by d3wpadmin | Nov 6, 2018 | Stephanie Quesnelle
Staring at spreadsheets, maps, and databases day in and day out can become so routine, we forget how exciting data can be when displayed in interactive and dynamic ways. A few weeks ago, D3 ventured to The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation to get outside of our...
by d3wpadmin | Oct 1, 2018 | Stephanie Quesnelle
Last month, we posted a blog exploring one of our newest projects which is focused on building a concrete measurement of Opportunity Youth. As a reminder, Opportunity Youth (OY) are typically defined as young adults 16-24 years old who are neither working nor enrolled...
by d3wpadmin | Aug 13, 2018 | Stephanie Quesnelle
Data Driven Detroit is excited to announce a partnership with Microsoft and The Skillman Foundation to test out a new approach to measure “Opportunity Youth” (OY). OY are typically defined as young adults 16-24 years old who are neither working nor enrolled in school...
by d3wpadmin | Feb 1, 2018 | D3 Data, Stephanie Quesnelle
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is a federally funded block grant. States operate a variety of programs utilizing this funding, but they must fall under one of the four purposes of TANF: Provide assistance to needy families so that children can be cared...
by d3wpadmin | Nov 21, 2017 | Census, Stephanie Quesnelle
This is the fifth blog post in an in-depth series exploring the history and future of the US Census. Explore our first post introducing readers to the history of the census and its importance or the first post introducing the census budget. If you’re interested in...
by d3wpadmin | Jun 20, 2017 | D3 Data, Stephanie Quesnelle
What do all of these numbers have in common? They’ve been used in the past year to describe the vacancy rate in Detroit. Some represent different parts of the city others represent different types of building (residential vs. commercial), types of tenants (renters vs....
