DataHaven
December 12, 2019
The Fund for Women & Girls at Fairfield County's Community Foundation
Written and produced by Josephine Ankrah, Camille Seaberry, and Mark Abraham of DataHaven, Count Her In: A Status Report on Women & Girls in Fairfield County, Connecticut is a 24-page report that uses quantitative data from federal and state government sources as well as qualitative data derived from stakeholders to assess how women and girls in the county are faring.
[Excerpt from November 27, 2019 Hartford Guardian article by Christian Spencer]
[Excerpt from Federal Reserve Bank of Boston]
Darius Ritchens sat at a table in the gymnasium at an East Hartford elementary school on Monday and talked about struggling to make ends meet.
The single father of two once worked in financial and insurance services, he told the local officials and Federal Reserve leaders seated near him. But hard times came, and he could barely afford to live. Above all, he said, he’d lost his self-confidence.
Often, we receive general questions about collecing and using data to advance racial equity. The resources listed here are intended to provide guidance in this area.
1. Racial Equity Tools. Visit: https://www.racialequitytools.org/home. Racial Equity Tools is designed to support individuals and groups working to achieve racial equity. This site offers more than 2,500 different tools, research, tips, curricula and ideas for systems, organizations, and communities.
[Excerpt from New Haven Independent feature by Thomas Breen, 11/12/2019]
The average life expectancy for Newhallville residents is 71 years — a full 15 years less than the average life expectancy for residents of the outer-ring suburb of Orange, according to the findings of a broad new report at community life.
Link:
https://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/community_survey/
50 figures, 35 tables, 1 report—learn about the key issues affecting your region.
[Excerpt of feature by Brooke Alviar, Yale Daily News, 11/8/2019. Photo credit: Brooke Alviar]
DataHaven Executive Director Mark Abraham believes in the power of numbers, and in a talk on Wednesday afternoon, he informed the broader Yale New Haven public on how data collection can improve New Haven policymaking.
Link:
https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2019/11/08/datahaven-director-sheds-light-on-surveying-practices/
DataHaven
The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
City of New Haven
Contact: Mark Abraham, Executive Director, 203-500-7059, info@ctdatahaven.org
DERBY, CT -- While the Valley has a long history of being a close-knit, family-centered region, disparities among its communities present both challenges and opportunities in addressing health and wellness needs. In partnership with Griffin Hospital and the Naugatuck Valley Health District, more than 40 representatives from a range of multi-disciplinary organizations collaborated to examine well-being and socioeconomic data in the Valley.
The Valley Community Index report document may be downloaded by clicking on the Document link below. Please see the main report page for details (on the main report page, you may also download the report using the blue button).
Document:
DATA14_2019ValleyIndex_WebVersion.pdf
