QSIDE researchers have created a set of data maps around geographic concentrations of Opportunity Youth in the United States. This research is the next stage in QSIDE’s Data for Accountability, Transparency, and Advancement to Lower Incarceration for Transformation (DATA2LIFT) initiative, funded by the Walmart Foundation. The data maps will form the basis of an interactive tool for community-based organizations (CBOs) to locate areas with large populations of Opportunity Youth they wish to impact with their services.
The research uses American Community Survey (ACS) Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data, produced by the U.S. Census Bureau, to locate geographical areas with large populations of Opportunity Youth. We’re very excited to welcome a cohort of faculty and student scholars from the Computer Science Department at Morgan State University in Baltimore, who will be continuing to build out our DATA2LIFT Opportunity Youth Portal.
For more information about the OY data maps, please read our press release. If you are interested in the methodology and data used to create this tool, please browse our git hub repository to learn more.
