Research
Action Research Center Past and Current Projects
John O'Malley dons waders to capture stoneflies on the Mackinaw River

Current Projects:

  • Ecology Action Center: Reducing Pesticide Use
  • Heartland Headstart:  Assessment of Classroom Data
  • Heartland Headstart:  Producing an Hispanic Friendly Resource Guide
  • The Land Connection:  Bringing locally grown organic food to IWU
  • The Old House Society:  The effects of historic zoning on property values
  • PATH: McLean County's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness
  • PATH:  Determining which 211 model should Illinois adopt
  • Prairie State Legal Services: Assessing predatory lending
  • Spence Farms: Moving 1861 Phelps Schoolhouse
  • Unity Community Center: Tutoring and mentoring program
  • Hispanic Families Workgroup: Spanish language directory
  • Praire Rivers Network:  Monitoring the Mackinaw River

Projects Under Review:

  • Business Essential:  Improving Access to Higher Education
  • Career Center Volunteer Opportunity:  Illinois Heart and Lung Foundation
  • Center for Heritage Resource Studies:  New Philadelphia archeological site
  • Central Illinois Organizing Project (CIOP):  The Living Wage
  • League of Women Voters:  Drug Court alternative to jail
  • McLean County Planning Department:  Constitution Trail Extension
  • The Old House Society Heritage Corridor:  The town of Mackinaw archeological site
  • Project Oz:  McLean County Safe Schools
  • Sugar Groove:  Environmental Education
  • Western Avenue Community Center:  New Citizens Initiative