El Hogar del Nino/Cuidar presently operates a day care program located in the Pilsen area, which is bounded by the Chicago River, 16th Street and Western Avenue. The present day care center provides both all-day and after school programs for 80 children, and occupies three rental spaces, originally built for commercial and office uses. El Hogar del Nino has found the present space inadequate for day care use and it is contemplating expanding and/or relocating their program to a building they would purchase on 23rd Street and California.
Bill Peterman
Households' Needs and Community Response in Three Chicago Neighborhoods: The impact of the New Federalism
Over the past few years, low and moderate income households have been affected by both economic recession and the impact of reductions in funding for social service programs. Research by the Urban Institute has focussed on how the funding changes have affected not-for-profit organizations and how these organizations cope with the increased demand for their services.