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Listed here is a selection of indicator projects. CIC does not claim involvement or endorse any projects, but we find these interesting and informative. Use the submit projects button above to tell us about additional projects to include and notify us of broken links at database@communityindicators.net. Be sure to see the winners of the annual Community Indicators Awards program by looking at our Awards page.

In addition to these indicator projects, CIC also hosts a Working Group on Integrating Community Indicators and Performance Measures. See the CI-PM section of our website for more information about the project and examples of places where Community Indicator Projects are being integrated with Performance Measures to improve the use of information in collaborative community decision-making.

AARP's State of 50+ America Project ID: 181: Lead Organization:AARP; Type of Organization; Project LocationEntire Country; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

ACT Rochester Project ID: 495: Lead Organization:Rochester Area Community Foundation; Type of Organization; Project LocationRochester, NY; Geographic ScopeCounty, Multi-County; ACT Rochester is a community indicators program of the Rochester Area Community Foundation and the United Way of Greater Rochester. ACT Rochester provides an objective assessment of the area's seven county region's performance on key indicators of well-being. The website creates a “one stop shop” for data and analysis in 12 topic areas, over 100 indicators, as well as links to more than 300 community initiatives and resources.; Contact Information:
Ann Johnson

ACT Rochester

Rochester, NY USA; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Children/Youth/Families, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Equity, Governance, Health, Housing, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Recreation, Transportation, Volunteerism

Adams County Community Indicators Project ID: 182: Lead Organization:Alliance for Building Community; Type of Organization; Project LocationAdams County, IL; Geographic ScopeCounty; The Alliance for Building Community (ABC) is a partnership of numerous organizations and individuals located in Adams County, IL. The ABC helps to provide community organizations and organizers with research and data on particular issues that arise within Adams County. While mainly acting as a conduit for streamlined and methodically measured information, the ABC also provides the tools and training that members of the county may need to tackle their “action areas.”; Contact Information:
Earl Bricker; Issue Areas: Economy, Education, Environment, Health, Land Use, Public Safety, Social

America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being Project ID: 183: Lead Organization:Child Stats Forum on Child and Family Statistics; Type of Organization; Project LocationEntire Country; Geographic ScopeNational; This report was released by the Federal Inter-agency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. It accessibly organizes and presents Federal data on children’s well-being. The report is split into seven “domains": Family and Social Environment, Economic Circumstances, Health Care, Physical Environment and Safety, Behavior, Education, and Health. While each section relies on different sets of indicators for well-being, the report tries to establish the interrelatedness between the domains, and how they synergistically affect the well-being of the nation’s children.; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Economy, Education, Environment, Health, Public Safety, Social

Anchorage Community Indicators Project ID: 184: Lead Organization:University of Alaska at Anchorage; Type of Organization; Project LocationAnchorage, AK; Geographic Scope; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Arizona Indicators Project ID: 185: Lead Organization:Arizona Community Foundation; Type of Organization; Project LocationArizona; Geographic ScopeCounty, Metropolitan, State/Province, National; Although it only began a few years ago, Arizona Indicators is a centralized data resource that provides extensive and accessible indicator data. Their website is separated into 11 different areas of analysis. Data is presented at the state, metropolitan, and county levels, through a series of detailed visualizations (graphs, charts, and interactive maps). Arizona’s indicator data is also ranked on a national level. The organization also publishes numerous reports that focus on particularly relevant areas of sustainability within the communities. Indicator information is juxtaposed against current policy decisions, providing context in regards to how Arizona’s pressing issues are being dealt with.; Contact Information:
Joshua Connolly; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Governance, Health, Housing, Land Use, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Recreation, Social, Transportation

Asheville Hub Indicator Project Project ID: 412: Lead Organization:The Asheville Hub Sustainable Community Initiative; Type of Organization; Project LocationGreater Asheville Area; Geographic ScopeNeighborhood, Municipality, Watershed; The mission of the HUB Indicator Project (HIP) is to provide visualized information tools - community indicators - that allow citizens, decision makers, and organizations to develop innovative policies and programs to increase local quality of life and enhance regional sustainability.; Contact Information:
Michael Leahey

HUB Sustainable Community Initiative; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Governance, Health, Land Use, Population, Public Safety, Social, Transportation

Austin and Travis County: Community Dashboard Project ID: 408: Lead Organization:Community Action Network; Type of Organization; Project LocationAustin and Travis County; Geographic ScopeMunicipality, County; "Community Dashboard 2010 provides an overview of the social health and well-being of Austin and Travis County. By tracking the indicators in this report we identify areas where collective attention and action are needed. The Community Dashboard will be updated annually by the Community Action Network. The CAN Partners represent many of the agencies and organizations in Austin and Travis County that provide resources to enhance the social, health, educational and economic well-being of Central Texas. The CAN Board of Directors is comprised of elected board members and executive leaders of the 17 CAN Partner organizations. The CAN partners understand that making significant improvements requires first knowing where we stand as a community and second agreeing on what we want to do together to improve it."; Contact Information:
Vanessa Sarria

Community Action Network

Austin, TX USA; Issue Areas: Children/Youth/Families, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Governance, Health, Housing, Poverty, Public Safety, Social, Transportation

Austin Mayor's Mental Health Task Force Monitoring Committee Project ID: 186: Lead Organization:Austin Mayor's Mental Health Task Force Monitoring Committee; Type of Organization; Project LocationAustin, TX; Geographic ScopeCounty, Multi-County; Austin Mayor's Mental Health Task Force Monitoring Committee (MMHTFMC) was created in response to concern over citizens stricken with severe mental illness in the Austin and Travis Counties. In order to monitor the trends, and to implement changes in social structures that would best benefit those in dire need of proper mental health care, the Task Force created thirty-nine criteria for a mentally healthy community. The Committee is made up of experts in the following "focus areas": Schools and Youth, Criminal Justice, Housing/Access, and Community Awareness and Faith Based Activities.; Contact Information:
Susan Stone; Issue Areas: Education, Health, Housing, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Social

Australian Early Development Index Project ID: 427: Lead Organization:Murdoch Childrens Research Institute; Type of Organization; Project LocationEntire Country; Geographic ScopeCross-National Region, National; [No Description Yet]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Education, Health, Population, Poverty, Social

Australian Unity Wellbeing Index Project ID: 188: Lead Organization:Australian Unity; Type of Organization; Project LocationEntire Country; Geographic ScopeNational; A project of Australian Unity, in partnership with the Australian Centre on Quality of Life at Deakin University, this website provides a database of multiple survey results taken by Australian citizens. The surveys attempt to assess the subjective feeling of “Well-being,” which is defined as “a more stable state of being well, feeling satisfied, and contented.” In addition to many other factors, the surveys interrogate the participants on how they feel about their community’s social, economic, and environmental conditions.; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Economy, Employment, Environment, Governance, Health, Social

Baltimore CitiStat Project ID: 189: Lead Organization:City of Baltimore; Type of Organization; Project LocationBaltimore, MD; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet].; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Baltimore City Data Collaborative Project ID: 190: Lead Organization:Baltimore City Data Collaborative; Type of Organization; Project LocationBaltimore, MD; Geographic Scope; The BCDC (Baltimore City Data Collaborative) is the data and mapping branch of the Family League of Baltimore City, Baltimore's local management board for children and family issues. The mission of the Baltimore City Data Collaborative is to advance the well-being of children and families in Baltimore City by providing accurate, reliable, and compelling data relating to the eight result areas. The Eight Result Areas are Babies Born Healthy, Healthy Children, Children Enter School Ready to Learn, Children Successful in School, Children Completing School, Children Safe in Their Families and Communities, Stable and Economically Independent Families, and Communities That Support Family Life.; Contact Information:
Mara Kaminowitz

Baltimore City Data Collaborative; Issue Areas:

Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance Project ID: 191: Lead Organization:Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance; Type of Organization; Project LocationBaltimore, MD; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet].; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Banff Community Indicators Project ID: 192: Lead Organization:Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley; Type of Organization; Project LocationBanff, BC, Canada; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet].; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Biennial Report on Great Lakes Water Quality Project ID: 383: Lead Organization:International Joint Commission; Type of Organization; Project LocationUSA / Canada; Geographic ScopeCross-National Region; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Climate Change, Environment, Governance

Boone County Indicators Project ID: 194: Lead Organization:Boone County; Type of Organization; Project LocationBoone County, MO; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet].; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Boston Indicators Project Project ID: 311: Lead Organization:The Boston Foundation; Type of Organization; Project LocationGreater Boston Region, MA; Geographic ScopeNeighborhood, Municipality, County, Metropolitan, Sub-State Region; The Boston Foundation coordinates the Boston Indicators Project, in partnership with the City of Boston and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council. The project tracks indicators in ten sectors: Civic Vitality, Cultural Life and the Arts, the Economy, Housing, Education, Health, Public Safety, the Environment, Transportation, and Technology. The project has recently released a report in 2009 summarizing Boston indicators, entitled “A Great Reckoning: Healing a Growing Divide.”; Contact Information:
Charlotte Kahn

The Boston Foundation

Boston, MA USA; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Governance, Health, Housing, Land Use, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Recreation, Social, Transportation

Boulder County TRENDS Project ID: 494: Lead Organization:The Community Foundation - Boulder County; Type of Organization; Project LocationBoulder County, Colorado; Geographic ScopeCounty; The Boulder County Civic Forum is the research arm of The Community Foundation. Through the biennial TRENDS report and ongoing research, we are able to track important indicators that relate to quality of life in our community, such as demographic changes, access to housing and education, arts and culture, and civic life. The Boulder County Civic Forum promotes healthy decision-making through informed research and longitudinal vision and serves as a guide to The Community Foundation's programmatic work and grantmaking. This year we are excited to release our Boulder County Community Indicators Map in conjunction with the newest editions of TRENDS.; Contact Information:
Morgan Rogers

The Community Foundation

Boulder, CO USA; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Children/Youth/Families, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Equity, Governance, Health, Housing, Land Use, Other, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Social, Transportation, Volunteerism

Broward County Children's Strategic Plan Project ID: 196: Lead Organization:Children's Services Council of Broward County; Type of Organization; Project LocationBroward County, FL; Geographic ScopeCounty; The project focused on Broward County, Florida, which encompasses Fort Lauderdale and 30 adjacent cities and has a population close to 1.8 million people. In 2000, the community's voters approved creating the Children's Services Council (CSC), an independent tax district that uses community indicators and performance measures to advocate for improving children's quality of life, and to provide the resources necessary for their healthy development into adulthood. In addition to presenting its data publicly, CSC uses a variety of tools such as community wide summits and budget forums to ensure that scarce resources support the community's priorities. This project represents a variety of lessons learned, including: the value of community planning and data to guide action to address community needs; the importance of supporting leaders who see the value of data and work to create the necessary community changes; and that collaborative funding as well as actions taken by community partners that do not require funding, is vital to making community-wide improvements. There is much to learn from the project and the challenges it still faces are indicative of the ongoing, ever-evolving process of integration projects.; Contact Information:
Sue Gallagher; Issue Areas: Education, Employment, Health, Other, Public Safety

Buffalo Niagra State of the Region Project ID: 197: Lead Organization:Univ of Buffalo Regional Institute; Type of Organization; Project LocationGreater Buffalo Region; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet].; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Burlington Legacy Project Project ID: 198: Lead Organization:Burlington Legacy Project; Type of Organization; Project LocationBurlington Region; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet].; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Calgary's Vital Signs Project ID: 199: Lead Organization:The Calgary Foundation; Type of Organization; Project LocationCalgary; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet].; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Calhoun County Community Report Card Project ID: 200: Lead Organization:The Coordinating Council of Calhoun County; Type of Organization; Project LocationCalhoun County, MI; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet].; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Canadian Composite Learning Index Project ID: 356: Lead Organization:Canadian Council on Learning; Type of Organization; Project LocationCanada; Geographic ScopeNational; A product of the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL), the Composite Learning Index (CLI) is Canada's annual measure of progress in lifelong learning. It is based on a combination of statistical indicators that reflect the many ways Canadians learn, whether in school, in the home, at work or within the community. The only index of its kind in the world, the CLI is an unprecedented measurement tool that expresses how learning in all aspects of life is critical to the success of individuals, communities and the country as a whole. Until CCL launched the CLI in 2006 there was no way of measuring how Canadians were performing across the full spectrum of learning. To reflect this broad perspective, the CLI uses a wide range of learning indicators to generate numeric scores for more than 4,500 communities across Canada. A high CLI score means that a particular city, town or rural community possesses the kinds of learning conditions that foster social and economic well-being.; Contact Information:
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Canadian Council on Learning

Ottawa, ON USA; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Education, Governance, Other, Recreation, Social

Cape Cod Center for Sustainability Project ID: 201: Lead Organization:Cape Cod Center for Sustainability; Type of Organization; Project LocationCape Cod, MA; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet].; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Carver County Quality of Life Report Project ID: 202: Lead Organization:Carver County Minnesota; Type of Organization; Project LocationCarver County, MN; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet].; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Cascadia Scorecard Project ID: 203: Lead Organization:Sightline Institute; Type of Organization; Project LocationCascadia Region, Pacific Northwest; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet].; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Center for Houston's Future: Counting on Quality of Place Project ID: 400: Lead Organization:Center for Houston's Future; Type of Organization; Project LocationGreater Houston Region; Geographic Scope; "The only one of its kind in the eight-county region, the ""Counting on Quality of Place"" Indicator Study is a benchmark study published annually by the Center for Houston's Future. The vision of the Center for Houston's Future is to advance the Houston region as one of the top ten global communities in which to live and work. In 2007, the Center produced the region's first Indicator Study focused on quality of place, and in 2009 committed to publish an annual update. In January 2011, the Center published a third Study on water quality, water supply, the health impacts of water, and green buildings. A report on public education in the Houston region is due in February of 2012. The Report is chaired by Rice University's Dr. Steve Klineberg and overseen by a policy level committee composed of business, civic, and sustainability leaders. Subject experts or "Data Groups" contribute to the independent stance of the Study by peer reviewing individual chapters."; Contact Information:
Sandra Wegmann

Center for Houston's Future

Houston, Tx USA; Issue Areas: Education, Employment, Environment, Social

Central City Milwaukee Community Indicators Project ID: 204: Lead Organization:University of Wisconsin Milwaukee; Type of Organization; Project LocationMilwaukee, WI; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet].; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Central Texas Sustainability Indicators Project Project ID: 206: Lead Organization:Central Texas Sustainability Indicators Project; Type of Organization; Project LocationGreater Austin Region; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet].; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Champlain Initiative: Creating Healthy Communities Project ID: 389: Lead Organization:United Way of Chittenden County; Type of Organization; Project LocationChittenden County, VT; Geographic ScopeCounty; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Health, Population, Social

Chelan Douglas Trends Project ID: 440: Lead Organization:Institute for Public Policy & Economic Analysis at Eastern Washington University; Type of Organization; Project LocationNorth Central Washington State; Geographic ScopeCounty, Metropolitan, Multi-County; The goal of this site is to create more vibrant communities in Chelan and Douglas Counties in northeastern Washington, by providing easy access to current data to anyone at any time. The trends should promote more informed decision-making by individuals and organizations. Indicators were chosen by seven focus groups consisting of a broad range of community members from local government agencies, non-profits, and businesses. Over time, the trends chosen may change, as the preferences of the residents of the three counties change. Because this is a multi-county site, every effort has been made to portray each county separately as well as in a group. Data for certain municipalities are included as well. Wherever possible, the trends are graphed as an aggregate for the two counties combined, as a set showing the trends for both on one graph, and each county separately.; Contact Information:
Anna Halloran

Eastern Washington University

Spokane, WA USA; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Children/Youth/Families, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Governance, Health, Housing, Land Use, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Recreation, Transportation

Children of Metropolitan St. Louis Project ID: 207: Lead Organization:Vision for Children; Type of Organization; Project LocationGreater St. Louis Region; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet].; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Children's Alliance of NH Kids Count Project ID: 376: Lead Organization:The national organization is The Annie E. Casey Foundation; however, in New Hampshire, it is the Children's Alliance of New Hampshire.; Type of Organization; Project LocationConcord, NH; Geographic ScopeMunicipality, State/Province; The Annie E. Casey Foundation funds a nationwide network of state-level KIDS COUNT projects that provide a more detailed, community-by-community picture of the condition of children. The KIDS COUNT Network improves programs and policies for children and families by collecting and reporting credible data and promoting the use of data-based advocacy and communications strategies. The Children's Alliance of New Hampshire is the State grantee for New Hampshire.; Contact Information:
Ellen Fineberg

Children's Alliance of NH

Concord, NH USA; Issue Areas: Economy, Education, Employment, Health, Housing, Population

City of Englewood Economic Indicators Project ID: 208: Lead Organization:City of Englewood; Type of Organization; Project LocationEnglewood, CO; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet].; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

City of Glendale Quality of Life Indicators Project Project ID: 209: Lead Organization:City of Glendale; Type of Organization; Project LocationGlendale, CA; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet].; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

City of Minneapolis Sustainability Indicators Project ID: 487: Lead Organization:City of Minneapolis; Type of Organization; Project LocationMinneapolis, Minnesota; Geographic ScopeMunicipality; Minneapolis sustainability indicators are general, high level, forward looking measurements on a specific topic. These local sustainability indicators are centered on a vision for the community's long-term future and address linkages between various issues related to the indicator. The City Council also approved 10-year targets for each indicator in order to set a numerical goal and provide better focus to what is being measured.; Contact Information:
Gayle Prest

City of Minneapolis

Minneapolis, MN USA; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Health, Housing, Infrastructure, Land Use, Poverty, Public Safety, Recreation, Social, Transportation

City of Redmond Indicators Project ID: 210: Lead Organization:City of Redmond; Type of Organization; Project LocationRedmond, WA; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet].; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

City of Rocklin, Community Report Card Project ID: 211: Lead Organization:City of Rocklin; Type of Organization; Project LocationRocklin, CA; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet].; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

City of Surrey Sustainability Indicators & Targets Project ID: 363: Lead Organization:City of Surrey - Office of the City Manager - Sustainability Office; Type of Organization; Project LocationSurrey, BC; Geographic ScopeMunicipality; The City of Surrey is currently developing sustainability indicators to help measure progress on becoming a more sustainable City. The indicators and targets are a critical task from the Surrey Sustainability Charter, and will help operationalize and monitor the Charter's vision, goals and actions. To help develop the indicators and targets, the City has brought together a community Task Force representing a variety of interests. A draft list of indicators has been brought to City Council for information. It is expected that a final list will be brought for approval in Fall 2010, with initial reporting on indicator results in 2011.; Contact Information:
Anna Mathewson

City of Surrey

Surrey, BC USA; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Governance, Health, Housing, Land Use, Other, Population, Public Safety, Recreation, Social, Transportation

City of Vancouver, WA Strategic Indicators Project ID: 414: Lead Organization:City of Vancouver, WA; Type of Organization; Project LocationVancouver, WA; Geographic ScopeMunicipality; "Community indicators developed jointly by community members and city employees to represent a level of success in each of the six strategic Commitments identified in the Strategic Plan. A total of eight indicators combine to provide an overall status for each commitment. Indicators were developed through both live and 'virtual' (email) participation by the community. All indicators were chosen by the community, not staff. Indicators are refreshed usually annually or biannually depending on what they represent. They are reported annually to Council in a televised session (or sessions). Indicators are displayed on the web with 'traffic light' indicators that use no numbers at the highest two levels, but they can be drilled down to the numbers behind the colors and full data is displayed."; Contact Information:
Tom Nosack

City of Vancouver, WA; Issue Areas: Economy, Employment, Governance, Land Use, Other, Public Safety, Recreation, Transportation

Communities Count: Social and Health Indicators Across King County Project ID: 464: Lead Organization:Public/Private Partnership (see Description for Partners); Type of Organization; Project LocationKing County Washington; Geographic ScopeNeighborhood, Municipality, County, Other; Communities Count is a collaborative effort among public and private organizations to create recurrent reports on community indicators for King County. The Seattle Foundation is the fiscal sponsor; Public Health - Seattle & King County is lead for data collection and report production. Partners include: City of Bellevue, City of Renton, and the City of Seattle.

Communities Count reports offer a set of 38 social, health, environmental and arts indicators for use by city and county governments, public agencies, foundations, human service providers, non-profit agencies, community-based organizations, and King County residents, updated every three years. The indicators provide information that is inclusive of the social and geographic diversity of King County and a perspective on regional differences and inequities by race, income, education, age and gender. Each full report offers an in-depth focus on a timely and important issue. In response to the many requests for more timely information related to the economic downturn, Communities Count started providing monthly web-based updates on recession-linked indicators since May of 2009 as new data become available and adding supplemental data related to the impact of this recession.; Contact Information:
Sandy Ciske

Public Health - Seattle & King County

Seattle, WA US; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Children/Youth/Families, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Equity, Health, Housing, Land Use, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Recreation, Social, Transportation

Community Accounts Project ID: 463: Lead Organization:Government of Newfoundland and Labrador; Type of Organization; Project LocationNewfoundland Labrador; Geographic ScopeState/Province; World-leading Canadian community indicator system with highly developed user friendly applications, abundant information on communities, widely respected by community organizations and recommended as a model by the Canadian senate and a citation for the UN public service prize.; Contact Information:
Hollett Alton; Issue Areas: Economy, Education, Governance, Housing, Social

Community Facts: Denver Project ID: 262: Lead Organization:The Piton Foundation; Type of Organization; Project LocationDenver, CO; Geographic Scope; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Community Indicators Victoria Project ID: 457: Lead Organization:McCaughey Centre, University of Melbourne; Type of OrganizationEducational Organization; Project LocationVictoria; Geographic ScopeMunicipality; Community Indicators Victoria aims to support the development and use of local community wellbeing indicators in Victoria, Australia, with the purpose of improving citizen engagement, community planning and policy making. Community Indicators Victoria presents data and reports on the wellbeing of Victorians using an integrated set of community wellbeing indicators. These indicators include a broad range of measures designed to identify and communicate economic, social, environmental, democratic and cultural trends and outcomes. The objectives of Community Indicators Victoria are to: •provide a sustainable mechanism for the collation, analysis and distribution of local community wellbeing indicator trend data across Victoria; •be a resource centre supporting the development and use of local community wellbeing indicators by local governments and their communities; and •contribute to national and international policy research on the development and use of local community wellbeing indicators as a basis for improving community engagement, community planning and policy making.; Contact Information:
Melanie Davern

University of Melbourne

Carlton, Victoria Australia; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Children/Youth/Families, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Equity, Governance, Health, Housing, Other, Poverty, Public Safety, Social, Transportation, Volunteerism

Community Information Database Project ID: 499: Lead Organization:Rural and Co-operatives Secretariat; Type of OrganizationGovernment - National; Project LocationCanada; Geographic ScopeNeighborhood, Municipality, Multi-County, National; The Community Information Database (CID) is a free internet-based resource developed to provide communities, researchers, and governments with access to consistent and reliable socio-economic and demographic data and information for all communities across Canada.; Contact Information:
Arthur Friesen

Rural and Co-operatives Secretariat

Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada; Issue Areas: Children/Youth/Families, Economy, Education, Health, Housing, Population

Community Pulse Project Project ID: 491: Lead Organization:City of Port Phillip; Type of Organization; Project LocationCity of Port Phillip; Geographic ScopeMunicipality; Introduction The Community Pulse project is a social indicators project committed to stimulating social change through community engagement. The Community Pulse involves community members in collecting and analysing data on what ‘really matters to them’. By feeding this data back up the food to chain to policy makers, the Community Pulse supports the work of community members and groups to effect the changes they would like to see in their community. The Community Pulse collects data on over 40 measures from a wide range of sources to present a regular and relevant picture of how our community is fairing. Project background The Community Pulse is founded on a rich, cross-disciplinary theory developed from studies undertaken in the last quarter of the 20th century by sociologists (Wilkinson et al, 1998), social epidemiologists (Marmot, 1998), economists (Sen 1987, 1992), political scientists (Putnam). Their integrated work has galvanised the view that the health and wellbeing of an individual and a community cannot be judged by ‘how much’ but rather ‘how good’ (Badham, 2009). In 2001 we asked community members how they would know if their community was getting better or worse. We asked them to think about what sort of data could help them tracks those changes. This community consultation led to the identification and establishment of 13 key indicators representing aspects of the local natural, built, social, economic and cultural environment. Since that time a diverse range of community members and groups contribute to the collection and analysis of over 40 measures, including ‘smiles per hour’, ‘bush and water bird species in Albert Park, ‘how kids get to school’, ‘the availability and affordability of a healthy shopping basket’. Theoretical underpinnings Socio –political research demonstrates general forms of community engagement prepare people for more complex forms of civic engagement and problem solving (Perkins et al. 1996; Verba et al.1995; Baum et al. 1999). Moreover, community members are more likely to become engaged in the fate of their community when they are able to determine of their own measures of success (Badham, 2009). In this way the Community Pulse’s participatory methodology provides both a vocabulary and a vehicle for positive and multi-directional feedback between the City of Port Phillip council and community; a means of communication that gives people experience in how to assess issues, appreciate public policy debates, and take action to get things done, including the design, development and delivery of services (Verba et al.1995; Perkins et al. 1996). Consequently services and infrastructure are better tailored to need, the community has greater faith in the process of local government and the City of Port Phillip council has greater faith in the community’s commitment to their vision for the future. Mission statement The Community Pulse aims to engage residents, workers and visitors in creating a healthy and resilient community by giving them control of determining their own measures of success. Responsibility The Community Pulse will continue to support the identification and articulation of community imperatives through the demonstrable collection of data tracking the sustainability of integral aspects of Port Phillip’s natural, built, social, economic and cultural environment. The Community Pulse will provide a means of positive, multidirectional feedback between community members and The City of Port Phillip council to promote its more effective respond to community visions. References Badham, M. ‘Cultural Indicators: measuring social change through community engagement’ (interim report 30/11/09) Baum F, Modra C, Bush R, Cox E, Cooke R & Potter R.’ Volunteering and Social Capital: an Adelaide study’. Australian Journal of Volunteering. February: 13-22 (1999) Maton KI & Salem DA. ‘Organizational Characteristics of Empowering Community Settings: a multiple case study approach’. American Journal of Community Psychology. 23 (5): 631-656. (1995) Perkins DD, Brown BB & Taylor RB. ‘The Ecology of Empowerment: predicting participation in community organizations’. Journal of Social Issues. 52 (1): 85-110. (1996) Robert D. Putnam “Bowling Alone: America's Declining Social Capital" Journal of Democracy, January 1995, pp. 65-78. Sen, Amartya, Inequality Reexamined, Oxford, Oxford University Press, (1992). Sen, Amartya, On Ethics and Economics, Oxford, Basil Blackwell, (1987). Szreter S. ‘The State of Social Capital: bring back in power, politics and history’. Theory and Society. 31: 573-621. (2002) Verba S, Schlozman K & Brady H/ ‘Voice and Equality: civic volunteerism in American politics. Harvard University: Cambridge. (1995) Wilkinson RG, Kawachi I, Kennedy BP. ‘Mortality, the social environment, crime and violence. Sociology of Health and Illness. 20(5): 578-597. (1998); Contact Information:
Alicia Hooper

City of Port Phillip; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Children/Youth/Families, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Equity, Governance, Health, Housing, Infrastructure, Land Use, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Recreation, Social, Transportation, Volunteerism

COMPASS of Larimer County Project ID: 502: Lead Organization:COMPASS of Larimer County; Type of OrganizationOther; Project LocationFort Collins, CO; Geographic ScopeMunicipality, County, State/Province, National; COMPASS of Larimer County is currently a collaborative project between Larimer County and United Way of Larimer County. It is a web-based community indicators project which is updated as new data become available. There are currently more than 100 indicators on a variety of social, economic, and environmental topics.; Contact Information:
Deborah Campbell

COMPASS of Larimer County

Fort Collins, CO-Colorado United States; Issue Areas: Children/Youth/Families, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Governance, Health, Housing, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Transportation, Volunteerism

Composite Learning Index Project ID: 413: Lead Organization:Canadian Council on Learning (CCL); Type of Organization; Project LocationEntire Country; Geographic ScopeMunicipality, State/Province, National; "The Composite Learning Index (CLI) is Canada's annual measure of progress in lifelong learning. It is based on a combination of statistical indicators that reflect the many ways Canadians learn, whether in school, in the home, at work or within the community. To reflect this broad perspective, the CLI uses a wide range of learning indicators to generate numeric scores for more than 4,500 communities across Canada. A high CLI score means that a particular city, town or rural community possesses the kinds of learning conditions that foster social and economic well-being. A low CLI score means that a community is under-performing in certain aspects that are key to lifelong learning. With five years of data, the CLI is an objective and reliable measurement tool that can help communities make the best possible decisions about learning -- decisions that will strengthen social ties, bolster the economy and hopefully improve people's lives."; Contact Information:
Marc Lachance

Canadian Council on Learning (CCL); Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Economy, Education, Governance, Other, Social

Connecticut Commission on Children Project ID: 403: Lead Organization:CGA Connecticut Commission on Children; Type of Organization; Project LocationState of Connecticut; Geographic ScopeState/Province; [No Description Yet].; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Education, Health, Housing, Poverty, Public Safety, Social

Connecticut Data Collaborative Project ID: 477: Lead Organization:Connecticut EconomicResource Center; Type of OrganizationNonprofit - State, Regional; Project LocationConnecticut; Geographic ScopeSubneighborhood, Neighborhood, Municipality, County, Metropolitan, Sub-State Region, State/Province; A public-private partnership dedicated at increasing the quality of and access to a wide range of policy-relevant data to inform policy, planning,and community action across Connecticut. The Partnership is founding member of the Open Indicators Consortium which is developing the Weave web-based data visualization platform.; Contact Information:
James Farnam

Farnam Associates, LLC

New Haven, CT USA; Issue Areas: Children/Youth/Families, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Equity, Governance, Health, Housing, Infrastructure, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Social, Transportation

Council of Chief State School Officers: State Education Indicators Project ID: 368: Lead Organization:Council of Chief State Officers; Type of Organization; Project LocationEntire Country; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

CT Health Equity Index Project ID: 212: Lead Organization:CT Association of Directors of Health Inc; Type of Organization; Project LocationState of Connecticut; Geographic ScopeNeighborhood, State/Province; In order to address health inequities, the Connecticut Association of Directors of Health developed the Health Equity Alliance (HEA) and a Health Equity Index (HEI). The Index is a web-based data interface that provides scores at varying geographic units of analysis and profiles the relationship between social, economic, and environmental conditions associated with health outcomes.The Index utilizes a series of indicators within nine social determinants, correlated with demographic and health data. Local public health departments, in partnership with community leaders, organizations, and residents, can use this evidence-based information for strategic planning, community assessment, grant writing, and community engagement activities. The intended purpose of HEA is to engage and mobilize community members in identifying and solving health problems, and build capacity for changes in policies and practices to establish healthier communities.; Contact Information:
Sharon Mierzwa; Issue Areas: Governance, Health, Social

Cultural Vitality Indicators Project ID: 213: Lead Organization:The Urban Institute; Type of Organization; Project LocationEntire Country; Geographic ScopeMetropolitan, National; The Urban Institute’s Arts and Culture Indicators in Communities Project (ACIP) attempts the difficult and vanguard task of statistically representing a community’s “Cultural Vitality,” defined as “a community’s evidence of creating, disseminating, validating, and supporting arts and culture as a dimension of everyday life.” Those supporting the project feel that the arts and creative expression do not receive proper representation within policy-making discussions. The index serves as a resource to give voice to that crucial aspect of a community’s quality of life.; Contact Information:
Maria Jackson

The Urban Institute; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture

Dakota County Community Indicators Project ID: 447: Lead Organization:Dakota County; Type of Organization; Project LocationDakota County, Minnesota; Geographic ScopeCounty; Biennially, the County's Office of Planning and Analysis compiles and analyzes data on thematic community indicators, with interim updates for some measures. The purpose is to inform and guide policy decisions, planning, and programs within county government, as well as to provide timely and accurate information to a broader audience.; Contact Information:
Debra Miller

Dakota County

Hastings, MN USA; Issue Areas: Children/Youth/Families, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Governance, Health, Housing, Land Use, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Recreation, Transportation, Volunteerism

DataHaven Project ID: 462: Lead Organization:DataHaven; Type of Organization; Project LocationNew Haven, CT; Geographic ScopeSubneighborhood, Neighborhood, Municipality, County, Metropolitan, Sub-State Region, State/Province; DataHaven is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to improving the Greater New Haven and Valley Region by compiling and sharing high-quality public information for effective decision making. DataHaven is a formal partner of the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP), a collaborative national effort by the Urban Institute and local partners to further the development and use of neighborhood information systems in local policy-making and community building. DataHaven is registered as the Regional Data Cooperative for Greater New Haven, Inc.; Contact Information:
Mark Abraham

DataHaven

New Haven, CT New Haven, CT; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Children/Youth/Families, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Governance, Health, Housing, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Recreation, Social, Transportation

Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Regional Indicators Project ID: 215: Lead Organization:Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission; Type of Organization; Project LocationDelaware Valley Region, PA; Geographic ScopeSub-State Region; [No Description Yet].; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Economy, Land Use, Social, Transportation

Duluth Prosperity Index Project ID: 430: Lead Organization:United Way Duluth; Type of Organization; Project LocationDuluth, MN; Geographic ScopeMetropolitan; [No Description Yet].; Contact Information:
Therese Scherrer

United Way Duluth

Duluth, MN USA; Issue Areas: Economy, Education, Employment, Housing, Poverty

East Bay Indicators (2007) Project ID: 217: Lead Organization:United Way of the Bay Area; Type of Organization; Project LocationEastern San Francisco Bay Region; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Ecosystems and Human Well-Being Project ID: 382: Lead Organization:Millennium Ecosystem Assessment; Type of Organization; Project Location-; Geographic ScopeGlobal; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Climate Change, Environment, Governance, Poverty

Environment New Zealand Project ID: 220: Lead Organization:Ministry for the Environment; Type of Organization; Project LocationEntire Country; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Environmental Sustainability Index Project ID: 396: Lead Organization:Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy; Type of Organization; Project Location-; Geographic ScopeGlobal; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Climate Change, Environment, Governance, Land Use

Escambia County Indicator Report Project ID: 221: Lead Organization:Univ of West Florida Haas Center; Type of Organization; Project LocationEscambia County, FL; Geographic Scope; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Evansville and Vanderburgh County Indicators Project ID: 222: Lead Organization:Welborn Baptist Foundation; Type of Organization; Project LocationEvansville and Vanderburgh County, IN; Geographic Scope; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Florida Scorecard Project ID: 455: Lead Organization:Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation; Type of OrganizationLocal Government - State, County, Regional; Project LocationFlorida; Geographic ScopeState/Province; The Florida Scorecard, an initiative of the Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation, is intended to provide decision-makers with access to key measures and to help assess progress within the Six Pillar framework of Florida’s future. To learn more, visit www.thefloridascorecard.com and view metrics, discussion, and resources for an entire set of indicators within each of the Six Pillars.; Contact Information:
Carrie Blanchard; Issue Areas: Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Governance, Health, Infrastructure, Land Use, Poverty, Social, Transportation

Fond du Lac County Local Indicators for Excellence (L.I.F.E.) Project ID: 223: Lead Organization:Fond du Lac Public Library; Type of Organization; Project LocationFond du Lac County, WI; Geographic ScopeCounty; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Education, Employment, Environment, Health, Housing, Public Safety

Forsyth Futures Project ID: 490: Lead Organization:Forsyth Futures; Type of Organization; Project LocationForsyth County, North Carolina; Geographic ScopeMunicipality, County, State/Province, Other; Established in 2006, Forsyth Futures is a non-profit collaborative of residents, organizations and institutions working together to address critical community issues. The mission of Forsyth Futures is to put community knowledge to work by being an objective catalyst, connecting people and serving as a convener. Community knowledge is obtained by tracking issue indicators to identify community conditions, trends, and needs in six areas: (1) economic self-sufficiency/development, (2) community engagement, (3) educational success, (4) mental and physical health, (5) safety and (6) environmental stewardship. Forsyth Futures uses other community information tools such as Initiascape© software, a program which documents the landscape of the community’s initiatives around an issue. This tool also demonstrates the links between individuals, organizations or groups working on an issue. Forsyth Futures then provides and/or applies this knowledge by leading or supporting initiatives that strategically address community issues. Forsyth Futures seeks to enhance the ability to expand community knowledge by coordinating and providing a platform for supporting all residents, organizations, and agencies that reside within Forsyth County.; Contact Information:
Doris Paez

Forsyth Futures

Winston-Salem, North Carolina USA; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Children/Youth/Families, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Equity, Governance, Health, Housing, Infrastructure, Land Use, Other, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Recreation, Social, Transportation, Volunteerism

Franklin Counties Healthy Communities Coalition Project ID: 224: Lead Organization:Franklin Community Health Network; Type of Organization; Project LocationFranklin County, ME; Geographic Scope; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Georgia Community Indicators Project ID: 225: Lead Organization:Georgia Dept of Community Affairs; Type of Organization; Project LocationState of Georgia; Geographic Scope; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Georgia Kids COUNT Project ID: 226: Lead Organization:Georgia Family Connection Partnership; Type of Organization; Project LocationGeorgia; Geographic ScopeMulti-County, State/Province; Georgia KIDS COUNT is a project of the Georgia Family Connection Partnership, and presents indicator data on children’s well-being, covering all 159 of the state’s counties. Each year they track and compile 49 different indicators which fall under five “result areas”: Healthy Children, Children ready to start school, Children succeeding in school, Stable self-sufficient families, and Strong communities.; Contact Information:
Gaye Smith; Issue Areas: Education, Health, Housing, Poverty, Social

German System of Social Indicators - Social Monitoring and Social Change Project ID: 338: Lead Organization:GESIS Ð Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences; Type of Organization; Project Location; Geographic Scope; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Governing with the Future in Mind: New Jersey Project ID: 387: Lead Organization:New Jersey Interagency Sustainability Working Group; Type of Organization; Project LocationNew Jersey; Geographic ScopeState/Province; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Governance, Land Use, Social, Transportation

Grand Rapids Community Counts Report Card Project ID: 227: Lead Organization:Grand Rapids Community College; Type of Organization; Project LocationMI; Geographic Scope; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Grant County Trends Project ID: 437: Lead Organization:Institute of Public Policy and Economic Analysis at Eastern Washington University; Type of Organization; Project LocationEast Central Washington State; Geographic ScopeCounty, State/Province, National; This site aims to create more vibrant communities in Grant County in east central Washington State, by providing easy access to current data to anyone at any time. The trends should promote more informed decision-making by individuals and organizations. Data are offered as neutral information, and are provided so citizens may learn more about the community in which they live. Indicators were chosen by seven focus groups consisting of a broad range of community members from local government agencies, non-profits, and businesses. Over time, the trends chosen may change, as the preferences of the residents of Grant County change. The development and initial maintenance of the Grant County Trends website has been funded by a federal appropriation from Congress. Many trends are bench-marked to Washington State.; Contact Information:
Anna Halloran

Institute for Public Policy & Economic Analysis Eastern Washington University; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Health, Housing, Land Use, Population, Public Safety, Recreation, Transportation

Great Valley Indicators Project ID: 228: Lead Organization:Great Valley Center; Type of Organization; Project LocationCA; Geographic Scope; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Greater Capital Region Community Profile Project ID: 406: Lead Organization:Center for Governmental Research; Type of Organization; Project LocationAlbany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady and Schoharie counties; Geographic ScopeSub-State Region; The Greater Capital Region Community Profile is hosted on an interactive website featuring data, charts and analysis on more than 70 indicators measuring the health and vitality of the Greater Capital Region surrounding Albany, NY. Funded by the United Way of the Greater Capital Region, the Community Indicators project tracks strengths and challenges in the area's economy, educational system, social supports and more. The project aims to provide the community with a baseline of information from which to strategize, plan and work cooperatively to improve lives. A regional overview highlights the key trends within the broad topics of basic needs, family supports, financial stability and literacy, areas which mirror the United Way's funding priorities. All research and data analysis was performed by the Center for Governmental Research.; Contact Information:
Jaime Saunders

Center for Governmental Research; Issue Areas: Economy, Education, Health, Housing, Other, Population, Poverty, Public Safety

Greater Kansas City's Report Card on Status of Children and Youth Project ID: 339: Lead Organization:Partnership for Children; Type of Organization; Project Location; Geographic Scope; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Greater Montreal's Vital Signs Project ID: 229: Lead Organization:Foundation of Greater Montreal; Type of Organization; Project LocationGreater Montreal, Quebec,; Geographic Scope; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Greater New Haven Area Indicators Project ID: 230: Lead Organization:Data Haven; Type of Organization; Project LocationGreater New Haven, CT; Geographic Scope; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Greater New Orleans Index Project ID: 231: Lead Organization:Nonprofit Knowledge Works; Type of Organization; Project LocationGreater New Orleans, LA; Geographic ScopeMetropolitan, Multi-County; The Greater New Orleans Index is specifically meant to track the recovery of New Orleans and its surrounding Metro Area, after the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina. It examines areas such as population recovery, infrastructure repairs (or lack thereof), and housing. The long term goal of the index is to galvanize citizens and politicians to commit to innovation and sustainability, moving past recovery and into a hopeful and dramatically improved future.; Contact Information:
Charlotte Cunliffe; Issue Areas: Economy, Governance, Housing, Land Use, Population, Social, Transportation

Greater Portland Pulse Project ID: 496: Lead Organization:Metro and Portland State University; Type of OrganizationOther; Project LocationPortland, OR; Geographic ScopeSubneighborhood, Neighborhood, County, Watershed, Metropolitan, Ecoregion, Multi-County, Sub-State Region, Multi-State Region; Greater Portland Pulse (GPP) is a growing partnership that uses both data and dialogue to encourage coordinated action for better results across the region. Greater Portland Pulse data shows where the region is successful and where it's lagging behind in economy, education, health, safety, the arts, civic engagement, environment, housing and transportation; as well as where there's progress and where there's work to be done. The indicators often reflect who's being left behind and how communities, and the region, are impacted as a result. Beyond measurement, indicators provide a road map for public and private action. GPP provides a way to track progress toward a vision of desired outcomes shared by many partners, stakeholders, and citizens. Short term, GPP offers an immediate ability to improve decision-making, stakeholder/partner alignment, and citizen engagement. Long term, through improved decision-making, alignment, and individual choices, GPP can keep the region on track in achieving desired outcomes for equitable, prosperous, and sustainable communities.; Contact Information:
Rita Conrad

Metro

Portland, Oregon U.S.A.; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Children/Youth/Families, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Equity, Governance, Health, Housing, Infrastructure, Land Use, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Social, Transportation, Volunteerism

Greater Rochester Area Community Indicators Project ID: 232: Lead Organization:ACT Rochester; Type of Organization; Project LocationGreater Rochester Area, New York; Geographic Scope; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Greater St. John's Vital Signs Project ID: 233: Lead Organization:Greater St. John Community Foundation; Type of Organization; Project LocationGreater St. John Region, New Brunswick, Canada; Geographic Scope; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Greater Sudbury's Vital Signs Project ID: 497: Lead Organization:Community Foundations of Canada; Type of OrganizationFoundation - Community; Project LocationSudbury, Ontario; Geographic ScopeMunicipality; Vital Signs is a national program of Community Foundations of Canada. Participating community foundations (http://www.vitalsignscanada.ca/local-reports-e.html) report on the state of their local communities through an annual check up using relevant community indicators in ten or more issue areas. In addition to raising awareness, VS stimulates and encourages dialogue among local people, educators and students, organizations, and policy makers about life in Greater Sudbury, issues and trends developing in the community, and local social, economic, environmental achievements and needs. It provides a constructive, useful tool for business, government, the charitable sector, and the community at large to assess and direct their strategic initiatives. As well, VS provides SCF with community information that informs its grant making and donor services.; Contact Information:
Carmen Simmons

Sudbury Community Foundation

Sudbury, Ontario Canada; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Education, Employment, Environment, Health, Housing, Other, Poverty, Public Safety

Greensborometer Project ID: 234: Lead Organization:City of Greensboro; Type of Organization; Project LocationGreensboro Region, NC; Geographic Scope; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Greenville Community Indicators Project Project ID: 355: Lead Organization:Greenville Forward; Type of Organization; Project LocationGreenville County, SC; Geographic ScopeCounty; The Greenville Community Indicators project is a partnership between Greenville Forward, the United Way of Greenville, the Greenville Community Foundation, and the Greenville Chamber of Commerce to measure and understand Greenville's changing community.; Contact Information:
Russell Stall

Greenville Forward

Greenville, SC USA; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Governance, Health, Housing, Other, Population, Public Safety, Recreation, Social, Transportation

Hawaii Quality of Life Project ID: 236: Lead Organization:Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Task Force; Type of Organization; Project LocationState of Hawaii; Geographic Scope; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Healthier San Joaquin County Community Assessment Project Project ID: 237: Lead Organization:San Joaquin County Community Health Assessment Collaborative; Type of Organization; Project LocationSan Joaquin County, CA; Geographic Scope; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Healthy People 2010 Project ID: 238: Lead Organization:Healthy People 2010; Type of Organization; Project LocationEntire Country; Geographic Scope; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Healthy People 2020 Project ID: 361: Lead Organization:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Type of Organization; Project LocationEntire Country; Geographic ScopeNational; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Health

Healthy Summit Project ID: 239: Lead Organization:Summit County Combined Health District; Type of Organization; Project LocationState of Ohio; Geographic Scope; http://www.healthysummit.org/; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Hennepin County Community Indicators Project ID: 241: Lead Organization:Hennepin County; Type of Organization; Project LocationHennepin County, MN; Geographic Scope; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Herkimer and Oneida Counties: Leadership Alliance for a Vital Community Project ID: 405: Lead Organization:Center for Governmental Research; Type of Organization; Project LocationHerkimer and Oneida Counties; Geographic ScopeMulti-County; The Herkimer and Oneida Counties Community Indicators website includes 80 indicators in 10 topic areas, ranging from arts to education to health to public safety. For this Central NY region, the website provides an opportunity for local nonprofits, municipalities and businesses to use fact-based information to establish shared goals for increasing their community's economic viability, well-being and sustainability. The project was sponsored by the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida counties, United Way of the Valley and Greater Utica Area, and Mohawk Valley EDGE, which together compose the Leadership Alliance for a Vital Community. The Center for Governmental Research performed all research and data analysis for the project.; Contact Information:
Jaime Saunders

Center for Governmental Research; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Health, Housing, Other, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Recreation, Transportation

Hillsborough Community Atlas Project ID: 242: Lead Organization:University of South Florida, Florida Center for Community Design and Research; Type of Organization; Project LocationHillsborough County, FL; Geographic Scope; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Howard County Quality of Life Indicators Project ID: 243: Lead Organization:Howard County Dept. of Citizen Services; Type of Organization; Project LocationHoward County, MD; Geographic ScopeCounty; Through the partnership and participation of multiple organizations, the Howard County Human Services Master Plan (HSMP) was conceived. The plan attempts to improve the community by focusing on areas needing improvement, and implementing strategies to address those areas. Their report, ‘Quality of Life Indicators,’ uses baseline data to examine the ‘quality of life’ of different groups of citizens. The report is split into five social groupings: Individuals and families, Children/Youth and families, Older adults, and People living with disabilities.; Contact Information:
Lois Mikkila; Issue Areas: Education, Employment, Health, Population, Poverty, Social, Transportation

Human Services Council: Norwalk Community Indicators Report Project ID: 402: Lead Organization:Human Services Council; Type of Organization; Project LocationNorwalk, CT; Geographic ScopeCounty; -; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Economy, Education, Health, Housing, Public Safety, Transportation

Idaho Counties Indicators Project (Community Action Partnership) Project ID: 268: Lead Organization:Community Action Partnership; Type of Organization; Project LocationState of Idaho; Geographic ScopeCounty, State/Province; [No Description Yet]; Contact Information:
Christy Dearian

Indicators Northest; Issue Areas: Employment, Housing, Population, Poverty, Social

Indian River County quality of life community indicators project Project ID: 498: Lead Organization:Pelican Island Audubon Society; Type of OrganizationNonprofit - Community-based; Project LocationIndian River County, Florida; Geographic ScopeCounty; The Pelican Island Audubon Society initiated this project in 2007 to encourage the county commissioners and the community leaders to think about how they would attain a sustainable quality of life. They have claimed they want to be sustainable but never progressed past a county compreheneive plan done many years ago. Pelican Island Audubon Society leaders took the initiative, formed an advisory group, conducted focus groups and workshops in many parts of the county, and gathered ideas for indicator categories and sources for data bases. We are now about to open up a web site, invite community responses to a short survey, and develop a much more detailed county wide survey to determine a useful list of indicators. We are exploring ways to link to the many data bases -- economic, social and environmental -- we know to exist in county, regional and state agencies and in the hands of other NGOs. We are also looking to the local schools and colleges for help in gathering and examining available data bases for their value to this project.; Contact Information:
Graham Cox

Pelican Island Audubon Society

Vero Beach , Florida USA; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Children/Youth/Families, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Equity, Governance, Health, Housing, Infrastructure, Land Use, Other, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Recreation, Social, Transportation, Volunteerism

Indiana Youth Institute KIDS COUNT Project Project ID: 416: Lead Organization:Indiana Youth Institute; Type of Organization; Project LocationIndiana; Geographic ScopeCounty, State/Province; The Indiana Youth Institute serves as the Indiana grantee for the national Kids Count project funded through the Annie E. Casey foundation. The database aims to cover issues of child well-being in the state of Indiana.; Contact Information:
Julie Whitman

Indiana Youth Institute

Indianapolis, IN USA; Issue Areas: Economy, Education, Other, Population

Indicators Northwest Project ID: 451: Lead Organization:University of Idaho; Type of Organization; Project LocationIdaho, Montana, Oregon & Washington; Geographic ScopeCounty, Multi-State Region; Indicators Northwest provides the most up-to-date social and economic data for states, counties, Native American reservations, and tribes for Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. The user-friendly website is designed for people who don’t have the time or experience to search multiple data sources. The University of Idaho updates Indicators Northwest regularly with new data from a wide variety of federal and state agencies. Users can get a quick summary of major trends, print a profile of characteristics for their county, view graphs, and download data. Indicators include unemployment and wage rates, population by age, poverty rates and health insurance coverage, among others.; Contact Information:
Christy Dearien

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID USA; Issue Areas: Economy, Education, Employment, Health, Housing, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Social

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress Project ID: 362: Lead Organization:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Type of Organization; Project LocationEntire Country; Geographic Scope; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Jackson County Community Report Card Project ID: 244: Lead Organization:United Way of Jackson County; Type of Organization; Project LocationJackson County, MI; Geographic Scope; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Jacksonville Quality of Life Indicators Project ID: 245: Lead Organization:Jacksonville Community Council, Inc.; Type of Organization; Project LocationJacksonville/Duval County, FL; Geographic ScopeCounty, Multi-County, Cross-State Region; The Jacksonville Community Council (JCCI) provides numerous services to a large cross-section of Florida’s Northeast communities. They provide consultation to organizations working with community indicators, helping them with the research and implementation of their projects. Broader indicator trends are presented via three main formats: their “Community Snapshot” interactive map, an annual “Race Relations Progress Report,” and their “Quality of Life Progress Report” (now in its 25th edition). The latter report focuses on a wide variety of indicators, showing the areas that have improved over the years (and the organizations that helped support those changes), as well as describing the areas most in need of continued action. The JCCI was one of the founding members of the Community Indicators Consortium.; Contact Information:
Ben Warner; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Governance, Health, Housing, Land Use, Population, Public Safety, Recreation, Social, Transportation

Kansas City Region Metro Outlook Project ID: 256: Lead Organization:Mid-America Regional Council; Type of Organization; Project LocationKansas City Region, MO and KS; Geographic ScopeMetropolitan, Multi-County, Cross-State Region; Metro Outlook focuses on the economic competitiveness of the Kansas City Region. It relies on information from earlier reports to create a set of measurable goals that would foster regions that could compete in the global marketplace. The report creates a model to show what qualities of a metropolitan area most attract, and retain, talented and economically competitive citizens. The types of indicator areas focused on in the report are more unconventional and narrow than other projects: Inherent Attractiveness of Place, Social Cohesion, Strategic Decision Making Capacity, Institutional Performance, Human Capacity, Economic Competitiveness, and Efficient Use of Resources.; Contact Information:
Frank Lenk

Mid-America Regional Council; Issue Areas: Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Governance, Housing, Other, Social

Kentucky KIDS COUNT Data Project ID: 419: Lead Organization:Kentucky Youth Advocates; Type of Organization; Project LocationKentucky; Geographic ScopeCounty, State/Province; "KIDS COUNT is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the United States. KIDS COUNT exists to measure child outcomes and to contribute to public accountability for those outcomes, resulting in a model for data-driven advocacy for children and families. A project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, this initiative provides policymakers and citizens with national and comparable benchmarks of child well-being. By providing these indicators, KIDS COUNT seeks to enrich local, state, and national discussions of ways to secure better futures for all children. It is intended to gauge the seriousness of the problems facing children and guide the policy trends and goals on behalf of children. The Annie E. Casey Foundation funds a KIDS COUNT project in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. Kentucky Youth Advocates, the Kentucky KIDS COUNT grantee, provides a detailed county-by-county picture of the condition of children."; Contact Information:
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Kentucky Youth Advocates

Jeffersontown, KY USA; Issue Areas: Economy, Education, Health, Other, Population, Public Safety

Kids COUNT in Michigan Project ID: 399: Lead Organization:Michigan League for Human Services; Type of Organization; Project LocationMichigan; Geographic Scope; Kids Count in MIchigan seeks to improve the status of children and their families by collecting and disseminating data as a basis for public policy development and community action. The Michigan League for Human Services publishes an annual data book of county profiles of trends in child well-being as well as an annual review of maternal and infant health for communities with population over 25,000 and all 83 counties. The project provides county and community data to the national KIDS COUNT interactive Data Center. Project staff, including project partner Michigan's Children, also conduct an ongoing public education campaign to encourage data-driven advocacy and decision-making.; Contact Information:
Jane Zehnder-Merrell

Michigan League for Human services

Lansing, MI USA; Issue Areas:

Lackawanna & Luzerne County Indicators Report Project ID: 249: Lead Organization:The Institute for Public Policy & Economic Development; Type of Organization; Project LocationLackawanna & Luzerne County, PA; Geographic Scope; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Lancaster County State of Caring Project ID: 250: Lead Organization:Lincoln Community Service Initiative; Type of Organization; Project LocationLancaster County, PA; Geographic Scope; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Long Island Index Reports Project ID: 252: Lead Organization:Long Island Index; Type of Organization; Project LocationLong Island, NY; Geographic ScopeMulti-County, Cross-State Region; The Long Island Index project publishes annual reports on the Long Island region. Their website presents easy to find and very specific data, graphs, key findings, interactive maps, and information on how Long Island indicators compare to those in similar regions. While policy change and informing citizens are the potential goals of the reports, the Long Island Index tries to stay neutral, and does not advocate for specific policies.; Contact Information:
Ann Golob; Issue Areas: Economy, Education, Environment, Governance, Health, Population

Louisiana KIDS COUNT: Agenda for Children Project ID: 418: Lead Organization:Agenda for Children; Type of Organization; Project LocationLouisiana; Geographic ScopeCounty, State/Province; Louisiana KIDS COUNT is part of a national network of KIDS COUNT projects funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation to monitor the well-being of children at the local and state levels. Agenda for Children produces the Kids Count Data Book on Louisiana's Children, as well as special reports containing parish-by-parish data on the educational, social, economic and physical well-being of children. This information is available in hard copy, as well as on-line at http://datacenter.kidscount.org/la.; Contact Information:
Teresa Falgoust

Agenda for Children

New Orleans, LA USA; Issue Areas: Education, Health, Other, Population

Maine KIDS COUNT Project ID: 357: Lead Organization:Maine Children's Alliance; Type of Organization; Project LocationMaine; Geographic ScopeState/Province; Maine KIDS COUNT, a project of the Maine Children's Alliance, is part of the national KIDS COUNT network, a state-by-state effort funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation to track the status of children across the United States. The major goal of the Maine KIDS COUNT project is to provide policymakers and citizens with meaningful, reliable, timely data regarding the well-being of children in Maine. The principal activity of the Maine KIDS COUNT Project is the publication of the annual Maine KIDS COUNT Data Book, now in its sixteenth edition. The Maine KIDS COUNT Data Book reports a wide variety of indicators of children's health and well-being including physical and mental health, education and learning, and the social and economic contexts of children's lives. The Maine KIDS COUNT Project seeks to enrich local and state discussions concerning ways to secure better futures for all of Maine's children.; Contact Information:
Claire Berkowitz

Maine Children's Alliance

Augusta, ME USA; Issue Areas: Education, Employment, Health, Other, Population, Social

Maine Measures of Growth Project ID: 253: Lead Organization:Maine Development Foundation; Type of Organization; Project LocationState of Maine; Geographic Scope; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Maricopa County Community Indicators Project ID: 254: Lead Organization:Maricopa County; Type of Organization; Project LocationMaricopa County, AXZ; Geographic Scope; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Marion County: Public Policy Institute Project ID: 421: Lead Organization:College of Central Florida; Type of Organization; Project LocationMarion County, Florida; Geographic ScopeMulti-County; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Economy, Education, Environment, Health, Public Safety, Social

Mat-Su Community Indicators Project ID: 404: Lead Organization:University of Alaska at Anchorage; Type of Organization; Project LocationMat-Su, AK; Geographic ScopeCounty, Ecoregion; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Employment, Environment, Housing, Population, Public Safety, Social

Measuring Impact in Practice Project ID: 377: Lead Organization:Coastal Enterprises Inc.; Type of Organization; Project LocationMaine; Geographic ScopeState/Province; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Economy, Employment, Governance

Measuring Up: Progress Report on the Government of Alberta Business Plan Project ID: 398: Lead Organization:Government of Alberta; Type of Organization; Project LocationAlberta; Geographic ScopeState/Province; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Economy, Governance, Housing, Social

Medicine Hat Vital Signs Project ID: 255: Lead Organization:Community Foundation of Medicine Hat; Type of Organization; Project LocationMedicine Hat, Canada; Geographic Scope; [No Description yet].; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Metropolitan Philadelphia Indicators Project Project ID: 456: Lead Organization:Metropolitan Philadelphia Indicators Project; Type of Organization; Project LocationTemple University, PA; Geographic ScopeMunicipality, Metropolitan, Other; The Metropolitan Philadelphia Indicators Project (MPIP) seeks to promote regional thinking on community issues, to improve the empirical basis for policy decisions, to stimulate research on the quality of life within the region, to publish regular reports on regional policy issues, and to provide tools and data for individuals and groups to conduct their own research on regional questions. MPIP continuously collects and offers more than 350 social, economic, and environmental indicators. While the basic unit of analysis is the 353 municipalities in Philadelphia’s two state metropolitan region, MPIP also provides data on elementary and secondary school districts, zip codes, census tracts, and state house and senate districts. To be eligible for inclusion in the MPIP database, an indicator must be available and comparable for the entire region and credible and reliable over time. All of MPIP’s data are freely available and can be mapped using MetroPhilaMapper, MPIP’s powerful browser-based mapping application. MPIP has received major support from the William Penn Foundation.; Contact Information:
Michelle Schmitt

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA USA; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Children/Youth/Families, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Equity, Governance, Health, Housing, Land Use, Other, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Social, Transportation

Miami-Dade Community Indicators of Child Well-Being Project ID: 460: Lead Organization:The Children's Trust; Type of Organization; Project LocationMiami-Dade County; Geographic ScopeNeighborhood, County; The Children’s Trust is a dedicated source of revenue created by voter referendum in 2002 to improve the lives of children and families in Miami-Dade County by making strategic investments in their future. The Trust’s community indicators work revolves around four results that the community seeks for all its children: (1) children are healthy physically and emotionally; (2) children are supported by safe, nurturing families and communities; (3) children are ready to succeed when entering school; and (4) children are succeeding in school and society. Child health and well-being trends and comparisons are available via several formats: KidStats and Maps is an interactive mapping website with 90 indicators, Miami-Dade Community Indicators of Child Well-Being is a 2008 publication highlighting selected indicators; and Results-based Strategic Plan for Investments, 2011-2015 is a 2010 document identifying and trending the headline community indicators used to measure progress toward achieving The Trust’s four results. Using a results-based accountability framework, The Trust ensures its funded programs and services are aligned and contribute to results at the community level.; Contact Information:
Lisa Pittman

The Children's Trust

MIami, FL USA; Issue Areas: Children/Youth/Families, Education, Health, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Social

Mid Hudson Valley Regional Well-Being Project ID: 449: Lead Organization:Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO); Type of OrganizationEducational Organization; Project LocationMid-Hudson Region, New York State; Geographic ScopeCounty, Multi-County; The Regional Well-Being Project is focused on measuring and reporting on Mid-Hudson Valley communities' social, economic, and environmental character that are broadly accepted and allow the tracking of change over time. The research team includes members of the Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) staff, SUNY New Paltz faculty and students, and community leaders. Community leaders were recruited from among business persons, professional practitioners, environmentalists, economic developers, local governmental officials and educators. In a series of focused meetings, the research team has considered existing related work and articulated community values. As part of this research they are also working with faculty in the development of related teaching materials for use in courses and guiding students in project-related work. The first report on measuring Regional Well-Being, which includes a Regional Well-Being Index, was released in June 2010 and was distributed to local government decision makers. Regularly appearing follow-up reports will be central to the continuing work of CRREO. Through these efforts they seek to inform decision making in the region, focus its efforts, identify opportunities, highlight successes and bring attention where improvement is needed.; Contact Information:
Kathleen (kt) Tobin

CRREO

New Paltz , NY USA; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Children/Youth/Families, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Equity, Governance, Health, Housing, Land Use, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Recreation, Social, Transportation, Volunteerism

Minnesota Compass Project ID: 409: Lead Organization:Wilder Research; Type of Organization; Project LocationState of Minnesota; Geographic ScopeMunicipality, County, Metropolitan, Multi-County, Sub-State Region, State/Province; "Minnesota Compass measures progress and inspires action to keep quality of life high in regions and communities throughout our state. It tracks trends and provides analysis, community commentary and strategies for tackling an issue. The initiative measures indicators across a variety of domains, including aging, civic engagement, early childhood, economy and workforce, education, environment, health, housing, immigration, public safety, and transportation. It also provides an extensive demographic information and highlights the issue of disparities, identified as a major threat to the well-being of our state. In addition, Compass tracks long-range trends and provides analysis, community commentary and strategies for tackling an issue. Compass is funded and governed by a consortium of foundations across the state and is led by Wilder Research, a division of the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation in Saint Paul."; Contact Information:
Jennifer Franklin

Widler Research

St Paul, MN USA; Issue Areas: Children/Youth/Families, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Equity, Governance, Health, Housing, Land Use, Population, Public Safety, Transportation

Minnesota Mapping Project ID: 352: Lead Organization:Department of Employment and Economic Development, MN; Type of Organization; Project Location; Geographic Scope; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Minnesota Milestones Project ID: 353: Lead Organization:Department of Administration, MN; Type of Organization; Project LocationMN; Geographic Scope; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Economy, Environment, Governance, Population, Social

Missoula Measures Project ID: 259: Lead Organization:Missoula County; Type of Organization; Project LocationMissoula, MT; Geographic Scope; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Montana Counties Indicators Project (Community Action Partnership) Project ID: 260: Lead Organization:Community Action Partnership; Type of Organization; Project LocationState of Montana; Geographic ScopeCounty, State/Province; .; Contact Information:
Christy Dearian

Indicators Northest; Issue Areas: Employment, Housing, Population, Poverty, Social

Montcalm CountyCommunity Report Card Project ID: 261: Lead Organization:Montcalm County; Type of Organization; Project LocationMontcalm County, MI; Geographic Scope; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

National Assessment of Educational Progress: The Nation's Report Card Project ID: 366: Lead Organization:National Center for Education Statistics; Type of Organization; Project LocationUSA; Geographic ScopeNational; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Education

National Center on Child Abuse Prevention Research Project ID: 365: Lead Organization:Prevent Child Abuse America; Type of Organization; Project LocationUSA; Geographic ScopeNational; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Public Safety, Social

National KIDS COUNT Project Project ID: 415: Lead Organization:The Annie E. Casey Foundation; Type of Organization; Project LocationUnited States; Geographic ScopeMunicipality, County, Metropolitan, State/Province, National; "KIDS COUNT, a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the United States. By providing policymakers and citizens with benchmarks of child well-being, KIDS COUNT seeks to enrich local, state, and national discussions concerning ways to secure better futures for all children. At the national level, the principal activities of the initiative are the publication of the annual KIDS COUNT Data Book and the maintenance of the KIDS COUNT Data Center, which use the best available data to measure the educational, social, economic, and physical well-being of children. The foundation also funds a nationwide network of state-level KIDS COUNT projects that provide a more detailed, community-by-community picture of the condition of children. You can access data at: http://datacenter.kidscount.org; Contact Information:
Laura Beavers

The Annie E. Casey Foundation

Baltimore, MD USA; Issue Areas: Children/Youth/Families, Economy, Education, Employment, Health, Housing, Other, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Social

New Hampshire's Changing Landscape Project ID: 386: Lead Organization:Society for the Protection of New Hampshire's Forests; Type of Organization; Project LocationNew Hampshire; Geographic ScopeState/Province; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Environment, Governance, Land Use, Population

New Orleans Index at Five Project ID: 422: Lead Organization:Nonprofit Knowledge Works; Type of Organization; Project LocationNew Orleans, LA; Geographic ScopeMetropolitan; [No Description Yet]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Governance, Housing, Poverty, Social

New York Touchstones: 'Charting the Future, Working Together' Project ID: 370: Lead Organization:Annie E. Casey Foundation; Type of Organization; Project LocationNew York; Geographic ScopeState/Province; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Education, Health, Social

New Yorkers for Parks Report Card Project ID: 264: Lead Organization:New Yorkers for Parks; Type of Organization; Project LocationNew York City; Geographic Scope; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

North Dakota Kids COUNT Project ID: 401: Lead Organization:North Dakota State Data Center; Type of Organization; Project LocationNorth Dakota; Geographic ScopeSub-State Region; "North Dakota KIDS COUNT, sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, has been examining critical issues for North Dakota children and families since 1994. The mission of North Dakota KIDS COUNT is to provide accurate, current data on child well-being in order to inform local and state discussions about how to secure better futures for all of North Dakota's children. North Dakota KIDS COUNT offers public presentations, networking, a website, and several publication series. To view the various publications, research, and information offered by the North Dakota KIDS COUNT program, visit our website." North Dakota KIDS COUNT is included in the National Kids Count network of states. Each year, the national KIDS COUNT program publishes an assessment of children's well-being in the United States. Since 1988 the annual Kids Count Data Book has used 10 measures of child well-being to make comparisons across states and over time. North Dakota KIDS COUNT tracks child well-being data to provide a quick comparison nearly 100 state and county indicators.; Contact Information:
Polly Fassinger

North Dakota Kids Count, NDSU

Fargo, ND USA; Issue Areas: Economy, Education, Health, Other, Population

Northeast Washington Trends Project ID: 372: Lead Organization:The Institute for Public Policy & Economic Analysis at Eastern Washington University; Type of Organization; Project LocationNortheast Washington State; Geographic ScopeMulti-County; The goal of this site is to create more vibrant communities in Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Stevens Counties of northeastern Washington, by providing easy access to current data to anyone at any time. The trends should promote more informed decision-making by individuals and organizations. Indicators were chosen by seven focus groups consisting of a broad range of community members from local government agencies, non-profits, and businesses. Over time, the trends chosen may change, as the preferences of the residents of the three counties change. The development and initial maintenance of the Northeast Washington Trends website has been funded by a federal appropriation from Congress. Because this is a multi-county site, every effort has been made to portray each county separately as well as in a group. Wherever possible, the trends are graphed as an aggregate for the three counties combined, as a set showing the trends for all three on one graph, and each county separately.; Contact Information:
Anna Halloran

The Institute for Public Policy & Economic Analysis at Eastern Washington University in Spokane, Washington

Spokane, WA USA; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Governance, Health, Housing, Land Use, Population, Public Safety, Recreation, Transportation

Northern Forest Wealth Index: Exploring a Deeper Meaning of Wealth Project ID: 388: Lead Organization:Northern Forest Center; Type of Organization; Project LocationNorthern Forest; Geographic ScopeCross-State Region; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Economy, Education, Environment

Northhampton Community Indicator Report Project ID: 266: Lead Organization:Pioneer Valley Planning Commission; Type of Organization; Project LocationNorthhampton, MA; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Northwest Arkansas Community Indicators Project Project ID: 267: Lead Organization:University of Arkansas; Type of Organization; Project LocationNorthwest Arkansas; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Ocala - Marion County Quality of LifeProgress Report Project ID: 270: Lead Organization:Public Policy Institute of Marion County; Type of Organization; Project LocationOcala - Marion County, FL; Geographic ScopeMulti-County; [No Description Yet]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Economy, Education, Environment, Health, Public Safety, Social

Oklahoma County Vital Signs Report Project ID: 271: Lead Organization:United Way of Central Oklahoma; Type of Organization; Project LocationOklahoma County, OK; Geographic ScopeCounty, Metropolitan; The United Way of Central Oklahoma has annually published a report on the overall well-being of citizens in central Oklahoma. With the last addition, the Vital Signs report was split into five “issue-focused” editions that relate to the “focus areas” of the United Way: Successful Kids, Strong Families, Independent Living, Healthy Citizens, and Community Preparedness.; Contact Information:
Robert Spinks

United Way of Central Oklahoma; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Children/Youth/Families, Education, Governance, Health, Other, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Social

Older Americans Key Indicators of Well Being Project ID: 272: Lead Organization:Federal Forum on Aging-Related Statistics: Older Americans 2008: Key Indicators of Well-Being; Type of Organization; Project LocationEntire Country; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

One D Scorecard Project ID: 459: Lead Organization:Data Driven Detroit; Type of Organization; Project LocationDetroit, MI; Geographic ScopeCounty, Metropolitan, Multi-County, State/Province, National; The purpose of the One D Scorecard is to provide a comprehensive look at the status of the region through key indicators that align with five priority areas: Economic Prosperity, Educational Preparedness, Quality of Life, Social Equity and Regional Transit. The Scorecard monitors Southeast Michigan’s performance in over 120 indicators. Southeast Michigan is compared to 53 of the largest regions across the country whenever possible. When data are unavailable at the regional level, comparisons default to state level.; Contact Information:
Kurt Metzger

Data Driven Detroit

Detroit, Michigan United States; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Equity, Governance, Health, Housing, Infrastructure, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Social, Transportation, Volunteerism

Orange County Community Indicators Project Project ID: 453: Lead Organization:County of Orange; Type of OrganizationLocal Government - State, County, Regional; Project LocationOrange County, California; Geographic ScopeCounty, Metropolitan, Multi-County, Sub-State Region, State/Province, National, Other; The purpose of the Orange County Community Indicators report is to inform and inspire community members, policymakers, and business leaders working to maintain and improve Orange County's quality of life. Released annually since 2000, the report tracks about 50 countywide trends on topics that contribute to sustaining a healthy and vital economy, environment, and populace. Topics include economy and business climate, technology and innovation, education, community health and prosperity, public safety, environment, and civic engagement. Additionally, each year two or three special features drill down on issues of particular importance to Orange County. To place Orange County's performance in context, many indicators compare the county to the state, nation and "peer" regions, including neighborhing regions and economic competitors nationwide. The OC CIP is sponsored by the County of Orange, the Children and Families Commission of Orange County, and the Orange County Business Council. Contributing partners include the Urban Land Institute - Orange County/Inland Empire chaper and La Jolla Institute.; Contact Information:
Kari Parsons

Parsons Consulting, Inc.

Eugene, OR USA; Issue Areas: Children/Youth/Families, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Governance, Health, Housing, Land Use, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Recreation, Social, Transportation, Volunteerism

Oregon Counties Indicators Project (Community Action Partnership) Project ID: 274: Lead Organization:Community Action Partnership; Type of Organization; Project LocationState of Oregon; Geographic ScopeCounty, State/Province; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:
Christy Dearian

Indicators Northest; Issue Areas: Employment, Housing, Population, Poverty, Social

Oregon Progress Board Project ID: 275: Lead Organization:Oregon Progress Board; Type of Organization; Project LocationState of Oregon; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Oregon Rural Community Information System Project ID: 276: Lead Organization:Oregon State Univ Rural Studies Program; Type of Organization; Project LocationCorvalis, OR; Geographic Scope; {No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Orlando Central Florida - myregion.org Project ID: 277: Lead Organization:Central Florida My Region; Type of Organization; Project LocationGreater Orlando Region, FL; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Osecola County Community Report Card Project ID: 278: Lead Organization:Osceola County Community Vision; Type of Organization; Project LocationOsecola County, Fl; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Ottawa's Vital Signs Project ID: 279: Lead Organization:Community Foundation of Ottawa; Type of Organization; Project LocationGreater Ottawa Region, Ontario, Canada; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Pasadena / Altadena Quality of Life Index Project ID: 380: Lead Organization:City of Pasadena Public Health Department; Type of Organization; Project LocationCalifornia; Geographic ScopeMulti-County; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Economy, Education, Environment, Health, Housing, Public Safety, Transportation

Peg: Tracking Well-Being in Winnipeg Project ID: 436: Lead Organization:United Way of Winnipeg; Type of Organization; Project LocationWinnipeg; Geographic ScopeNeighborhood, Municipality; Peg is Winnipeg’s community indicator system, tracking indicators that reflect and measure our city’s wellbeing. The indicators, developed by a wide-cross section of stakeholders, speak to our wellbeing in eight theme areas (basic needs, health, education & learning, social vitality, governance, built environment, economy, and natural environment) and one cross-cutting issue (poverty). Individuals, groups, and organizations in all sectors can use the information to increase their knowledge, inform decisions, and guide action to achieve short- and long-term progress.; Contact Information:
Christa Rust

International Institute for Sustainable Development

Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada; Issue Areas: Economy, Education, Employment, Governance, Health, Infrastructure, Poverty, Social

Philadelphia Community Indicators Report Project ID: 280: Lead Organization:Metropolitan Philadelphia Indicators Project; Type of Organization; Project LocationPhiladelphia, PA; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Pierce County Community Wellness Indicators Project ID: 281: Lead Organization:United Way of Pierce County; Type of Organization; Project LocationPierce County, WA; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Pierce County Environmental Trends Project ID: 438: Lead Organization:Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department Environmental health Division; Type of Organization; Project LocationPierce County, WA; Geographic ScopeCounty; The Pierce County Environmental Health Indicators Project participants want to better understand and communicate important environmental conditions in Pierce County. To do this, we brought together agency and community members to decide what environmental conditions and other information to include in this report. We share the report with other agency and community members at quarterly public forums, meetings and other events.; Contact Information:
Marianne Seifert

Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department

Tacoma, WA USA; Issue Areas: Climate Change, Environment, Health, Housing, Land Use, Population, Recreation, Transportation

Pike County Community Health Partnership Project ID: 465: Lead Organization:Pike County Community Health Partnership; Type of Organization; Project LocationPike County, IL; Geographic ScopeCounty; Pike County Community Health Partnership is a group of organizations, agencies, and individuals working collaboratively to strengthen the health and wellness of Pike County residents by creating new programs and enhancing existing health services and programs. As a result of needs identified in a 2008 Community Needs Assessment, the Partnership is focused on the following priorities: 1. Coordinate and facilitate collaboration to address health and wellness disparities, promote efficient use of resources, and expand funding opportunities. 2. Increase awareness, understanding, and availability of and access to health and wellness programs and services for all residents of Pike County. 3. Emphasize and encourage prevention, wellness, and healthy lifestyles to achieve optimal health. 4. Facilitate ongoing review of county-wide health needs and identification of priorities and strategies to work towards improved health and wellness outcomes.; Contact Information:
Info

Pike County Community Health Partnership

Pittsfield, IL USA; Issue Areas: Children/Youth/Families, Economy, Health, Poverty, Public Safety, Social, Transportation

Pikes Peak Region Quality of Life Indicators Project ID: 282: Lead Organization:Pikes Peak United Way; Type of Organization; Project LocationPikes Peak Region; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:
JD Dallager; Issue Areas:

Pinellasindicators.org Project ID: 486: Lead Organization:Health and Human Services Coordinating Council for Pinellas County, FL (HHSCC); Type of Organization; Project LocationPinellas County, FL; Geographic ScopeSubneighborhood, Neighborhood, Municipality, County, Metropolitan, Multi-County, Other; Pinellasindicators.org, provides a flexible, module-based reporting solution for viewing and downloading geographically referenced statistics for Pinellas County, FL. It is designed to provide data to inform progress toward desired results; and, currently four have been articulated by our community: 1) Every person has the opportunity to learn and succeed. 2) Every person is physically and mentally healthy. 3) Every person lives in a safe and sustainable community. 4) Every person has stable and affordable housing. Pinellasindicators.org allows for intra-County quality-of-life comparisons by Census Tract or ZIP Code, as well as comparisons between Pinellas County and other counties in Florida. Where possible, data is provided for multiple years to allow for the examination of trends over time.; Contact Information:
Joe Baldwin

Health and Human Services Coordinating Council for Pinellas County; Issue Areas: Economy, Education, Employment, Health, Housing, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Social, Transportation

Pittsburgh Today Project ID: 284: Lead Organization:Pittsburgh Regional Indicators Consortium; Type of Organization; Project LocationPittsburgh Metro Area; Geographic ScopeMetropolitan; Pittsburgh Today tracks indicator data on numerous issue areas, with the website having sections on: Arts, Demographics, Economy, Education, Environment, Government, Health, Housing, Public Safety, and transportation. The website also presents news articles about current indicator-related changes that occur in the community. There are also articles written by experts on indicators, which provide a more fleshed out narrative on certain data trends.; Contact Information:
Douglas Heuck

Pittsburgh, PA USA; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Governance, Health, Housing, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Transportation

Provincial Sustainability Report for Manitoba Project ID: 397: Lead Organization:Manitoba Conservation; Type of Organization; Project LocationManitoba; Geographic ScopeState/Province; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Climate Change, Economy, Education, Environment, Governance, Social

Puget Sound Dashboard of Ecosystem Indicators Project ID: 446: Lead Organization:Puget Sound Partnership; Type of Organization; Project LocationPuget Sound; Geographic ScopeWatershed; The Puget Sound Partnership has identified the key measures of success, or indicators, that the region will be using to determine how well we are performing in our efforts to restore, protect and prevent pollution in Puget Sound. The 20 Dashboard indicators that have been chosen include 12 natural science measures, six social science indicators, and two program elements.; Contact Information:
John Becker

Puget Sound Partnership; Issue Areas: Environment, Land Use

Red Deer's Vital Signs Project ID: 285: Lead Organization:Red Deer and District Community Foundation; Type of Organization; Project LocationRed Deer, Alberta, Canada; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Redefining Progress: The Genuine Progress Indicator Project ID: 395: Lead Organization:Redefining Progress; Type of Organization; Project LocationUSA; Geographic ScopeNational; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Economy, Employment, Environment, Housing, Land Use, Social, Transportation

Reports on Indicators Used to Measure Well Being and Progress Project ID: 471: Lead Organization:The Global Social Change Research Project; Type of Organization; Project LocationAlbany, NY; Geographic ScopeGlobal; This project is to prepare a set of reports about how to measure the well-being and progress of societies. This series of pamphlets briefly introduces basic concepts on measuring the well-being and progress of societies. These pamphlets are intended to be easy to read, non technical, introductions. The pamphlets start by discussing why to measure well being and progress and what, in general, to measure. Then the pamphlets introduce specific measures of well being and progress, such as economic, demographic or political measures.; Contact Information:
Gene Shackman

The Global Social Change Research Project

Albany, New York USA; Issue Areas: Economy, Education, Governance, Health, Other, Poverty, Social

Results Minneapolis Project ID: 350: Lead Organization:City of Minneapolis, MN; Type of Organization; Project LocationMinneapolis, MN; Geographic ScopeMetropolitan; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Rochdale Borough Council InstantAtlas Project ID: 424: Lead Organization:Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council; Type of Organization; Project LocationRochdale, United Kingdom; Geographic ScopeMetropolitan; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Housing, Land Use, Population, Poverty, Social

San Angelo Social Health Indexing Project Project ID: 448: Lead Organization:Community Development Initiatives; Type of Organization; Project LocationSan Angelo, Texas; Geographic ScopeNeighborhood, Municipality, County, Metropolitan, Multi-County; The agenda of San Angelo Social Health Indexing Project is to develop a series of indices for use by a variety of community stakeholders. The flagship of the project is the San Angelo Social Health Index which has been published since 2008. This index tracks 18 indicators of general community interest using the year 2000 as a baseline. The indicators focus on three domains: 1) conditions for children and the elderly; 2) household conditions; and 3) general economic and social conditions. A second product of the project was published for the first time in 2010. The Children of the Concho Valley Social Health Index also uses the year 2000 as a baseline for data collection and tracking. Twenty-one indicators are focused on the educational, economic, health and safety conditions of youth in the 13 county Concho Valley region of Texas. The index also includes indicators of juvenile crime in San Angelo, the region's metropolitan population center. Two other community indices for the project are in the works. In collaboration with the San Angelo branch of the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health, a Concho Valley Women's Index is now under construction. Also the project will produce a San Angelo Neighborhood Development Index in collaboration with the City of San Angelo.; Contact Information:
Kenneth Stewart

Community Development Initiatives

San Angelo, Texas USA; Issue Areas: Children/Youth/Families, Economy, Education, Employment, Equity, Health, Housing, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Social

San Antonio Health Profiles Project ID: 286: Lead Organization:San Antonio Metropolitan Health District; Type of Organization; Project LocationSan Antonio, TX; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

San Diego Regional Quality of Life Dashboard Project ID: 358: Lead Organization:Equinox Center; Type of Organization; Project LocationSan Diego County, CA; Geographic ScopeCounty; The San Diego Regional Quality of Life Dashboard was initiated in 2009 by the Equinox Center to shine a spotlight on the questions that truly matter to San Diegans: Will our businesses have access to resources such as energy and water so they can continue to provide economic opportunities to all of the region's inhabitants? Do our residents have ample access to natural areas and outdoor recreation opportunities? Does our transportation network allow us to move easily from our homes to jobs, schools and other destinations? Equinox Center's set of indicators is intended to be a quick and easily digestible snapshot, not unlike the set of gauges on a car's dashboard that tell you how well your vehicle is running and when there is a problem.; Contact Information:
Ann Tartre

Equinox Center

., CA USA; Issue Areas: Climate Change, Economy, Environment, Health, Housing, Land Use, Recreation, Transportation

Santa Cruz County Community Assessment Project Project ID: 288: Lead Organization:Applied Survey Research; Type of Organization; Project LocationSanta Cruz County; Geographic ScopeCounty; Santa Cruz’s Community Assessment Project (CAP) was established 15 years ago, and has annually provided reports which look at over 120 community indicators. Each report focuses on the following areas: public safety, economy, education, health, and the natural and social environments. The data provided by the CAP project has acted like a springboard, helping to launch numerous community service initiatives.; Contact Information:
Susan Brutschy; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Children/Youth/Families, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Health, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Social

Santa Monica Sustainable City Plan Project ID: 289: Lead Organization:City of Santa Monica; Type of Organization; Project LocationSanta Monica; Geographic ScopeMunicipality; The Santa Monica Sustainable City Plan was created in 1994 to enhance resources, prevent harm to the natural environment and human health, and benefit the social and economic well-being of the community for the sake of current and future generations. The program contains goals, indicators and targets designed to assist Santa Monica in looking at the deeper root causes of problems in the community, and to develop a method of evaluation focused on long term impacts.; Contact Information:
Dean Kubani; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Children/Youth/Families, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Governance, Health, Housing, Land Use, Other, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Recreation, Social, Transportation

Sault Ste. Marie Community Quality Improvement Report Project ID: 290: Lead Organization:Community Quality Institute; Type of Organization; Project LocationSault Ste. Marie, On, Canada; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Savannah Metro/Chatham County Community Assessment Report Project ID: 291: Lead Organization:ChathamCnty/Savannah Metro Plan Commission; Type of Organization; Project LocationSavanah Metro Region, GA; Geographic ScopeCounty, Metropolitan; This report was published through The Community Indicators Chapter of the Tricentennial Plan. The indicators it focuses on are mainly social ones such as population growth, family income, and education. The report defines its methodology and the terms that go along with it. In the introduction, the Janus face of indicators is made explicit. They reflect, as well as produce. They create a representational map of what was/is, while also leading to the creation of new plans and sustainable design for the future. Indicators act as the crucial conduit between evaluation and planning.; Contact Information:
Dennis Hutton

Chatham County Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Governance, Health, Housing, Land Use, Population, Poverty, Transportation

SAVI Community Information System Project ID: 472: Lead Organization:The Polis Center at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Type of Organization; Project LocationIndianapolis MSA (Central Indiana); Geographic ScopeSubneighborhood, Neighborhood, Municipality, County, Multi-County, Other; The Social Assets and Vulnerabilities Indicators (SAVI) Community Information System is one the nation’s largest spatially-enabled systems of its type, providing detailed, geographically precise information needed to make data-informed decisions. SAVI contains over 10,000 data items about the social, physical, and economic conditions of Central Indiana communities from counties to neighborhoods and census tracts, as well as information on thousands of non-profit and community-based organizations and programs. SAVI is a donor-supported, web-based system that allows users to create custom maps, graphs, charts, and data profiles of over 2,000 Central Indiana communities. SAVI helps organizations and researchers make data-informed decisions by 1) providing reliable data about Central Indiana communities; 2) creating actionable information; 3) developing tools for data analysis; and 4) building capacity, especially for nonprofit and community-based organizations, to use data effectively.; Contact Information:
Sharon Kandris

The Polis Center at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN USA; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Children/Youth/Families, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Health, Housing, Other, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Recreation, Social, Transportation

Science and Engineering Indicators 2006 Project ID: 292: Lead Organization:National Science Foundation; Type of Organization; Project LocationUSA; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

SCOPE - Sarasota County Project ID: 293: Lead Organization:SCOPE - Sarasota County Openly Plans for Excellence; Type of Organization; Project LocationSarasota County, FL; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Sierra Nevada Wealth Index Project ID: 379: Lead Organization:Sierra Business Council; Type of Organization; Project LocationCalifornia; Geographic ScopeMulti-County; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Economy, Employment, Environment, Social

Silicon Valley Climate Change Project ID: 294: Lead Organization:Joint Venture Silicon Valley Network; Type of Organization; Project LocationSIlicon Valley, CA; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Silver Spring/Takoma Park CHEER Project ID: 444: Lead Organization:City of Takoma Park; Type of OrganizationLocal Government - City; Project LocationTakoma Park and Montgomery County, MD; Geographic ScopeMunicipality; CHEER's mission is to provide people with the knowledge and ability to create healthy, thriving communities. CHEER is a community-driven process for identifying community vision and goals, and for gathering the information and resources needed to measure and fulfill them. CHEER uses community indicators, data that measures local conditions, to serve as benchmarks. Indicators and participatory research enable community members and decision makers to understand how the community is doing, make informed decisions, and take actions to make the community better. In the CHEER process, a diverse collaboration of community-minded residents and others select indicators using an open process of visioning, goal-setting, and indicator selection. This approach develops measures for the neighborhood level, reflecting the community's diversity and its multiple needs more effectively than traditional measures.; Contact Information:
Bruce Baker; Issue Areas: Economy, Environment, Housing, Public Safety

Sitka Community Indicators: A Profile of Community Well-Being Project ID: 371: Lead Organization:Turning Point Towards Health; Type of Organization; Project LocationSitka; Geographic ScopeCounty; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Economy, Education, Environment, Health, Housing, Public Safety

Social-hygenic indicator of the Quality of Life Project ID: 420: Lead Organization:The Chair of Public Health, St-Petersburg state medical academy named after Ilia Mechnikov; Type of Organization; Project LocationSt-Petersburg, Russian Federation; Geographic ScopeOther; The interactive medical-social Program on QoL research is creating with the characteristics of parameters of complex QoL criteria. Additionally to the classic parameters (for ex. physical, psychological functioning, pain, emotional well-being etc.) such parameters as social-economical well-being; social-housing adaptation and self-dependence; public-social activity, the life satisfaction, vital capacity; recreational activity, prophylaxis activity, pre-nosological and pathological conditions; the general health parameters; the general QoL parameters. Separate modules of the Program devote to the QoL in various medical situations, it is already developed the modules for gynecological problems with special task on extracorporeal fertilization; the module on cardiological problems; the module on muscular-skeletal problems. Currently, it is under the development the module on pulmonological problems, endocrinological problems, module on children from socially unfavorable life condition; Contact Information:
Alina Vitrischak

The Chair of Public Health, St-Petersburg state medical academy named after Ilia Mechnikov; Issue Areas: Employment, Governance, Health, Population, Recreation, Social

Society at a Glance: OECD Social Indicators Project ID: 394: Lead Organization:OECD; Type of Organization; Project LocationGlobal; Geographic ScopeGlobal; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

South Carolina Indicators Project Project ID: 295: Lead Organization:University of South Carolina; Type of Organization; Project LocationState of California; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

South Dakota KIDS COUNT Project ID: 417: Lead Organization:South Dakota KIDS COUNT, Beacom School of Business, The University of South Dakota; Type of Organization; Project LocationVermillion, South Dakota; Geographic ScopeCounty, State/Province; "The South Dakota KIDS COUNT project began in 1993 and is part of a network of projects supported and coordinated by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. A major goal of the Initiative is to foster a nationwide commitment to improving outcomes for vulnerable children and their families. The project is located at The University of South Dakota, Beacom School of Business. State and local organizations rely on SD KIDS COUNT for comprehensive data profiles such as the annual Factbook, a Facts on KIDS quarterly monograph, and special reports."; Contact Information:
Carole Cochran

School of Business, The University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD USA; Issue Areas: Economy, Education, Employment, Health, Other, Population, Poverty, Public Safety

South Florida - Charting the Course Project ID: 297: Lead Organization:Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions; Type of Organization; Project LocationSouth Florida; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet].; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Southern California Association of Governments: The State of the Region Project ID: 381: Lead Organization:Southern California Association of Governments; Type of Organization; Project LocationCalifornia; Geographic ScopeMulti-County; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Economy, Environment, Housing, Transportation

Southern Illinois Healthy Communities Coalition Project ID: 298: Lead Organization:Southern Illinois Healthcare; Type of Organization; Project LocationSouthern Illinois; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet].; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Spartanburg Community Indicators Project Project ID: 452: Lead Organization:Metropolitan Studies Institute at USC Upstate; Type of OrganizationEducational Organization; Project LocationSpartanburg, SC; Geographic ScopeCounty, Metropolitan, Multi-County, Sub-State Region; The Spartanburg Community Indicators Project is a collaboration of The Spartanburg County Foundation, United Way of the Piedmont, Spartanburg County Government, and The University of South Carolina Upstate. It reports on progress of key issues that are the clearest indicators of quality of life in the County of Spartanburg, South Carolina. Its goal is to report on data and community initiatives to inspire dialogue and strategy that leads to change within the community.; Contact Information:
kathleen Brady

Metropolitan Studies Institute at USC Upstate

Spartanburg, SC USA; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Children/Youth/Families, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Governance, Health, Housing, Land Use, Other, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Recreation, Social, Transportation, Volunteerism

Spokane County Community Indicators Initiative Project ID: 300: Lead Organization:Inst.Public Policy & Econ Analysis EWU; Type of Organization; Project LocationSpokane County WA, USA; Geographic ScopeCounty, Metropolitan; The goal of the Spokane County Community Indicators Initiative’s (CII) website is to “democratize data.” A wide breadth of indicators are covered, and the website is formatted to allow easy analysis and comparison of indicators, thereby making more apparent their interrelatedness. The information provided is intended to serve as a “process, not a product.”; Contact Information:
Anna Halloran

Institute for Public Policy and Economic Analysis Eastern Wash. Univ.

Spokane, WA USA; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Economy, Education, Environment, Health, Housing, Population, Public Safety, Recreation, Transportation

State of America's Children 2010 Project ID: 369: Lead Organization:Children's Defense Fund; Type of Organization; Project LocationUSA; Geographic Scope; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Education, Health, Housing, Poverty, Public Safety, Social

State of the Environment Report: The City of Calgary Project ID: 393: Lead Organization:The City of Calgary; Type of Organization; Project LocationCalgary; Geographic ScopeMetropolitan; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Environment, Land Use

State of Working Maine Project ID: 378: Lead Organization:Maine Center for Economic Policy; Type of Organization; Project LocationMaine; Geographic ScopeState/Province; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Education, Employment, Health, Population, Social

Stats Indiana Project ID: 373: Lead Organization:IBRC at Indiana University; Type of Organization; Project LocationIndiana; Geographic ScopeState/Province; More than eight decades in the making, STATS Indiana has become Indiana's information utility and the heart of the Information for Indiana distribution channel. It provides access to thousands of data items related to geographic areas in Indiana and across the nation. The original catalyst for a statewide, digitally accessible database began with the Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University, but with major support from the State of Indiana since the 1980s, it has become an outstanding example of the creative partnership that can occur between state government and academia. It contains thousands of data items from hundreds of data sets from dozens of federal, state and local government sources, along with some commercial or private source data. While STATS Indiana adds value to these data through easy access and functionality, we acknowledge the direct agency source of the data on every table, profile or map.; Contact Information:
Carol Rogers

IBRC @ Kelley School of Business, Indiana University; Issue Areas: Economy, Education, Employment, Health, Housing, Other, Population, Transportation

Status of Early Learning in Greater Kansas City Project ID: 384: Lead Organization:Mid-America Regional Council; Type of Organization; Project LocationKansas City, Missouri; Geographic ScopeMetropolitan; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Education, Employment

Status of Oregon's Children - Progress Report Project ID: 375: Lead Organization:Children First for Oregon; Type of Organization; Project LocationOregon; Geographic ScopeMunicipality, County, State/Province; The Progress Report is a yearly snapshot of how kids are doing across Oregon. In addition to the overall assessment that we assign to the state, there are five categories that are also assessed: child welfare, family financial stability, health, and youth development. We also include a brief essay entitled the "Status of Children", which details how kids have done over the past year and where improvements are needed. The Progress Report gains the most media coverage for Children First for Oregon and our issues throughout the year. Itâ€™s not unusual for us to do interviews with the largest local TV and radio stations (e.g. KGW, KOIN, OPB) and to have print stories run across the state in local papers (e.g. The Oregonian, The Statesman Journal, The Medford Mail-Tribune). The data gathered for the Report Card is supported by the Annie E. Casey Foundation KIDS COUNT grant.; Contact Information:
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Children First for Oregon; Issue Areas: Economy, Health, Other

Sudbury's Vital Signs Project ID: 301: Lead Organization:Sudbury Community Foundation; Type of Organization; Project LocationGreater Sudbury Region, Ontario; Geographic ScopeMunicipality; Sudbury Vital Signs is published by the Sudbury Community Foundation, located in Ontario. Based on the trends exhibited in the indicators of their report, the Foundation then serves as a gateway for philanthropy. Its knowledge of donor services makes it so that the Foundation can most efficiently organize fund development, grants, and leadership around the issues that most need it.; Contact Information:
Sudbury Community Foundation

Sudbury Community Foundation; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Governance, Health, Housing, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Social

Sunnybank Brisbane Project ID: 302: Lead Organization:Sunnybank; Type of Organization; Project LocationBrisbane, Queensland; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet].; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Sustainable Cincinnati Regional Indicators Project Project ID: 303: Lead Organization:Hamilton County Regional Planning Council; Type of Organization; Project LocationCincinnati, OH; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet].; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Sustainable Guernsey Project ID: 392: Lead Organization:States of Guernsey Advisory and Finance Committee; Type of Organization; Project LocationGuernsey; Geographic ScopeOther; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Health, Housing, Population, Public Safety, Transportation

Sustainable Pittsburgh Indicators Report Project ID: 305: Lead Organization:Sustainable Pittsburgh; Type of Organization; Project LocationPittsburgh, PA; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Sustainable San Mateo Indicator Reports Project ID: 306: Lead Organization:Sustainable San Mateo; Type of Organization; Project LocationSan Mateo, CA; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet].; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Sustainable Seattle Project ID: 307: Lead Organization:Sustainable Seattle; Type of Organization; Project LocationGreater Seattle/King Cnty, WA; Geographic ScopeNeighborhood, County, Metropolitan; Sustainable Seattle is an organization that relies on defining and implementing sustainability in the Central Pudget Sound. Through developing indicators, implementing initiatives, and organizing coalitions of different groups, Sustainable Seattle works toward creating an interconnected group of sustainable urban centers across their community. The organization is recognized as being the first “Sustainable Community” program. Sustainable Seattle sticks to a series of clearly defined and specific core values, as listed on their website.; Contact Information:
Sustainable Seattle

Sustainable Seattle; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Children/Youth/Families, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Equity, Governance, Health, Housing, Land Use, Population, Social

Sustainable South Sound Project ID: 308: Lead Organization:South Puget Sound Sustainable Roundtable; Type of Organization; Project LocationSouth Sound, WA; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet].; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Sustainable Washtenaw County Project ID: 309: Lead Organization:Sustainable Washtenaw; Type of Organization; Project LocationWashetenaw County, Michigan; Geographic ScopeCounty; From the first image on the front page, this report on Washtenaw, MI, makes clear its focus and the role of indicators in community improvement. In the center of the image are three interconnected circles labeled “Social Health,” “Economic Vitality,” and “Environmental Stewardship.” Surrounding those circles is a larger loop made of four labeled arrows that run into each other. “Indicators” pushes into “Community Engagement,” which pushes into “Compact,” in turn pushing into “Action.” The impression is that indicators, while the key first step in adequately addressing an issue, are also things that must be perpetually researched and disseminated.; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Governance, Health, Housing, Poverty, Public Safety, Transportation

Sustaining Jackson Hole Project ID: 310: Lead Organization:Sustaining Jackson Hole; Type of Organization; Project LocationJackson Hole, WY; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Texas KIDS COUNT Project Project ID: 374: Lead Organization:Center for Public Policy Priorities; Type of Organization; Project LocationTexas; Geographic ScopeMulti-County, State/Province; The Texas KIDS COUNT Project updates our county and state-level child well-being data base annually on over 70 different indicators of child well-being. Topic areas include: population, family economic security, health, maternal and child health, death and violence, child protection, early education, and public education.; Contact Information:
Frances Deviney

Center for Public Policy Priorities

Austin, TX USA; Issue Areas: Economy, Education, Employment, Health, Other, Population, Public Safety, Social

The State of Aging and Health in America Project ID: 312: Lead Organization:The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Merck Foundation; Type of Organization; Project LocationAtlanta, GA; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

The State of Chesapeake Bay and its Watershed Project ID: 385: Lead Organization:Chesapeake Bay Program; Type of Organization; Project LocationChesapeake Bay; Geographic ScopeMulti-State Region; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Climate Change, Environment, Land Use, Population

The State of the Nation's Ecosystems Project ID: 313: Lead Organization:The Heinz Center; Type of Organization; Project LocationEntire USA; Geographic ScopeEcoregion, National; Under the guidance and research of the Heinz Center, The State of the Nation’s Ecosystems is an annual report that attempts to lead policy makers in the right direction in regards to improving, or at least maintaining, the many different natural ecosystems in the United States. Uninhabited lands, waters, and other living resources are quantified as accurately as possible. Hopefully, with ecosystem indicators codified, any negative shift can be detected and dealt with before too much irrecoverable damage occurs.; Contact Information:
Heinz Center

The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment; Issue Areas: Climate Change, Environment, Health, Land Use, Population, Transportation

The Thomas Jefferson Sustainability Council Project ID: 390: Lead Organization:The Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission; Type of Organization; Project LocationVirginia; Geographic ScopeMulti-County; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Environment, Governance, Land Use, Population, Social

Thunder Bay Our Kids Count Project ID: 343: Lead Organization:Our Kids Count; Type of Organization; Project Location; Geographic Scope; .; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Topeka County Community Initiatives Project ID: 346: Lead Organization:Community Resources Council; Type of Organization; Project Location; Geographic Scope; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Toronto Vital Signs Project ID: 314: Lead Organization:Toronto Community Foundation; Type of Organization; Project LocationToronto, CA; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Tri-State Community Wellness Indicators (CWI) Project ID: 505: Lead Organization:Welborn Baptist Foundation; Type of OrganizationFoundation - Community; Project LocationIndiana, Illinois, Kentucky; Geographic ScopeMulti-State Region; The Tri-State Community Wellness Indicator Project, (CWI) represents a collective snapshot of the three state and fourteen county funding region of the Welborn Baptist Foundation. This project reports on crucial quality of life issues which have a significant impact on the 500,000+ area residents in southwestern Indiana, southeastern Illinois and northwestern Kentucky. This tool is a comprehensive single data source and one of only a few indicator projects that incorporates both multi-state and multi-county data for regional measure. The CWI features national, state and county level published data including a special focus on Vanderburgh, Warrick, Dubois, Saline and Henderson Counties (representing 70% of the Welborn Baptist Foundation funding population.) The CWI is the fourth edition indicator report from the Foundation and a web-based resource of 75 indicators in eight distinct quality of life domains: REGIONAL DEMOGRAPHICS, HEALTH STATUS, OBESITY, SOCIAL RISK FACTORS, ECONOMY, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CULTURE. This project promotes awareness, education and action towards quality of life improvement. In addition, the CWI fosters organization engagement by naming "Tri-State Champions" and highlighting "Tri-State Stories". This project interacts with the community through social media on the "Tri-State Community Wellness (CWI)" Facebook page.; Contact Information:
Elizabeth Tharp

Wellborn Baptist Foundation

Evansville, IN United States; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Children/Youth/Families, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Equity, Governance, Health, Housing, Infrastructure, Land Use, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Recreation, Social, Volunteerism

Truckee Meadows Tomorrow Project ID: 315: Lead Organization:Truckee Meadows Tomorrow; Type of Organization; Project LocationReno/Sparks/Washoe County, NV; Geographic ScopeCounty, National; Truckee Meadows Tomorrow (TMT) is an independent, non-profit organization that has engaged the community for almost two decades to identify a value system of measurable and actionable indicators to monitor the community's success at preserving and enhancing quality of life across Washoe County, Nevada (including the Cities of Reno and Sparks). TMT currently tracks 33 indicators across 10 quality of life categories, updating more than 100 data measures on its Web site, and published a its most recent comprehensive “Well-Being Report,” in 2008 which also attempts to show the average citizen the steps they can take to improve the measurable results of specific areas of concern. TMT also works with business and community leaders, local governments, educators and other non-profits to identify collaborative opportunities to create positive community change through its Adopt an Indicator and Quality of Life Compacts programs.; Contact Information:
Karen Hruby; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Economy, Education, Environment, Governance, Health, Land Use, Other, Public Safety, Recreation, Social

Tuolumne County Profile, Community Indicators Project Project ID: 316: Lead Organization:Tuolumne County; Type of Organization; Project LocationTuolumne, CA; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Twin Cities Compass Project ID: 354: Lead Organization:Wilder Research; Type of Organization; Project LocationMN; Geographic ScopeMetropolitan, Multi-County; ..; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Health, Housing, Public Safety, Transportation

United Kingdom Sustainable Development Indicators Project ID: 317: Lead Organization:Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs; Type of Organization; Project LocationUK; Geographic Scope; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

United Way of Central Ohio Annual Report Project ID: 318: Lead Organization:United Way of Central Ohio; Type of Organization; Project Location; Geographic Scope; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

United Way of King County Community Assessment Project ID: 407: Lead Organization:United Way of King County; Type of Organization; Project LocationKing County, Washington; Geographic ScopeCounty; The Community Assessment is our web-based planning tool for up-to-date information on a wide variety of topics related to human need and human services in King County. The Community Assessment provides current information to inform our planning for community impact. We maintiain the Community Assessment for our community service planning, as a reference tool for marketing and fundraising, to support our grantees and funding partners in their planning and fundraising, and to promote regional alignment on common goals and action strategies.; Contact Information:
Mary Shaw

United Way of King County; Issue Areas: Economy, Education, Employment, Housing, Population

Vancouver Vital Signs Project ID: 319: Lead Organization:Vancouver Foundation; Type of Organization; Project LocationVancouver, BC; Geographic ScopeMetropolitan; The Vital Signs for Metro Vancouver report not only measures areas of strength and weakness in the community, it also analyzes the issues that citizens are most concerned about, and how appropriately they think those issues are being dealt with. By showing how “perceptions measure up to reality,” the report attempts to explain how to best collectively bridge the disparities between subjective experience and objective data.; Contact Information:
Lidia Kemeny

Vancouver Foundation; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Education, Employment, Environment, Governance, Health, Housing, Other, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Transportation

Vancouver/Fraser Basin Council Sustainability Snapshot Project ID: 320: Lead Organization:Fraser Basin Council; Type of Organization; Project LocationVancouver/Fraser Basin; Geographic ScopeMetropolitan, Ecoregion; This report provides indicator information on Canada’s Fraser Valley, Metro Vancouver, and Squamish-Lillooet regions. While it covers a breadth of issues involved with sustainability, the most recent report's primary focus is on the effects of over population on social, environmental, and economic well-being. The main topics discussed in relation to population growth are: transportation, urban expansion, air quality, consumption and waste, agricultural land protection, and food security.; Contact Information:
info@fraserbasin.bc.ca

Fraser Basin Council; Issue Areas: Economy, Environment, Health, Housing, Land Use, Other, Population, Social, Transportation

Victoria's Vital Signs Project ID: 410: Lead Organization:The Victoria Foundation; Type of Organization; Project LocationGreater Victoria, British Columbia; Geographic ScopeMunicipality, Sub-State Region; "Victoria's Vital Signs is an annual report card that evaluates the Province of British Columbia's Capital Region as a place to live, learn, work and grow. The report provides information that measures the health of the city, identifies trends and assigns grades in areas critical to the region's quality of life."; Contact Information:
The Victoria Foundation; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Economy, Education, Environment, Health, Housing, Public Safety, Transportation

Virginia Performs Project ID: 323: Lead Organization:Council on Virginia's Future; Type of OrganizationGovernment - Regional; Project LocationVirginia; Geographic ScopeCounty, Sub-State Region, State/Province; Virginia Performs, a signature initiative of the Council on Virginia's Future, is a performance leadership and accountability system within state government. It begins with a vision for Virginia’s future: Responsible economic growth, an enviable quality of life, good government, and a well-educated citizenry prepared to lead successful lives and to be engaged in shaping the future of the Commonwealth.; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Children/Youth/Families, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Infrastructure, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Social, Transportation

Volunteering In America Project ID: 324: Lead Organization:Volunteering In America; Type of Organization; Project Location; Geographic Scope; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Volusia County Community Snapshot Project ID: 325: Lead Organization:One Voice for Volusia; Type of Organization; Project Location; Geographic Scope; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Walla Walla Regional Vital Signs Project ID: 360: Lead Organization:Community Council in the Walla Walla Valley and the Institute for Public Policy & Economic Analysis at Eastern Washington University; Type of Organization; Project LocationWalla Walla Co, Columbia Co, WA & Umatilla Co, OR; Geographic ScopeMulti-County; The information included on this website is intended to provide insight into quality of life issues for the region between Burbank and Dayton, from the Snake River to Milton-Freewater. Accurate, meaningful data from national and state sources presented here will be useful for public officials, business groups, the media, philanthropists, and the general public for understanding and tracking regional trends in the economy, education, households, health, and public safety, and for comparison with national and state data. We hope the data will spark community conversations that will inform and inspire local decision-making. The gauges will tell us if our region is moving toward a better quality of life for everyone. A citizen committee, facilitated by Community Council, will annually review and evaluate the trends and, where appropriate, adjust the ratings of each trend. The goal is to identify areas for action which over time will move the trends in a positive direction.; Contact Information:
Anna Halloran

Institute for Public Policy & Economic Analysis

Spokane, WA USA; Issue Areas: Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Health, Housing, Public Safety, Transportation

Walla Walla Trends Project ID: 367: Lead Organization:The Port of Walla Walla and the Institute for Public Policy and Economic Analysis at Eastern Washington University; Type of Organization; Project LocationWalla Walla County, Washington; Geographic ScopeCounty; The goal of the website is to collect and publish relevant data about Walla Walla County. Our hope is that citizens of the county will use this website to gain a better understanding about their community. This will enhance the public debate as policy decisions are made concerning Walla Walla's future. The data in this website is offered as neutral information. We leave it up to the citizens to apply the information according to their individual value judgment. The Walla Walla Trends website is a work in progress. The trends have been developed using local, state, and federal databases. As the site evolves, we hope to add additional trends. The lead economic development agency for the Walla Walla Valley - the Port of Walla Walla - and the Institute for Public Policy and Economic Analysis at Eastern Washington University worked together to create this project with funding from the Washington State Department of Commerce.; Contact Information:
Anna Halloran

Institute for Public Policy & Economic Analysis Eastern Washington University

Spokane, WA USA; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Climate Change, Economy, Employment, Environment, Governance, Health, Housing, Land Use, Population, Public Safety, Transportation

Washington Counties Indicators Project (Community Action Partnership) Project ID: 326: Lead Organization:Community Action Partnership; Type of Organization; Project LocationState of Washington; Geographic Scope; .; Contact Information:
Christy Dearian

Indicators Northest; Issue Areas:

Watershed Sustainability Indicators Project Project ID: 458: Lead Organization:Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce; Type of Organization; Project LocationTahoe Basin, Nevada & California; Geographic ScopeWatershed; The Lake Tahoe Watershed Sustainability Measures Project was initiatied in 2006 by a broad consortium of commuity interests, including representatives of business, social services, education health care, public safety, public services and government. The objective of the project was to determine and implement a set of measures of sustainability that could be monitored and analyzed to help shape public and private sector policy. The process included public meetings, workshops etc. Due to the nature of the Tahoe Basin (5 counties, 1 city, 2 states) there was little to no Basin specific data available prior to this project. This project has completed its first report and it is anticipated that it will be housed within the forming Prosperity Center in order for it to be updated on a regular basis.; Contact Information:
Betty Gorman

Tahoe Chamber

Stateline, Nevada USA; Issue Areas: Children/Youth/Families, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Health, Housing, Land Use, Population, Poverty, Recreation, Transportation

Wausau and Marathon Counties Life Report Project ID: 327: Lead Organization:United Way of Marathon County; Type of Organization; Project LocationWausau & Marathon Counties; Geographic ScopeCounty, Multi-County; The LIFE (Local Indicators for Excellence) report is released every two years, and focuses on the strengths, weaknesses, and priority issues of the Wausau and Marathon counties, WI. While providing data on the usual indicator areas of sustainability, the recent report also points out the areas most in need of immediate address. Not surprisingly, unemployment and hunger are at the top of the list.; Contact Information:
JoAnn Janikowski

United Way of Marathon County; Issue Areas: Economy, Education, Environment, Health, Other, Transportation

West Midlands Regional Observatory (WMRO) Project ID: 426: Lead Organization:West Midlands Regional Observatory; Type of Organization; Project LocationWest Midlands Region, United Kingdom; Geographic ScopeMulti-State Region; -; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Economy, Governance, Land Use, Population, Poverty, Social

West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project Project ID: 347: Lead Organization:West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project; Type of Organization; Project Location; Geographic Scope; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Western Michigan Project ID: 328: Lead Organization:West Michigan Regional Indicators Project; Type of Organization; Project Location; Geographic Scope; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Whatcom Coalition for Healthy Communities (Bellingham) Project ID: 329: Lead Organization:Whatcom Coalition for Healthy Communities; Type of Organization; Project Location; Geographic ScopeCounty; .; Contact Information:
Javier Flores

Whatcom Coalition for Healthy Communities; Issue Areas: Economy, Education, Environment, Health, Housing, Poverty, Public Safety, Transportation

Whistler2020 Project ID: 330: Lead Organization:Whistler 2020; Type of Organization; Project LocationCommunity of Whistler, BC; Geographic ScopeCounty, Metropolitan; This project focuses on moving the resort town of Whistler, BC, towards a future of deeply integrated sustainability practices. Future strategies are laid out based on the methodical analysis of preexisting indicator data, focusing on the trends of several key priority areas. Whistler’s progress towards the 2020 goals is constantly measured, and there are frequent updates on the specific actions that still need to be taken to get closer to those goals. The website presents its extensive data through a very innovative and easy to understand interactive explorer, mapping out the interrelations between data, priorities, and strategies (the organic design and layout cleverly parallels the integrated circular structures used to represent the broader framework of sustainability).; Contact Information:
Resort Municipality of Whistler; Issue Areas: Arts and Culture, Children/Youth/Families, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Equity, Governance, Health, Housing, Infrastructure, Land Use, Other, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Recreation, Social, Transportation, Volunteerism

Yampa Valley Community Indicators Project ID: 332: Lead Organization:Yampa Valley Partners; Type of Organization; Project Location; Geographic Scope; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Yampa Valley Comunity Indicators Project Project ID: 501: Lead Organization:Yampa Valley Data Partners; Type of OrganizationNonprofit - Community-based; Project LocationMoffat and Routt Counties, Colorado; Geographic ScopeMulti-County; The Yampa Valley Community Indicators Project provides economic, environmental, civic and social indicators for the Moffat and Routt counties in Northwest Colorado.; Contact Information:
Kate Nowak

Yampa Valley Data Partners

Craig, CO USA; Issue Areas: Children/Youth/Families, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Governance, Health, Housing, Infrastructure, Land Use, Population, Poverty, Public Safety, Social

York Counts Indicators Project ID: 333: Lead Organization:York Counts; Type of Organization; Project Location; Geographic Scope; Contact Information:; Issue Areas:

Yorkshire County Council Neighbourhood Profiles Project ID: 425: Lead Organization:North Yorkshire County Council; Type of Organization; Project LocationYorkshire, United Kingdom; Geographic ScopeCounty; -; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Economy, Education, Environment, Health, Population, Public Safety, Social, Transportation

Youth Indicators: Trends in the Well-Being of American Youth Project ID: 364: Lead Organization:National Center for Education Statistics; Type of Organization; Project LocationEntire Country; Geographic ScopeNational; [No Description Yet.]; Contact Information:; Issue Areas: Education, Health, Population, Poverty

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