Abbreviations WIC   Women, Infants, and Children
TANF   Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
DCFS   IL Dept. of Children and Family Services
CPS   Chicago Public Schools
DFSS   Chicago Dept. of Family and Support Services
Violent Crime   includes murder, criminal sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault.
NonViolent crime   includes property crime: burglary, theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

Community Descriptions The Chicago Fact Book Consortium, Eds. (1995). Local Community Fact Book, Chicago Metropolitan Area 1990. Chicago: Academy Chicago Publishers.

Population Total number of children, ages 0-5   US Census and Chapin Hall Estimates
Total number of children, ages 0-5 by race
Number of children in poverty

Birth Percent of low weight births   IL Dept. of Public Health
Percent of births to mothers ages 10-17
Percent of mothers receiving prenatal care in the first trimester
Infant Mortality rate

Health Indicators Number of children screened for lead poisoning who demonstrate elevated levels
  Chicago Dept. of Public Health

Health Services Number of children receiving Medicaid   IL Dept of Human Services
Number of children receiving Kid Care
Number of children receiving WIC

Economic
Assistance
Number of children receiving TANF
Number of children receiving food stamps/SNAP
 

IL Dept. of Human Services


Child Welfare

Number of children in the DCFS System
Number of child victims of abuse and neglect

  IL Dept. of Child and Family Services

Child Care &
Early Education
Number of children receiving child care subsidy vouchers   IL Dept. of Human Services
Number of children receiving child care subsidy vouchers in licensed child care
Number of children receiving child care subsidy vouchers in CPS preschool programs   Chicago Public Schools
Number of children in DFSS subsidized child care and Head Start   Chicago Dept. of Family and Support Services

Neighborhood Indicators Number of violent crimes   Chicago Police Dept, Annual Report
Number of nonviolent (property) crimes
Square mileage of community areas   US Census, 2000