Community & Economic Development

Helping to increase social and economic opportunities for low-income Chicagoans, MacArthur supports the New Communities Program, comprehensive community revitalization in 16 Chicago neighborhoods, as well as efforts to strengthen the infrastructure of the field of community development nationally. Read our strategy

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"A Summer of Data Hacking Social Problems"

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RT @TraderPlanet: Federal Reserve Focuses On Community Investment http://t.co/bwiT9kAj05 via @nielsencm

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Improving Government through Data Analytics

Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation has launched Data-Smart City Solutions, an initiative aimed at using big data and analytics to transform the way local government operates. Read More

"Getting Out of Jail and Staying Out"

From the National Journal
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Fellowship to Connect Scholars with Policy Practitioners

The University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy has named Brett Goldstein, Chief Data and Information Officer for the City of Chicago, as its inaugural Fellow in Urban Science. Read More

"Chicago CDO to Leave Government "

From Government Technology
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Staff

Portrait of Julia M. Stasch

Julia M. Stasch

Vice President, U.S. Programs
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Craig Howard

Director of Community and Economic Development
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Maurice Classen

Program Officer, Community & Economic Development
Portrait of Alaina Harkness

Alaina Harkness

Program Officer, Community & Economic Development
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Janice A. Dunbar

Assistant Manager of Grants and Budget
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Beth Gutelius

Research Assistant
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Michelle Williams

Executive Secretary