Our Partners

The Inclusive Economy Lab partners with government agencies, school systems, community-based organizations, and others to generate rigorous evidence about how to overcome barriers to social mobility and racial equity. We work closely with policymakers and impacted communities to address these barriers through meaningful policy change.

Below is a list of the organizations with which we currently partner on technical assistance, research, and evaluation projects. For more detail on a specific partnership, please visit our projects page.

Government Partners

Our government partners include a range of local agencies that provide services in the areas of education, housing, and workforce development. We believe that close partnership with government agencies is critical to ensuring that policy research leads to positive systemic change.

Chicago Public Schools

City Colleges of Chicago

City of Chicago

​​​​Department of Family & Supportive Services

Department of Housing

  

Harper College

Illinois Department of Employment Security

Illinois Department of Human Services

State of Illinois

Nonprofit Organizations

Community-based organizations understand the harm caused by disinvestment, discrimination, and segregation and work hard to develop innovative solutions. Our rigorous research is enriched by their frontline perspectives.

All Chicago

  

The Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago

     

Centers for New Horizons

      

Central States SER

       

Chicago Coalition for the Homeless

     

Chicago Scholars

      

Chicago Jobs Council

     

CSH

      

Enlace Chicago

   

Facing Forward

    

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

     

Heartland Alliance

     

Lawndale Christian Legal Center

   

National Louis University

   

One Million Degrees

      

OneGoal

       

Partnership for College Completion

      

Posse Foundation

      

Storycatchers Theatre

     

Resurrection Project

    

UpTogether

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