GEO242 Service Learning Project

GEO242 (GIS II: Community GIS) Service Learning Projects

GEO242 students have completed the following projects as part of community-based service learning. The Department of Geography has collaborated with DePaul's service-learning center, the Steans Center to provide students opportunities to engage in community GIS. Projects listed below are collected by the Steans Center, and are directed by Dr. Julie Hwang. If you are interested in contributing GIS projects to GEO242, please contact the Steans Center. Scroll down to see project reports.

Autumn 18-19 Autumn 17-18	Sponsor Contact Report Sponsor Contact Report Sponsor Contact Report Sponsor	Community Activism Law Alliance (CALA) Saul Brand Padilla National Community Lawyering Network Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH) Maria Ferrera GIS Mapping of the Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health Directory of Mental Health Resources Dream On Education Kelli Haywood Dream On Education: Finding the “High-Achieving Low-Income Students” in Chicago Public Schools Middle Schools Blacks in Green
	Contact	Naomi Davis
	Report	Who Owns West Woodlawn?

	Sponsor	Teamwork Englewood
	Contact	Nicole Johnson
	Report	Exploring Potential Areas for Economic Development in Englewood

	Sponsor	LearnLong Institute
	Contact	Scott Leodis
	Report	Lifelong Learning in Chicago

	Sponsor	Standberry Christian Academy
	Contact	Herman Standberry
	Report	Workforce Development and Community Center

	Sponsor	The Steans Center (DePaul)
	Contact	Howard Rosing
	Report	CBO Partners across Chicago

Winter 12-13	Sponsor	Lakeview Action Coalition
	Contact	Hannah Gelder
	Report	Mapping affordable housing in Chicago

	Sponsor	Institute of Cultural Affairs
	Contact	Seva Gandhi
	Report	Frequency of sustainable initiatives in Chicago, IL community areas: green business, economic development, recycling, and community gardens

	Sponsor	Latino Policy Forum
	Contact	Natalie Vesga
	Report	Spatial distributions of outreach beneficiaries and fair housing issues

	Sponsor	Latino Policy Forum
	Contact	Savannah Clement
	Report	Comparing foreclosure rates to Latino populations by Chicago community areas

	Sponsor	Latino Policy Forum
	Contact	Isabel Anadon
	Report	Tracking Latino population density and voting age population in Illinois

	Sponsor	Steans Center
	Contact	Sergio Elahi
	Report	Mapping the Steans Center's partnered community based organizations

	Sponsor	Universidad Popular
	Contact	Isabela Gluszak
	Report	Geographic analysis of participants served by Universidad Popular

Winter 11-12	Sponsor	Bronzeville Visitor Information Center
	Contact	Norman Montgomery
	Report	Mapping Community Assets in Bronzeville

	Sponsor	Enlace Chicago
	Contact	Luis Carrizales
	Report	Moving Towards Revitalization and Safety: An Analysis of Little Village

	Sponsor	The Institute of Cultural Affairs
	Contact	Nina Winn; Seva Gandhi
	Report	Accelerate 77: Accelerating Green Initiatives in Chicago's 77 Community Areas

	Sponsor	Camp Butterfly
	Contact	Toni Anderson
	Report	Potential Green Spaces: In Proximity to Camp Butterfly

	Sponsor	DePaul's the Steans Center
	Contact	Howard Rosing
	Report	Community Gardens throughout Humboldt Park, Rogers Park, and Little Village

	Sponsor	Cook County Animal and Rabies Control
	Contact	Donna Alexander
	Report	The Prevention of Rabies in Cook County: Combining Education and Action through a Low-Cost Mobile Vaccination Clinic

Winter 10-11	Sponsor	Housing Action Illinois
	Contact	Gianna Baker
	Report	Housing Action Illinois Membership Coverage*

	Sponsor	Chicago Fair Trade
	Contact	Nancy Jones
	Report	Fair Trade Institutions and Outlets by Chicago Community Areas

	Sponsor	Enlace Chicago
	Contact	Jaime de Leon
	Report	Transportation in Little Village: Why People Move The Way They Do

	Sponsor	Enlace Chicago
	Contact	Simone Alexander
	Report	Spatial Representations of Emergency Food Assistance in the Little Village and Pilsen Communities

	Sponsor	Puerto Rican Cultural Center
	Contact	Alejandro Luis Molina
	Report	Fresh Produce and Health Care Access in Humboldt Park

Autumn 10-11	Sponsor	Enlace Chicago
	Contact	Jaime de Leon
	Report	Bikes, Bikers and Infrastructure: Solving Congestion Problems by Getting People Rolling (on Two Wheels)

	Sponsor	Puerto Rican Cultural Center
	Contact	Alejandro Luis Molina
	Report	Spatial Representation of Humboldt Park Community & Nutritional Assets

Spring 09-10	Sponsor	Enlace Chicago
	Contact	Jaime de Leon
	Report	Little Village Transit Assessment

	Sponsor	Puerto Rican Cultural Center
	Contact	Alejandro Luis Molina
	Report	Humboldt Park's Health & Wellness Resources

Winter 08-09	Sponsor	Black Metropolis (Bronzeville Visitor Information Center)
	Contact	Harold Lucas
	Report	Public Art as Economic Investment: A Case-Study for Bronzeville

	Sponsor	Andersonville Development Corporation
	Contact	Sara Dinges
	Report	Mapping the Andersonville Business District

	Sponsor	Community Organization for Obesity Prevention (CO-OP) Humboldt Park
	Contact	Howard Rosing at Steans Center
	Report	Health Initiative and Federal Funding Assessment of Humboldt Park and Lincoln Park Schools

	Sponsor	Little Village Environmental Justice Organization
	Contact	Marisol Becerra
	Report	Environmental Justice: Mapping Coal Power Plants in Illinois and Chicago*

	Sponsor	Illinois Action for Children
	Contact	Marcia Stoll
	Report	Access to Child Care in Cook County*

Spring 07-08	Sponsor	Chicago Federation of Labor Workers Assistance Committee
	Contact	Judy Lai
	Report	CFL and the Book Camp Way to Succeed

	Sponsor	Fair Trade Chicago
	Contact	Nancy Jones
	Report	Chicago Fair Trade outlets

	Sponsor	DePaul Institute for Housing Studies
	Contact	Brian Guyer
	Report	Subsidized Housing Spatial Study*

Autumn 07-08	Sponsor	Chicagoland Bicycle Federation
	Contact	Mike Erickson
	Report	Mapping Bicycle Crash Sites in Chicagoland

	Sponsor	Community Organization for Obesity Prevention (CO-OP) Humboldt Park
	Contact	Miguel Angel Morales
	Report	Access to Nutritious Foods and Economic Inequity

	Sponsor	Chicago Federation of Labor Workers Assistance Committee
	Contact	Kristen Roberts
	Report	Community ESL (English as a Second Language) Center

Winter 06-07	Sponsor	DePaul Steans Center
	Contact	Howard Rosing
	Report	Mapping Steans Center Project Sites

	Sponsor	Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC)
	Contact	Lara M Jones
	Report	Cook County Nutrition Program Mapping Project

	Sponsor	Office of Catholic Schools at the Archdiocese of Chicago (OCS)
	Contact	Dr. Daniel Foertsch
	Report	Mapping Catholic Schools and Their Families

	Sponsor	DePaul Environmental Science Program
	Contact	Kim Frye
	Report	Lincoln Park Tree Health Study*

	Sponsor	DePaul Department of Geography
	Contact	Sungsoon Hwang
	Report	Burn Center Coverage in the United States

* proposed by students

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