1 NNIP AND PLACE-BASED INITIATIVES National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership Tom Kingsley Kathy Pettit Jenn Comey Grantmakers for Effective Organizations July 19, 2012

Today’s presentation NNIP Model and Examples Local Partner Efforts to Support Place-Based Initiatives Detroit, Memphis, Kansas City District of Columbia Partner Spotlight DC Promise Neighborhoods and NeighborhoodInfoDC 2

National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP) Collaborative effort since 1995 Urban Institute & local partners; now 36 cities All partners build and operate neighborhood level information systems; administrative data from multiple sources Success required three innovations 1. Data and technology 2. Institutions 3.Using information for change

National Neighborhood Indicators Partners Atlanta Austin 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 Philadelphia Pittsburgh Portland Providence Sacramento Saint Louis San Antonio Seattle Washington, DC

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

NEIGHBORHOOD DATA – BALTIMORE

PARCEL LEVEL DATA – BALTIMORE

New Types of Institutions Mostly outside of local government Nonprofits, university centers, alliances, funders Four include metropolitan planning councils But partner with resident groups, nonprofits, government, and other stakeholders Long-term and multifaceted interests Positioned to maintain trust of data providers and users

Types of NNIP Partner Institutions

Shared Mission: Information for Change “Democratizing Information” Facilitate the direct use of data by stakeholders Data serves many varied audiences and purposes But a central focus on strengthening and empowering low-income neighborhoods Information promotes collaboration Acts as a bridge among public agencies, nonprofits, businesses

Local Applications Comprehensive community indicator review Recurrent review of indicators across topics – assess community quality of life Using indicators in local change initiatives City or metro-wide analysis to change laws and policies Geographic targeting/coordination of resources for programs and investments Individual neighborhood improvement initiatives Performance management and program evaluation

Advocate for Legal Reform Individuals convicted of selling drugs were permanently barred from receiving food stamps, making their transition more difficult and denying help to their children Source: Providence Plan

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

Highlight Effects of Foreclosure on Children Forced mobility can put kids behind academically and socially. Foreclosure prevention counselors should connect families to student services. Schools need to understand the how their students are affected by foreclosure to design appropriate responses. Source: NeighborhoodInfo DC

New Data Opportunities National files with small area data Examples: ACS, HMDA, NCES, LED Open Data & Gov 2.0 movements Pushing governments to release internal data files to the public Integrated Data Systems (IDS) Records on individuals and families from multiple social service agencies Most used so far for policy analysis (not case management)

Implications of new data for place-based initiatives Richer analysis for NNIP partners involved in Promise, Choice and/or others Context measures and outcome measures Stronger base for performance management IDS offers data what happens to clients in individual programs – might be aggregated at neighborhood level Prospects for “collective impact” measures

NNIP Partnership: Joint Work Program Advance the state of practice 1.Informing local policy initiatives (cross-site projects) 2.Developing tools and guides Build/strengthen local capacity 3.Developing capacity in new communities 4.Services to an expanding network Influence national context/partnering 5.Leadership in building the field

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Data/analytic support for planning, performance management & evaluation Target area selection Contextual analysis Original data collection Technical assistance on data collection and use Needs assessment Analysis of program and administrative data Analytic tools and frameworks Resident engagement and capacity-building Process and impact evaluation

Advantages of NNIP partner support NNIP partners bring: Knowledge of local context and players A strong reputation and network of pre-existing relationships Ability to connect initiative to other related efforts (either neighborhood-specific or city-wide) Knowledge of availability and quality of data sources Comprehensive approach to understanding neighborhoods, reflected in their multi-topic data collections Efforts to assemble new data also contributes to system that can be re-used for other community needs.

Data Driven Detroit (D3) Living Cities: Integration Initiative LISC Building Sustainable Communities CDAD Strategic Framework Woodward Corridor Initiative Skillman Good Neighborhoods North End Neighborhood Strategic Investment Plan Multiple Promise Neighborhood Initiatives 21

22 Analytic Tools & Framework CDAD Neighborhood Typology & Website

23 Asset Mapping

Community Building and Neighborhood Action (Memphis) Safeways Began with DOJ grant from local partner Defending Childhood Against Violence HHS’s Teen Pregnancy and Parenting Success Mayor’s Innovation Delivery Team Youth Violence Reduction Airport City / Aerotropolis HUD Community Challenge Grant Multiple Promise Neighborhood applications 24

25 Analysis of Administrative Data

26 Original Data Collection

Center for Economic Information/ Mid-America Regional Council Urban Neighborhood Initiative Green Impact Zones LISC Building Sustainable Communities Creating Sustainable Places (federal Sustainable Communities) 27

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29 Baseline Analysis

30 Outcome Measure Development

Challenges from NNIP perspective Pre-existing administrative data does not always capture program’s intended outcomes. Governments can take awhile to release some data, hindering real-time tracking. How do we interpret neighborhood change in context of residential mobility? Facilitating performance management needs intensive engagement with grantees.

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Key tasks for monitoring and evaluating DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative Needs assessment and segmentation analysis Understanding the status of neighborhood residents Government Performance Reporting Act (GPRA) indicators Strategy development Data systems Longitudinal case management system (individual) Aggregated data tracking system (school and neighborhood) Performance monitoring and outcome evaluation Process study

Data Collection Census data and national surveys Administrative data Collected by UI via partnerships developed through RDWGs and existing UI partnerships Starting with aggregated data – working on individual Real time, iterative, on-going Focus groups 5 focus groups with 40 participants Collect hard-to-collect indicators (i.e., Internet connection, medical home, family involvement in school) Quantitative Data Collection Census data at tract and block level Local administrative data Collected via partnerships Working to obtain individual level Real time, iterative, on-going School climate survey Census of targeted middle and high school

Qualitative Data Collection Focus groups 5 focus groups with 40 participants Obtain hard-to-collect indicators Teacher interviews Stakeholder and resident feedback Information from stakeholders during working group meetings Information from resident retreats

Neighborhood of Need Kenilworth, KPRMC, Eastland Gardens Mayfair, Paradise, Lotus Square, Parkside DCPNI FootprintCitywide Poverty rates47%52%50%18% Average family income$41,220$27,572$33,630$115,016 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation rate58%40%47%20% Temporary Assistance to Needy Families participation rate31%18%23%8% Homeownership rate34%7%17%35% Unemployment rate16%30%25%9% Share lacking high school diploma21%17%18%15% Share single female headed families with children88%85%86%53% Share of teenage births30%10%18%12% Share pregnancies with adequate prenatal care (Kessner Index) 51%40%45%62% Share low birth-weight babies (less than 5 lbs)16%19%18%10% Violent crime per 1,000 people Rental vacancy rate0.0%3.2%2.3%5.9%

GPRA Indicators—Academic Academic Indicators Children enter kindergarten ready to succeed in school. Number and percent of children birth to five years old who have a MEDICAL HOME, other than an emergency room. Number and percent of three-year-olds and children in kindergarten who DEMONSTRATE AGE-APPROPRIATE FUNCTIONING across multiple domains of early learning. Number and percent of children, from birth to kindergarten entry, participating in center-based or formal home-based EARLY LEARNING SETTINGS OR PROGRAMS. Students are proficient in core academic subjects. Number and percent of students at or above grade level according to State mathematics and English language arts STATE ASSESSMENTS. Students successfully transition from middle grades to high school. ATTENDANCE RATE of students in 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th grade. Youth graduate from high school. GRADUATION RATE High school graduates obtain a postsecondary degree, certification, or credential. Number and percent of Promise Neighborhood students who graduate with a regular high school diploma, as defined in 34 CFR (b)(1)(iv), and OBTAIN POSTSECONDARY DEGREES, VOCATIONAL CERTIFICATES, OR OTHER INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS or credentials without the need for remediation.

GPRA—Family and Community Support Family Support and Community Indicators Students are healthy Number and percent of children who participate in at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DAILY and consume five or more servings of FRUITS AND VEGETABLES DAILY. Possible second indicator, to be determined, TBD Students feel safe at school and in their community Number and percent of students WHO FEEL SAFE AT SCHOOL and traveling to and from school, as measured by a school climate survey. Possible second indicator, TBD Students live in stable communities STUDENT MOBILITY RATE Possible second indicator, TBD Families and community members support learning in Promise Neighborhood schools For birth to kindergarten entry, number and percent of children who have a PARENT WHO READS TO THEM at least three times a week. For children in K through 8th grade, the number and percent of parents who report ENCOURAGING THEIR CHILDREN TO READ books outside of school. For children in the 9th to 12th grade, the number and percent of parents who report TALKING WITH THEIR CHILD ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLEGE AND CAREER. Possible second indicator TBD Students have access to 21st century learning tools Number and percent of students who have school and home access (and percent of the day they have access) to broadband INTERNET and a connected COMPUTING DEVICE. Possible second indicator TBD

Ready for K Goal % / # of young children in center-based or formal home-based early learning programs 3 center-based centers and 4 licensed home- based centers Quality rating system: bronze 2 public elementary schools with PK3 and PK4 classrooms

Needs Assessment Finding Slightly more than half of all 0-4 year olds enrolled in formal early child care However, early child care providers rated as low quality Strategy impact Open new child care center with large number of infant slots (Educare) Increase quality of providers through home visitations and training

NIDC and DPNI Synergy NIDC provided Strong planning proposal In-depth information about neighborhood, schools, and residents Targeted strategy development DCPNI provided Expanded expertise in ages 0 to 24 Opportunity to develop more partnerships within city

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