Chicago’s Latino Landscape 2008: a statistical portrait of Chi-Town Hispanics – (great resource)

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Press Release

New Guide Maps Region’s Latino Organizations
The Chicago Community Trust Provides New Resources On Area Latinos

The Chicago Community Trust, our region’s community foundation, has released The Latino Landscape: A Metro Chicago Guide and Nonprofit Directory, a publication compiling data on the Latino population in Metro Chicago and listing organizations serving Latinos in the region. In an effort to provide more accessible information on the Latino community, the Trust partnered with the University of Notre Dame, Institute for Latino Studies, Center for Metropolitan Chicago Initiatives (CMCI) to create this guide for the six collar counties.  The publication will be a useful resource for a variety of philanthropic institutions, civic leaders and public policy makers who seek to obtain a better understanding of the Latino population in metropolitan Chicago.

“The rapid growth of the Latino population over this past decade builds on a rich heritage of diverse Latino settlement and is an important trend that has reshaped this region and enhanced the vitality of our community,” says Terry Mazany, president and chief executive officer of the Trust. “Throughout history, Chicago has grown and thrived because of its ability to welcome new generations of immigrants and the Trusts’ research studies have contributed to understanding these changes and how we can better integrate newcomers as productive contributors to our region’s prosperity.”

The publication profiles various Latino populations, describing their history and settlement in Chicago as well as key demographic indicators.  It also consolidates in an easy-to-use format previously multiple sources of data on cultural, civic, social service and economic development organizations.  This snapshot of this growing community lists the more than 200 not-for-profit organizations that serve the region’s Latino population. An online version is available at www.cct.org

“This publication should be useful to anyone who seeks to further the interests of the diverse Latino population of the Chicago area,” says Allert Brown-Gort, associate director of the Institute for Latino Studies. “It offers a fine-grained analysis of the different origins and histories of local Latino communities and at the same time provides an up-to-date directory of the organizations that serve them.”

Between 2000 and 2006, Latinos accounted for almost all of the population growth in the Chicago metropolitan region. One out every five people in the region is of Latino origin.

About Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies
Founded in 1999, Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies promotes understanding and appreciation of the social, cultural and religious life of U.S. Latinos by advancing research, expanding knowledge and strengthening community.  Its publications are available on the web at www.latinostudies.nd.edu/pubs/

About The Chicago Community Trust
For 93 years, The Chicago Community Trust, our region’s community foundation, has connected the generosity of donors with community needs by making grants to organizations working to improve metropolitan Chicago. In 2008, the Trust, together with its donors, granted more than $100 million to not-for-profit organizations.  From strengthening community schools to assisting local art programs, from building health centers to helping lives affected by violence, the Trust continues to enhance our region. To learn more, please visit the Trust online at www.cct.org.