USING INFORMATION FOR COMMUNITY CHANGE The National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP) Tom Kingsley The Urban Institute

NEW POSSIBILITIES u Vast expansion: availability of relevant data –Local data intermediaries –Mobilizing local administrative records –National datasets with small area data u Changing how key functions performed –Addressing individual issues –Planning comprehensive revitalization –Performance management & evaluation

LOCAL DATA INTERMEDIARIES u Now exist in most large cities - Operate ongoing neighborhood information systems - One stop shop for data from many sources - University institutes and non-profits u Explicitly set up by civic leaders to - Work directly in neighborhood revitalization - Assist decisions on city-wide issues u 35 belong to National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP)

Philadelphia Pittsburgh Portland Providence Sacramento Saint Louis San Antonio Seattle Washington, DC Current National Neighborhood Indicators Partners Atlanta Baltimore Boston Camden Chattanooga Chicago Cleveland Columbus Dallas Denver Des Moines Detroit Grand Rapids Hartford Indianapolis Kansas City Louisville Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis-St. Paul Nashville New Haven New Orleans New York City Oakland

u Offer a one-stop-shop for data - Tremendous efficiency for users - Benefits of social infrastructure u Positioned to maintain trust of data providers and users over long term - Not linked to short term political interest - Care with cleaning and release of data u Are, or can be, locally self sustaining - Fee/project income can cover majority of cost - But some local general support required

LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE DATA NOW AVAILABLE FROM MANY SOURCES Neighborhood level – social/economic/physical u Employment u Births, deaths u Crimes u TANF, Food Stamps u Child care u Health u Schools Parcel level – physical/ economic u Prop. sales, prices u Prop. ownership u Code violations u Assessed values u Tax arrears u Vacant/abandoned u City/CDC plans

NEIGHBORHOOD DATA–BALTIMORE

PARCEL LEVEL DATA –BALTIMORE

NATIONAL DATA SETS FOR LOCAL USE u Example: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act –HMDA data on mortgage originations with borrower characteristics by census tract, annual since mid-1990s u Now many other sources –Census/ACS, income (IRS); schools (NCES); jobs and commuting (LED) u The “open-data” movement –Potential for many more

INFORMATION FOR CHANGE u Democratizing Information - Facilitating the direct use of data by stakeholders - not writing the reports yourself u A central mission — strengthening, empowering low-income neighborhoods - Partners work for many clients but influence of this theme evident in all their work u Information as a bridge for collaboration

NNIP – LOCAL APPLICATIONS u Applications of indicators in local change initiatives -City wide policy analysis to change laws and policies -Data to guide program planning and implementation (spatial targeting of resources) -Data to support neighborhood improvement and community development initiatives – individual neighborhoods -Data to support program/policy evaluation u Comprehensive indicator report/review -Well developed in Boston, Baltimore, Chattanooga, Philadelphia -Several other cities making progress

Trends in Teen Birth Rates (age 15-19) in High Poverty and Other Neighborhoods, Oakland, California Denver, Colorado High Poverty Neighborhoods Other Neighborhoods Legend

High rate of churning among students

Instability concentrated in certain neighborhoods

Risk factors can identify families more likely to face residential instability Prenatal care by mobility status

u Taking advantage of recent improvements in parcel- level data u Focus on tools to bring timely and relevant information to decisions around property u Better information will help cities, nonprofits, private actors – Early warning of foreclosures and impacts – Neighborhood targeted prevention – Develop neighborhood specific stabilization strategies – Coordinate and track progress Cross-site initiatives HOUSING MARKETS/FORECLOSURE

Subprime density by race/poverty Subprime loans per 1,000 units in 1-4 unit structures ( annual average) 100 Metros

Data Tools - Providence Land Data System

The foreclosure crisis in Cleveland u A weak market city devastated by foreclosures (data from NEO CANDO) Prepared by: Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University. Source: NEO CANDO ( Cuyahoga County Auditor

Foreclosure response NEIGHBORHOOD STRATEGY FRAMEWORK

u Data driven planning process managed by NPI and based on NEO CANDO u Neighborhood specific strategies built around anchor projects and targeted foreclosure intervention u NEO CANDO the basis for land assembly –Analysis of a mix of data including ownership, vacancy status, sales prices, water shut-offs, foreclosure filings –Analysis supports determining reasonable acquisition price range Cleveland Neighborhood Stabilization CATALYZING MARKET RECOVERY

Source: Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, Case Western University Inform community development decisions

u Basics of Collective Impact –Multiple programs (silos) collaborate –Clear statement shared measureable goals –Strong data component – joint commitment to performance monitoring u Best known example: “Strive” in Cincinatti –“Cradel to Career” programs – 3 large school districts – 300 organizational leaders – Tracking 53 success indicators – Improving trends in 34 An important trend “COLLECTIVE IMPACT” INITIATIVES

u Programs highly fragmented –Home visits, child care, head-start, child health u 8 NNIP cities – same approach –Scan of who is in the system – meet with them –Initial analysis – multiple measures of child risks and support programs by neighborhood –Public meetings with all participants – review analysis, develop joint strategies –Commitment to long term collaboration, recurrent reports on progress; improving data NNIP Example EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS

Young children risk index - Cleveland

Proximity: problems x good schools

THE MISSION OF THE PARTNERSHIP u Advance the state of practice 1.Informing local policy initiatives (substantive cross-site work) 2.Developing tools and guides (NNIP Elements of Practice) u Build/strengthen local capacity 3.Developing capacity in new communities 4.Services to an expanding network (Community of Practice and Partnership) u Influence national context/partnering 5.Leadership in building the field

For more information on NNIP u Web site: u To access data: u u Mailing address: Tom Kingsley National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership c/o The Urban Institute 2100 M Street NW Washington, DC 20037