September 16, 2026 — Measure of America partnered with L.A. Opportunity Youth Collaborative to host a virtual session on using youth disconnection data to inform organizational responses to the unmet needs of LA County youth currently disconnected from school and work. Following Measure of America’s overview of youth disconnection findings in A Portrait of Los Angeles County 2026, the L.A. Opportunity Youth Collaborate facilitated an Action Lab to generate strategies for cross-organizational collaboration.

August 18, 2026 — Measure of America hosted a webinar that provided an overview and tips on using A Portrait of Los Angeles County 2026 report and tools for program planning and community assessment. A huge thank you to Dr. Wilma Franco of the SELA Collaborative who joined to discuss how local data is informing their work to improve conditions for Southeast Los Angeles County communities!

July 30, 2026 — Measure of America Director Kristen Lewis and Associate Director Alex Powers hosted a Zoom overview of A Portrait of Los Angeles County 2026 and its key findings.

July 29, 2026 — Measure of America Director Kristen Lewis and Associate Director Alex Powers presented DATA2GO.NYC at JobsFirst NYC’s Adapting to the Future of Work Professional’s Day.

July 31, 2025 — Measure of America presented at JobsFirstNYC’s Adapting to the Future of Work convening last week. Tara Shawa and Kate Harvey presented about how DATA2GO.NYC can be used to inform workforce development strategies.

May 13, 2025 — The Measure of America team presented at the National Youth Employment Coalition Annual Forum. In the morning, Kristen Lewis and Alex Powers presented on the latest national trends in youth disconnection. In the afternoon, Kate Harvey co-presented with Andy Moore of  the National League of Cities, Emily Norris of Knoxville, TN, and Rachel Snyder of Albuquerque, NM about how data and mapping can inform local reengagement strategies.

April 30, 2025 — The Measure of America team launched the updated DATA2GO.NYC! A huge thank you to everyone who made this event possible: our incredible speakers Tracy Perrizo, Zachariah Hennessey from Public Health Solutions, Meg Barnette from CFAR: Consulting and Coaching, and Anila C. from NYC Civic Engagement Commission. Thank you to The Helmsley Charitable Trust for their visionary support of DATA2GO.NYC since 2014, WNYC Radio’s the Greene Space for hosting us in their space, Group Gordon for their strategic support, our colleagues at Social Science Research Council, our designer Rosten Woo, and developer Codie See.

January 17, 2025 — Director Kristen Lewis presented Measure of America’s recent research on youth disconnection at the U.S. Conference of Mayors Workforce Development Council Annual Winter Meeting in Washington, DC. This presentation highlighted findings from Broad Recovery, Persistent Inequity, including recent national trends and changes over the past decade.

November 14, 2024 — Alex Powers and Kristen Lewis presented at Nonprofit New York’s annual conference. They shared how organizations can leverage data and did a walkthrough of how to use DATA2GO.NYC, our online tool which brings together federal, state, and city data on a broad range of issues critical to the well-being of all New Yorkers.

October 28-30, 2024 — Measure of America’s Kristen Lewis and Alex Powers presented at the Aspen Institute’s Opportunity Youth Forum convening. One session, presented in partnership with Newark Opportunity Youth Network, focused on how the human development approach is a powerful tool for understanding youth well-being and access to opportunity, with a specific focus on the work we partnered on in Newark. We discussed the results of our research as well as its implications for the broader ecosystem of service providers, philanthropists, educators, advocates, and policymakers in Newark. The second Measure of America OYF session focused on our latest national-level work on youth disconnection.