Since Robert Putnam’s 1995 article “Bowling Alone: America’s Declining Social Capital” and his 2000 book of a similar title, policymakers and nonprofit funders have sent out warning signals about the state of civic engagement. Traditional measures of civic life and volunteering show declining rates of...
CHICAGO, Feb. 19, 2013—The Robert R. McCormick Foundation in partnership with the National Conference on Citizenship releases a new infographic that compares the civic health of Illinois Millennials (residents 18-29), with their national peers (analysis includes 50 states and the District of Columbia). The data reveals that...
Click here to download the 2010 Illinois Civic Health Index ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Ms. Terry Pastika , Executive Director, Community Lawyer for Citizen Advocacy Center Ms. Maryam Judar , Community Lawyer for Citizen Advocacy Center Mr. Shawn Healy , Resident Scholar and Director of Professional Development for the McCormick Foundation Civics...
