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DATA2GO.NYC
DATA2GO.NYC is a free, interactive tool that lets you explore over 400 indicators related to human well-being and inequality across New York City's nearly 200 neighborhoods.
Building Bright Futures in Greater Houston
Building Bright Futures in Greater Houston focuses on youth disconnection across 13 counties: Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Walker, Waller, and Wharton.
A Portrait of Newark
A Portrait of Newark is an extensive study of well-being across race, place, and gender, and youth disconnection across Newark, New Jersey.
Youth Disconnection Interactive Tool
Millions of young people in the United States are neither working nor in school. Explore the latest youth disconnection data for yourself in this interactive tool.
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A tridimensional framework for governance in the wildland-urban interface using Pyro-Socio-Ecological Zones
"For Southern California, we used the HDI developed by the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Measure of America project. The HDI was estimated at the municipal and U.S. Census Bureau Tract scale for Italy and California, respectively."
Nature Communications | December 18, 20251-in-8 of the region’s young people were disconnected from work and school in 2024
"Disconnection from earning and learning opportunities during these pivotal young adult years is costly for young people, taxpayers, and economic growth."
Kentuckiana Works | December 12, 2025A decade of stagnation: New data reveals Houston’s trouble getting some youth into school, workforce
"Houston prides itself on being a city of opportunity, but many young adults have seen little change to their prospects over the past decade."
Urban Edge, Kinder Institute for Urban Research | December 11, 2025
