Valley Community Foundation Releases Comprehensive Findings of Regional Well-Being and Socioeconomic Data in 2019 Index Report
CT Philanthropy October 23, 2019
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.… Read More
Report: Socioeconomic disparities widening in Fairfield County
The Hour (Norwalk) September 29, 2019
Excerpt from article by Kelly Kultz, The Hour (Norwalk) While Fairfield County as a whole often fares better than the state and nation when it comes to quality of life, educational achievements and levels of income are not broken down as evenly. That’s one of the main findings from the DataHaven Community Wellbeing Index 2019 [...].… Read More
Newsletter: DataHaven receives three national awards
by Mark Abraham September 22, 2019
New: Two national grants to empower residents with local-level data and video storytelling … Read More
Making racial equity integral to all aspects of the Working Cities Challenge
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Newsletter June 7, 2019
Excerpt from article by David Radcliffe of the Boston Fed staff: "Racial equity is achieved when one's racial identity has no influence on how one fares in society. As the Working Cities Challenge model has rolled out, we’ve paid increasing attention to the role that race and equity play. Understanding the legacy of race in a particular community helps ground city teams and their plans in the reality of how (and why) cities operate.… Read More
Data Reveals Hidden Concerns Amid Upturn
by Mark Abraham April 15, 2019
Originally published in the New Haven Independent on 4/12/19: https://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/data_haven_survey/ by APARNA NATHAN & MARK ABRAHAM … Read More
Survey: Jobs Make The Difference In Hamden Happiness
New Haven Independent April 11, 2019
[News article by Brian Slattery] Hamden is a good place to live — as long as you can find a good job. That’s one of the lessons from a newly released 2018 DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey.… Read More
