Hartford youth data fellows reviewed publicly available data about children and youth in Hartford. They found that the percentage of children and youth under 18 living below the poverty line remains significant— 37 percent in recent estimates.
Read MoreHartford youth data fellows reviewed data from the CT State Department of Education to better understand critical and current issues for them— the impact of high school students missing school and their college readiness and persistence.
Read MoreHartford youth data fellows captured data about the mental health needs of Hartford youth captured by 2-1-1 emergency mental health services.
Read MoreHartford, like other cities, has a 311 service to provide residents with a centralized and easy-to-remember number for non-emergency services and information. Residents can call 311 tollfree or submit on the website about issues with their housing, city services, their neighborhood, or street issues. In 2023 the Hartford Data Collaborative and the Hartford Youth Data Fellows analyzed City of Hartford 311 calls and requests to better understand the types of complaints filed and how those requests for service varied by city neighborhoods.
Read MoreEach year, nonprofits and volunteer groups across the state of Connecticut engage in “get out the vote” efforts, which include encouraging eligible citizens to register to vote and encouraging registered voters to vote. However, these groups often have limited resources for “GOTV” activities, and when looking at a city such as Hartford, knowing where it might be most helpful to focus those limited resources can be a challenge. In Hartford, the Hartford Votes-Hartford Votas Coalition members hoped to address that challenge. Through a participatory engagement design, CTData partnered with the Hartford Votes Coalition to identify the data that would be most helpful for these groups and to produce a data story and dashboard that these groups could use in their GOTV efforts, engaging the GOTV groups throughout.
Read MoreThe Hartford Data Collaborative has opened its application for Hartford youth to join HDC starting in January 2023. The Hartford Youth Data Fellowship is a 5-month data training and community-based project development program for Hartford students as part of the Hartford Data Collaborative. The program is designed to increase data literacy and analysis skills for high school seniors and college students and improve their confidence in interpreting data and sharing their insights with others. These skills and experiences will serve youth in their college and career explorations and provide an analytic foundation for youth interested in using data to make an impact in the Hartford community.
Read MoreThis past spring Hartford Data Collaborative launched a Hartford Youth Researcher program to give youth within Hartford an opportunity to review, analyze, and report on data related to Youth Behavioral Health alongside staff from the Hartford Data Collaborative. As they continue their mission, Hartford Youth scholar researcher Nathaniel Gardner, inspired by his community, created a Hartford Youth Profile which captures the core characteristics and values of youth in Hartford. This data was created from sources retrieved from CTData, EdSight, and the US Census.
Read MoreOn June 8th, the Hartford Data Collaborative (HDC) hosted its first Data Walk focused on data about youth engagement in Hartford. Earlier this spring, the Hartford Data Collaborative launched its inaugural cohort of Hartford Youth Researchers. HDC coordinators Kate Eikel and Geethika Fernando co-led the presentation of data with Hartford Youth Researchers Shian Earlington, Nicaury Espinoza, Nate Gardner, Winder Munoz, and Daniel White. Officials from the City of Hartford Department of Families, Children, Youth, and Recreation; the Mayor’s office; the Hartford Public Schools; the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving; and HDC community partners including Capital Workforce Partners, COMPASS Youth Collaborative, and Our Piece of the Pie, attended the presentation and engaged in a discussion about the findings afterwards.
Read MoreOn Thursday, April 21st, CTData and staff from its Hartford Data Collaborative welcomed its first class of Hartford Youth Researchers. The six youth—who range in age from 16-21-- will be reviewing, analyzing, and reporting on data related to Youth Behavioral Health alongside staff from the Hartford Data Collaborative. In the April workshop, Hartford Youth Researchers engaged in discussions about data literacy and identifying data for a Hartford Youth Profile that will provide the Hartford Data Collaborative and its city partners with insights on city youth and their needs.
Read MoreThe Connecticut Data Collaborative (CTData), and the Hartford Data Collaborative (managed by staff from CTData), has been awarded an $80,000 grant for a new initiative, Behavioral Health Indicators for City Youth. Through this initiative, CTData will partner with state and city agencies and Hartford youth to develop and analyze data aimed at improving understanding of issues related to youth behavioral health, and lead to changes in youth programs and policies.
Read MoreDo you work with Hartford youth?
The Hartford Data Collaborative is starting a new project on Youth Behavioral Health and is seeking to partner with Youth Researchers (ages 16-24) for this work.
Read MoreLast week, CTData was approached by an organization that was looking to explain the decline in the youth population between 2010 and 2020, particularly the declining numbers of white youth. We decided to share our findings publicly in this post.
Read MoreIn partnership with the Urban Institute, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Liberal Arts Action Lab, we are pleased to share our 500 Cities Data Challenge project that uses census-tract level data to address health disparities in our community.
Read MoreSome folks believe that “home is where the heart is.” It’s their source of comfort, shelter, and a place to decompress from the day. For others, however, home is at the heart of their anxieties, especially for some Hartford residents. How can people practice healthy hygiene when they don’t have running water? How can children focus on their schoolwork when their house doesn’t have adequate heat? And how can parents make the best move for their families when the lack of affordable housing might mean choosing between rent or groceries?
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