Data stories
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Celebrating 10 Years of D3
A decade is a long time! 2008 was the height of the Great Recession, the first election of President Obama, and the year Data Driven Detroit was founded (albeit under a different name). Originally called the Detroit-Area Community Information System (or D-ACIS), D3...
Continued Collaboration for Data Projects in Detroit
In December 2017, The Skillman Foundation extended their support for Data Driven Detroit (D3). This continued partnership has allowed us to perpetuate the use of data to positively impact children and communities in Detroit. Since then, D3 has (and continues to)...
The Digital Divide and Census 2020
This is the eleventh blog post in an in-depth series exploring the history and future of the US Census. If you’re interested in other subjects related to Census 2020, check out the list of all our blog posts about it at the end of this post. The Decennial Census in...
Resource Mapping to Help Identify Opportunity Youth in Detroit
Last month, we posted a blog exploring one of our newest projects which is focused on building a concrete measurement of Opportunity Youth (OY). As a reminder, OY are typically defined as young adults 16-24 years old who are neither working nor enrolled in school or a...
Planned Hard to Count Outreach Programs for 2020
This is the tenth 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. If you’re interested in other subjects related to the census, check out the...
Census 2010’s Hard to Count Outreach Efforts
This is the ninth 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. If you’re interested in other subjects related to the census, check out the...
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