Stories of Impact
Impact.
It’s the driving force behind our curriculum, our programs, our research, and our community engagement. These stories provide just a few examples of the ways our faculty, staff, students, and alumni are impacting the field and transforming lives.
![headshot of Leyda Garcia-Greenawalt standing outside](https://socialwork.illinois.edu/app/uploads/2023/08/Screen-Shot-2023-08-10-at-1.09.26-PM-400x0-c-default.jpg)
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Providing Help for Victims of Violence and Crime
Rachel Garthe, Associate Professor, Director of the Violence Prevention Research Lab
![VPRL group photo](https://socialwork.illinois.edu/app/uploads/2023/08/VPRL-spring-photo-e1692913333665-400x0-c-default.jpg)
![headshot of Dora Watkins](https://socialwork.illinois.edu/app/uploads/2023/08/UIUC-Social-Work-4035-400x0-c-default.jpg)
![kids in social work classroom with raised hands](https://socialwork.illinois.edu/app/uploads/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-08-11-at-1.25.03-PM-400x0-c-default.jpg)
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Guaranteed Income: Helping the Housing Insecure and Homeless
Christopher Larrison, Associate Professor
![chlid eating banana in grocery cart](https://socialwork.illinois.edu/app/uploads/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-08-11-at-1.06.48-PM-400x0-c-default.jpg)
![Maria Vasquez](https://socialwork.illinois.edu/app/uploads/2023/07/Image21-e1692125131866-400x0-c-default.jpg)
![interacial family taking selfie for the camera](https://socialwork.illinois.edu/app/uploads/2023/08/beautiful-young-interracial-family-at-home-holding-their-cute-son-and-daughter-in-the-SBI-305238455-scaled-400x0-c-default.jpg)
![person using tablet device](https://socialwork.illinois.edu/app/uploads/2023/08/Screen-Shot-2023-08-11-at-12.21.49-PM-400x0-c-default.jpg)
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Taking On Racial Disproportionality in the Child Welfare System
Tamara Fuller, Director, Children and Family Research Center
![image of two children playing together](https://socialwork.illinois.edu/app/uploads/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-08-11-at-12.20.39-PM-400x0-c-default.jpg)
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Office of Student Affairs: Supporting Students for Success
Monica Cherry, Director of Student Affairs
![social works mentor group students working together](https://socialwork.illinois.edu/app/uploads/2023/08/51976276110_a48805aa30_k-400x0-c-default.jpg)