Opportunity & Change IndexFollow the link to the Opportunity Index. The Index utilizes recent data in 5 categories to break the county into quintiles showing where the average person has more overall opportunity. The overall map can give you a general impression, but a lot of key information can be found by using the overlays and sorting and viewing the data in the tables. To learn more about how to use the index and the methodology about it - review this User's Guide.
Naturally data is ever-changing just like communities, so tracking change over time is also important to determine how areas may be changing in positive, negative or in many cases, a little bit of both.
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Story Map (coming soon)Another way to look at the data, is to put it into some context, using a theme or topic to sort the information and provide a lens to view it through. The story map is just that, and the filter we're using to look at the information is concentrations of poverty and it's very visceral impact on neighborhoods.
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Index Trainings
While the User's Guide above is useful, for those interested in a 90 minute training in a computer lab with staff, three trainings dates and times have been scheduled. NOTE LOCATION CHANGES!
- Thurs. Nov. 19 from 1 to 2:30 p.m at the WISD Learning and Teaching Lab, 1819 S. Wagner Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106
- Thurs. Dec. 3 from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the WISD Learning and Teaching Lab, 1819 S. Wagner Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106
- Monday Dec. 7 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.Whittaker Road Branch of the Ypsilanti Public Library, 5577 Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Partnerships
The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity from Ohio State has provided the horsepower to take the data collected through a wide variety of national, state and local sources, and put them into the opportunity and change index in a way that the average person can learn more about opportunity and equity for their community. We are grateful for their patience and support, and want to acknowledge their participation as part of technical assistance provided to HUD Sustainability grantees through the broader HUD program.
Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development (OCED) has taken the lead on this effort, but would not have made it this far without the work of our numerous partners: Washtenaw County Public Health; Washtenaw County Intermediate School District; Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office; Washtenaw County Clerk’s Office; Ann Arbor Police Department; Ypsilanti Police Department; Chelsea Police Department; Milan Police Department; Pittsfield Police Department; Saline Police Department; State of Michigan Department of Public Health; Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation; United Way of Washtenaw County; Barrier Busters network; Success by 6 Great Start Collaborative; Food Gatherers; Washtenaw Housing Alliance; Washtenaw Alliance for Children and Youth; Blueprint for Aging; Washtenaw Health Plan, Washtenaw County Equalization and GIS. These partners provided data and guidance in development of the index and we thank you for all you help!
Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development (OCED) has taken the lead on this effort, but would not have made it this far without the work of our numerous partners: Washtenaw County Public Health; Washtenaw County Intermediate School District; Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office; Washtenaw County Clerk’s Office; Ann Arbor Police Department; Ypsilanti Police Department; Chelsea Police Department; Milan Police Department; Pittsfield Police Department; Saline Police Department; State of Michigan Department of Public Health; Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation; United Way of Washtenaw County; Barrier Busters network; Success by 6 Great Start Collaborative; Food Gatherers; Washtenaw Housing Alliance; Washtenaw Alliance for Children and Youth; Blueprint for Aging; Washtenaw Health Plan, Washtenaw County Equalization and GIS. These partners provided data and guidance in development of the index and we thank you for all you help!