Community Development
Illinois Institute of Technology has historically been
a major proponent of investment in Bronzeville. The extensive use of
educational and community outreach programs for the area’s youth
has been a significant investment in the community’s revitalization.
An earlier grant from the Robert R. McCormick-Tribune Foundation in 1989
had as one of its goals the attraction of capital investment to communities
adjacent to the IIT main campus to stimulate the area’s physical
development. In addition, IIT is now using supplemental academic and
research-sponsored resources to assist in the development of the community’s
human capital.
Objectives for Community Development
Implementation of an applied research project with community service
agencies to help their clients improve skills for self-sufficiency.
Maintenance and dissemination of databases on the physical redevelopment
and human capacity building efforts in Bronzeville to document community
change.
Community Development Activities
| Activity |
IIT Partners |
Community
Partners |
| Visualizing for Self Sufficiency |
Institute of Psychology
Center for Community Development & Technology |
Grand Boulevard Federation
STRIVE |
| Database and Documentation |
Center for Community Development & Technology
University of Kansas Work Group |
Centers for New Horizons
Mid South Planning and Development Commission
Partners in Community Development (PICD)
Grand Boulevard Federation
STRIVE
City of Chicago |
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