The Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development and its data resource,
NEO CANDO, together provide data and technical expertise to hundreds of community agencies,
policy-makers, activists, the media and members of the public each year which provides the support
they need to make decisions about resource allocations, public policy and community needs and
assets.
The Center helped to craft the Mandel School's
Community and Social Development
curriculum, including core coursework required of all students in the School's master's
program. The Center also coordinates the
Louis Stokes Fellowship in Community
Development, a full scholarship for social work professionals from around the country that
allows them to advance their careers and understanding of their field through the School's
intensive weekend program.
A community resource for expertise and data analysis for nearly twenty years, the Center on
Urban Poverty and Community Development created the groundbreaking community data system
NEO CANDO (Northeast Ohio
Community and Neighborhood Data for Organizing), a web-based tool that centralizes a broad array of
indicators, making it easier to overlay and analyze disparate data. Community development
corporations, foundation program officers, local governments, neighborhood activists and residents,
students at the Mandel School and other institutions, the media, community reinvestment
professionals and academic researchers are among those who have found NEO CANDO invaluable in their
work. The Center conducts
extensive training and maintains a
listserv so NEO CANDO users can get the most out of its vast data collection.
The Center produces both academic, peer-reviewed research papers, and numerous summaries and
data briefs aimed at the broader audience of policy-makers, activists and the general public. The
Center also serves as a "convener" - bringing together community development professionals from the
region and from around the country to share data, research and ideas.
Please also utilize our
additional resources.
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