Andrea Clinton

January 1, 2020

West Side United Invests $500,000 in West Side Small Businesses

West Side United’s Small Business Accelerator initiative recently celebrated an exciting milestone: the investment of $500,000 in 29 small businesses on Chicago’s West Side. The Small Business Accelerator initiative was created in 2018 to support small business owners and entrepreneurs who are creating economic ...
December 1, 2019
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Fellow Spotlight: Julie Habbert

Julie Habbert was with us as a Summer Associate from the Kellogg School of Management from June to August 2019. What project work were you involved in during your time at Civic Consulting Alliance? I helped the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety coordinate gun ...
December 1, 2019
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Fellow Spotlight: Kathleen Caffrey

Kathleen Caffrey was with us as a fellow from CIBC from June to September 2019. What project work were you involved in during your time at Civic Consulting Alliance? I worked with West Side United. My work focused on developing and launching two grant ...
December 1, 2019

Fellow Spotlight: Anita Alem

Anita Alem was with us as a fellow from BCG from May to October 2019. What project work were you involved in during your time at Civic Consulting Alliance? I worked with West Side United for 6 months, supporting the Medical Assistant Pathway Program ...
December 1, 2019

Collaborating to Curb Violence: Summer Initiatives Lay Groundwork for Office of Public Safety

Since a spike in shootings and homicides in 2016, public agencies, nonprofits, and community members across Chicago have ramped up their efforts to sustainably reduce gun violence. While these efforts have collectively contributed to a significant decrease in shootings and homicides since ...
August 1, 2019

Fellow Spotlight: Matthew Jimenez

Matthew Jimenez was a Summer Intern from The Academy Group from July to August 2019, and will be a freshman at Northwestern University this fall. What project work were you involved in during your time at Civic Consulting Alliance? I worked with Civic Consulting ...
August 1, 2019

Fellow Spotlight: Trenati Baker

Trenati Baker was with us as a Summer Program Assistant from Genesys Works from June to August 2019, and will start her senior year at Amherst College in the fall. What project work were you involved in during your time at Civic Consulting ...
August 1, 2019

Fellow Spotlight: Allie O’Shea

Allie O’Shea was with us as a fellow from Deloitte from April to July 2019. What project work were you involved in during your time at Civic Consulting Alliance? I worked with CPD to assess their officer scheduling processes, identify industry best practices, and ...
August 1, 2019

Fellow Spotlight: Andrew Kuhn

Andrew Kuhn was with us as a fellow from Deloitte from May to August 2019. What project work were you involved in during your time at Civic Consulting Alliance? I supported the Chicago Police Department (CPD) on a project to evaluate their staffing and ...
August 1, 2019

Implementing a Vision for Community Policing

In 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice and Chicago’s Police Accountability Task Force both released reports highlighting the need to improve the relationship between the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and the communities it serves. In response, CPD sought to embed ...