report on Illinois Poverty
• 2004 In Our Own Backyard: Human Rights in the Heartland
• 2004 Report on Illinois Poverty: An Analysis of Rural Poverty
• 2004 Report on Illinois Poverty: Breaking the Cycle of Poverty for Illinois Teens
• 2005 Human Rights in the Heartland: An Assessment of Social, Economic, Civil, and Political Rights in the Midwest
• 2005 Report on Illinois Poverty
• 2006 Report on Illinois Poverty
• 2006 Spotlight on Assets
• 2007 Chicago Area Income, Poverty, and Housing Overview
• 2007 Chicago Area Snapshot on Poverty
• 2007 Report on Illinois Poverty
• 2008 Chicago Area Snapshot on Poverty
• 2008 Opportunities for Change from Report on Illinois Poverty
• 2008 Report on Illinois Poverty
• 2009 Reports on Poverty
• Applying Online: Technological Innovation for Income Support Programs in Four States
• Atlas of Illinois Poverty
• Back Home Again: LaPorte County, Indiana, Plan to End Homelessness
• Causes of Poverty: Findings from Recent Research
• Century Services Year I Evaluation Report
• Century Services Year II Evaluation Report
• Chicago's Stepping Up Focus Groups: A Report on the Career Advancement Opportunities and Needs of Supportive Housing Residents
• Evaluation Report on Chicago Connection's El Centro de Educacion y Cultura Even Start Program 2000
• Evaluation Report on Chicago Connection's Refugee Even Start Program 2001
• Extreme Poverty and Human Rights: A Primer
• Getting By & Getting Ahead: The 2009 Illinois Self-Sufficiency Standard
• Help Wanted: Low Income Single Adult Job Seekers and the Programs Serving Them
• Human Trafficking in Iraq: Patterns and Practices in Forced Labor and Sexual Exploitation
• Illinois Youth - Ready for Life? Illinois Youth Share their Perspective on Challenges and Opportunities as They Make the Transition from Childhood to Adulthood
• Income Supports for Working Families: Recommendations to Increase Utilization
• Investments in Illinois' Future : Summary of Key Findings
• Investments in Illinois' Future: A 10-year Analysis of State Funding for Youth Ages 12-24
• Life After Hurricane Katrina: A Brief on the Chicagoland Katrina Relief Initiative
• Opportunities and Challenges: A Community Perspective on Nonprofit Services for Latinos and Community Need
• Overview of 2007 Census Data
• Poverty Elimination Strategies That Work
• Realizing Human Rights in Illinois: A Report on the From Poverty to Opportunity Campaign Action Forums
• The Financial Conditions of Illinois Human Service Nonproftis
• The Living Wage: In the Public Interest? Increasing the Quality of Life for Families and Communities
• The Size of the Illinois Human Service Workforce
• Transitional Community Jobs, A Summary Report on the Program and its Outcomes, Chicago
• Without a Net: A Study of Early Impacts of Supplemental Security Income Benefits Elimination for Persons with Disabilities due to Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Cook County, Illinois. Impacts, Policy Alternatives and Action Steps

Health Care Research Reports

• Albany Park, Rogers Park Healthcare Needs Assessments
• Building on our Success: Moving from Health Care Coverage to Improved Access and Comprehensive Well-Being for Illinois Children and Youth
• Illinois Youth - Ready for Life? Illinois Youth Share their Perspective on Challenges and Opportunities as They Make the Transition from Childhood to Adulthood
• Opportunities and Challenges: A Community Perspective on Nonprofit Services for Latinos and Community Need
• Overview of 2007 Census Data
• Running on Empty: Nutritional Access for Children in Cook County, IL
• The Financial Conditions of Illinois Human Service Nonproftis
• Uninsured Persons in Illinois Legislative Districts

Housing Research Reports

• 2003 Not Even a Place in Line: Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher Capacity and Waiting Lists in Illinois
• 2005 Targeted LGBT Senior Housing: A Study of the Needs and Perceptions of LGBT Seniors in Chicago
• 2007 Chicago Area Income, Poverty, and Housing Overview
• 2007 Not Even a Place in Line: Public Housing and Housing Voucher Capacity and Waiting Lists in Illinois
• Back Home Again: LaPorte County, Indiana, Plan to End Homelessness
• DuPage County, Illinois, Plan to End Homelessness: Progress at the Five-Year Mark and a Blueprint for Moving Forward
• Facing Homelessness: A Study of Homelessness in Chicago and the Suburbs
• Finding the Fit: A Review of Three Intervention Models for Working with HIV/AIDS Impacted Substance Users who are Homeless
• Illinois Affordable Housing Primer
• Life After Hurricane Katrina: A Brief on the Chicagoland Katrina Relief Initiative
• McHenry County: A Place to Call Home - Affordable Housing Needs Assessment
• Opening Doors: Adapting Housing and Substance Abuse Services to Meet the Needs of HIV/AIDS Impacted Persons
• Service Connectors Model: Staffing and Cost Projections
• Snapshot of Permanent Supportive Housing in Illinois
• Study of Supportive Housing in Illinois: First Interim Report
• Study of Supportive Housing in Illinois: Interim Report on Publicly-Funded Service Usage by Residents Prior to Entry into Supportive Housing
• Supportive Housing in Illinois: A Wise Investment

Legal Protections Research Reports

• 2004 In Our Own Backyard: Human Rights in the Heartland
• 2005 Human Rights in the Heartland: An Assessment of Social, Economic, Civil, and Political Rights in the Midwest
• Extreme Poverty and Human Rights: A Primer
• Human Trafficking in Iraq: Patterns and Practices in Forced Labor and Sexual Exploitation
• Legal Interpreting Program Evaluation Report
• Opportunities and Challenges: A Community Perspective on Nonprofit Services for Latinos and Community Need
• Victims of Human Trafficking in the Midwest