In order to better understand this growing population of struggling households, United For ALICE provides a framework, language, statistics, and tools that community stakeholders can use to inform policy and drive innovation.
White Paper: Holistic Support Can Help Struggling Families
Maryland families and individuals who struggle to get by, or merely survive, confront ongoing barriers to housing, employment, healthcare, and education.
The ALICE data uncovers the harsh realities faced by these struggling veterans. In 2019, more than half (55%) of veterans living in financial hardship spent at least 35% of their income on rent, stretching their budgets even thinner.
New report and interactive tools reveal that federal poverty data undercounts how many children of all races are growing up in financial insecure households in Maryland and other states.
From March 15 to April 12, 2021, people living in Maryland were invited to take a survey about how their household has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic since March 1, 2020.
The purpose of the One Thousand Voices Project was to hear from the residents of Central Maryland on how to build on the successes in their community and hear innovative approaches on how to address needed concerns.
CENTER FOR APPLIED RESEARCH AND ENGAGEMENT SYSTEMS (CARES)
CARES is a small and adventurous group of geographic information specialists, programmers, and data nerds. The CARES platform is an online resource for accessing data, maps, and community needs assessments.
Community Commons is a community of change-makers working to create healthy, equitable, sustainable communities. Find curated tools, resources, and inspirational stories to drive your work forward.
Online repository for the most current information to help stakeholders measure student achievement in all 24 districts from year to year. Data available at state, district, and school level.
BALTIMORE NEIGHBORHOOD INDICATORS ALLIANCE-JACOB FRANCE INSTITUTE (BNIA-JFI)
The BNIA-JFI is a self-support research unit at the University of Baltimore whose core mission is to provide open access to meaningful, reliable, and actionable data about, and for, the City of Baltimore and its communities.
The Baltimore Youth Data Scorecard, a resource that is updated and maintained by Baltimore’s Promise, is designed to make data related to the health and well-being of children and young people living in Baltimore City accessible to all.