Data and Information

Below is a sample of websites that the Federation staff has found to be useful in obtaining local, state, or national level information or searching for data.  This list is, by no means, exhaustive, and we will be adding to this list. 

Finding Help

DuPage Community Resource Information System

www.dupagecris.org

Giving Help

Giving DuPage – Volunteering and philanthropy

www.givingdupage.org

Sources of Data

American Factfinder 2 – Census data

http://factfinder2.census.gov/main.html

HUD Homeless Data Exchange

http://hudhdx.info/ 

Illinois Child Care Salary and Staffing Survey

http://ccrs.illinois.edu/community/researchdata.html

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/index.cfm?metasection=data

Illinois Data and Statistics

http://www2.illinois.gov/about/pages/dataandstatistics.aspx

Illinois Data Portal

http://data.illinois.gov/

Illinois Interactive Report Card – School data

http://iirc.niu.edu/ 

MetroPulse – CMAP’s Regional Indicators Project

www.metropulsechicago.org

National Center for Charitable Statistics

http://nccs.urban.org/ 

School Data for All – WorkKeys data

http://www.schooldata4all.org/index2.php

Program and Policy Information

Choose DuPage – Countywide economic development

www.choosedupage.com

DuPage Homeless Continuum of Care – information and services

www.dupagehomeless.org

Illinois Department of Human Services

www.dhs.state.il.us

Illinois Mental Health Collaborative

http://www.illinoismentalhealthcollaborative.com/

Making the Connection – Public benefits training

http://mtcil.org

Midwestern Association of Translators and Interpreters

www.matiata.org

SOAR Information and Technical Assistance

http://prainc.com/soar

Social Security

www.ssa.gov

Social Security Program Operation Manual

https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/

State of Illinois Health Care Information

http://www2.illinois.gov/health-safety/Pages/Healthcare.aspx

State policy

www.dhs.state.il.us

Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 – Basis of cultural competency training

http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/raceoverview.html

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

www.hud.gov

Veterans Administration

www.va.gov

Workforce Information and Resource Exchange

http://wire.cjc.net/wiki/Data

Funders’ Collaboration

Community Memorial Foundation

www.cmfdn.org

The Dunham Fund

www.dunhamfund.org/

DuPage County Department of Community Services

www.dupageco.org/community/

DuPage Community Foundation

www.dcfdn.org

Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation

www.ilchf.org

Little Angel Foundation

www.littleangelfoundation.org/

McCormick Tribune Foundation

www.mccormicktribune.org

Northeast Illinois Area Agency on Aging

www.ageguide.org

Sara Lee Foundation

www.saraleefoundation.org

Topfer Family Foundation

www.topferfoundation.org

United Way of DuPage and West Cook

www.uw-mc.org/dupagewestcook/

Government, Planning, and Services

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

www.cmap.illinois.gov/

DuPage County

www.dupageco.org

DuPage County Department of Community Services

www.dupageco.org/community/

DuPage County Health Department

www.dupagehealth.org

Fluency – interpreter scheduling system for LARC

www.gofluently.com/dupagefederation.org

Illinois State Board of Education

www.isbe.net

workNet Career Center – Job search and training

www.worknetdupage.org/ -

Other

National Association of Planning Councils

www.communityplanning.org/

National Neighborhood Indicators Project

http://www2.urban.org/nnip/index.htm

Chair & Director

Theresa Nihill
Chairperson

Kathleen McGowan
Immediate Past Chairperson

Candace M. King
Executive Director

Our Mission

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people in DuPage County by leveraging relationships and knowledge to build an effective and efficient health and human service system.