November 09 conference map - organizations from other states

Read Mike's Mapping for Justice Blog article showing maps created for
the November 09 conference.

November 2008 Conference Participation Map -
Organizations from Chicago and near suburbs

November 2008 Conference Map -
Organizations from downtown area of Chicago

May 2008 Conference Participation Map - Organizations from Chicago and near suburbs

May 2008 Conference Map - Organizations from downtown area of Chicago

This map illustrates the areas of high poverty and poorly performing schools in Chicago where volunteer based tutoring and/or mentoring programs are needed. It also shows locations of about 140 programs who offer mixed forms of tutoring/mentoring. 

The T/MC divides its database into three categories of programs, which are a) pure mentoring; b) mixed tutor/mentor; c) pure tutoring.  It also divides each category by age group served, a) elementary; b) middle and c) high school.

By comparing this map to the conference participation map we can see that we're getting regular participation from programs in different parts of the city, and that the lack of participation from the South part of the city is partially due to the lack of tutor/mentor programs (that we know of) in this area.

In future conferences we hope to draw people from business, hospitals, churches and universities who will help existing programs grow, and help new programs form where more are needed.

View more maps at http://mappingforjustice.blogspot.com and in the Tutor/Mentor Program Locator