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Cook North Action Teams Update

Cook North Action Teams Update. Presented October 16, 2009 by the the Jane Addams College of Social Work ~ University of Illinois at Chicago. Background According to the 2000 U.S. Census, African American children represented 4% of Cook North’s population. However,

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Cook North Action Teams Update

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  1. Cook North Action Teams Update Presented October 16, 2009 by the the Jane Addams College of Social Work ~ University of Illinois at Chicago

  2. Background • According to the 2000 U.S. Census, African American children represented 4% of Cook North’s population. • However, • 27% of indicated reports were African American children • 45% of children entering substitute care were African American • Only 2% of African American children obtain permanency in 12 months. • 33% of African American children obtain permanency in 36 months.

  3. Disproportionality in Cook North

  4. The Cook North Region includes 3 Action Teams Chicago North (Bradley) Cook North 1911 (1911 S. Indiana) Niles/Evanston Township (Skokie)

  5. 23 Chicago North & Northwest Side Communities (LANs 63 & 65) Disproportionality in Bradley

  6. Disproportionality in Northwest Cook County

  7. Disproportionality in 1911

  8. Disproportionality in 10 South/ Near South-Side Communities

  9. Disproportionality in Skokie

  10. Disproportionality in Niles & Evanston Townships:

  11. Activities since June 2008 • Draft Action Plans • Information gathering • Recruitment and outreach • Community education and engagement

  12. Current Status • Cultivating leadership from community partners • Revisions to Action Plans • Identifying focus areas for upcoming year

  13. Evaluation/Technical Assistance • Establishing action steps and benchmarks • Developing methods of evaluation • Developing meeting agendas • Emotional support and encouragement

  14. Jane Addams College of Social WorkUniversity of Illinois at Chicago James P. Gleeson, Ph.D., ACSW Principal Investigator Alan J. Dettlaff, Ph.D., MSW Co-Principal Investigator Julia Wesley, MSW Research Assistant Address: 1040 West Harrison, 4th Floor Chicago, Illinois 60607 Phone: 312-413-9458

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