As poor families migrate, can aid keep up? – Chicago
Tagged: Chicago, children, Illinois, mobilePosted on: January 25th, 2007“A report released Thursday by the Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago highlights the many mismatches in the geography of services and need. Families – particularly poor families – are moving away from Chicago’s downtown and lakefront to the city’s outer edges and suburbs. Meanwhile, the less mobile service providers often remain in the old neighborhoods.
The study is unusual in its depth and immediacy, but experts say such a mismatch is common, especially in large, sprawling urban areas.
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A big driver of the recent changes, Dr. Goerge says, is both the growth and high mobility of Hispanics in Chicago. “
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