by Mychal Cohen, Amy Rohan, Kathleen Pritchard, Kathryn L.S. Pettit Data Chats are small, community conversations about data designed to draw out residents’ perspectives and interpretations. They center the knowledge, community understanding, and experiences of people who live in a neighborhood as much as quantitative data. This guide provides practical…

by Jake Cowan A publication of the Local Data for Equitable Recovery Resource Hub Cook County Family Connection (CCFC) is using insights from the community and strong partnerships with collaborators to reduce the harmful effects of the pandemic on the people who live in rural Cook County in southern Georgia…

by Fay Walker A publication of the Local Data for Equitable Recovery Resource Hub According to the Institute for Urban Policy Research (IUPR) and the Texas Tenants’ Union (TTU), from 2019 to 2020, Dallas saw a more than 50 percent drop in eviction filings. Their report, A Review of Eviction…

by Jake Cowan and Kathy Pettit A publication of the Local Data for Equitable Recovery Resource Hub Since March 2020, data intermediaries have been providing their communities with data and insights documenting COVID-19’s disparate impacts and informing response and recovery plans. These groups drew from their experience providing actionable data…

by Jake Cowan A publication of the Local Data for Equitable Recovery Resource Hub Last summer, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Annie E. Casey Foundation each created a rapid-response grantmaking program to help nonprofits across the US use local data to support equitable COVID-19 response and recovery. The…

by Brenda Aguilera, Carlos M. Arceo, Sam Joo, Fay Walker, and Mychal Cohen A publication of the Local Data for Equitable Recovery Resource Hub The pandemic forced many local organizations to figure out how to connect virtually with their communities and to continue, or expand, their work. For us at…

by Sonia Torres Rodríguez and Fay Walker A publication of the Local Data for Equitable Recovery Resource Hub Food insecurity has been an increasingly urgent challenge for the Houston region, especially during recent crises like Hurricane Harvey, the COVID-19 pandemic, and Winter Storm Uri. Urban Harvest, a nonprofit seeking to…

by Sonia Torres Rodríguez and Jake Cowan A publication of the Local Data for Equitable Recovery Resource Hub Childcare is essential for supporting working parents and rebooting the economy. A unique collaboration in Cleveland uncovered how COVID-19 affected the health and sustainability of the region’s childcare system and provided new…

by Mychal Cohen A publication of the Local Data for Equitable Recovery Resource Hub Collecting primary data is key to understanding the world, but survey response rates have been declining in recent years. Non-profits rely on the data that come from these surveys to better understand their constituencies. Crises intensify…