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Promoting Entrepreneurship Among Low-Income Youth with Disabilities

Center:
IL-Institute on Disability & Human Development, UCEDD/LEND
Fiscal Year:
2021
Contact Information:
Fabricio Balcazar
[email protected]
312-413-1646
Project Description:
DHD professor Fabricio Balcazar and DHD associate professor Sarah Parker Harris were awarded a $2.3 million research grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research. The project, Promoting Entrepreneurship Among Low-Income Youth with Disabilities, aims to develop and conduct formative and summative evaluations of a school-based model intended to promote self-employment outcomes among transition-aged youth with disabilities from low-income communities. The project will be implemented in collaboration with a school for dropouts called Youth Connection Charter School and with the Illinois Division of Rehabilitation Services. Balcazar is the PI and the Co-PIs are Parker-Harris and Maija Renko from the UIC College of Business.
Keyword(s):
Core Function(s):
Training Trainees, Developing & Disseminating Information, Other Direct/Model Services
Area of Emphasis
Employment-Related Activities
Target Audience:
Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Urban, Specific Groups
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
Single-County, Mulit-County
Funding Source:
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
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