Interning With Local Government
Session Number
Project ID: BIZ INTRN 04
Advisor(s)
Carl King; City of Aurora
Carl King; City of Aurora
Discipline
Business
Start Date
19-4-2023 9:35 AM
End Date
19-4-2023 9:50 AM
Abstract
The organization of the City of Aurora strives to provide resources for community citizens. Our business project focused on reaching overall outcomes in a quick and efficient manner, with excellent results. This allowed us to gain skills in communication, knowledge of government and problem-solving through the course of multiple projects from assisting the company’s grant writer to collecting data for an up-and-coming eviction dashboard. Homelessness has become a pressing crisis in Aurora with shelters like Hesed House exceeding their capacity. The fact that the four counties - Kane, Kendall, DuPage, and Will - that makeup Aurora have various ways of approaching evictions exacerbates the issue. In order to be able to better understand the state of the housing crisis, and thus, take steps to address it, we gathered data on evictions in the counties encompassing the City and created an easy-to-interpret display of the information. Our methods included filling out Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, getting in touch with Circuit Court Clerks’ offices, and reaching out to organizations that have done similar projects in the past. Our goal was to create a visualization of data surrounding evictions in Aurora so the City can take a holistic approach to manage evictions.
Interning With Local Government
The organization of the City of Aurora strives to provide resources for community citizens. Our business project focused on reaching overall outcomes in a quick and efficient manner, with excellent results. This allowed us to gain skills in communication, knowledge of government and problem-solving through the course of multiple projects from assisting the company’s grant writer to collecting data for an up-and-coming eviction dashboard. Homelessness has become a pressing crisis in Aurora with shelters like Hesed House exceeding their capacity. The fact that the four counties - Kane, Kendall, DuPage, and Will - that makeup Aurora have various ways of approaching evictions exacerbates the issue. In order to be able to better understand the state of the housing crisis, and thus, take steps to address it, we gathered data on evictions in the counties encompassing the City and created an easy-to-interpret display of the information. Our methods included filling out Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, getting in touch with Circuit Court Clerks’ offices, and reaching out to organizations that have done similar projects in the past. Our goal was to create a visualization of data surrounding evictions in Aurora so the City can take a holistic approach to manage evictions.