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					Back-to-School & Work Dates: 1993-1997 Population: Latino Dropout Youth Funding Source: OSEP Purpose: Recruit and Empower youth with disabilities to return to education programs and/or become gainfully employed by providing case management and skills development
					Empowerment for Transitions Dates: 1997-2000 Population: African American and Latino Freshmen & Sophomore Funding Source: OSEP Purpose: To promote effective supports that increase opportunities for inclusion into general education program by developing students abilities to become proactive in their educational and vocational development as a means for dropout prevention. Find out more
					Empowering Choices Dates: 1997-2000 Population: African American & Latino Juniors & Seniors Funding Source: RSA Purpose: Prepare a group of participants for competitive employment or post-secondary education after graduation by empowering them through the use of intensive case management and skills development. Find out more
					Urban Passage Mentoring Dates: 2000-2002 Population: Adjudicated youth with disabilities Funding Source: Illinois Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities Purpose: Provide skills development and mentors to a group of 12-14 year olds as a mechanism for reducing at-risk behaviors and promoting improved school performance. Find out more
					Project LEAP Dates: 2000-2001 Population: Young Adults with Disabilities exiting CPS Funding Source: CPS Purpose: To provide continued support to young adults completing secondary education in the CPS system. Support includes instruction on rights and resources that will maximize access to positive post-school outcomes.
					Promoting the ADA in the Latino Community Dates: 1993- 1997 Population: Latino Adults with Disabilities, Business Community of Chicago Funding Source: NIDRR Purpose: Educate and organize Latinos with Disabilities in Chicago about the Americans with Disability Act and promote enforcement of the act through advocacy training and community education.
					An Empowerment Approach to Promote Goal Attainment among Vocational Rehabilitation Consumers Dates: 1990-1993 Population: VR consumers Funding Source: OSEP Purpose: Experimentally evaluate an empowering approach for promoting goal attainment among VR consumers. Examine the effectiveness of the approach under field conditions
					Transitional Opportunities Project Dates: 2001- 2004 Population: Middle School and High School Youth with Disabilities Funding Source: Chicago Mayor's Office for Workforce Development (WIA/TWIA) Purpose: Provide comprehensive transition support to youth starting at the middle school level and continuing through post-secondary age. Meets the goals of the Workforce Investment Act with regards to in-school youth.
					Promoting Compliance with the ADA through Capacity Building Dates: 1997 -2000 Population: African American and Latino Adults with disabilities from the city of Chicago Funding Source: NIDRR Purpose: Develop and evaluate a model for building community capacity to promote compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act in the city of Chicago. The project included several model demonstration projects and accessibility assessments across the city.