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The State of Gun Violence in Charlottesville & Albemarle County
This report aims to clarify current knowledge, as well as knowledge gaps, to support community solutions.
Focus Areas
Community-Centered Analysis
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Disorientation as a Learning Objective: Applying Transformational Learning Theory in Participatory Action Pedagogy
Reflecting on a participatory action course through the analytical lens of transformational learning theory, this paper considers the pedagogical and ethical challenges and opportunities for planning education through collaborative action.
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Housing Justice Atlas: Writs of Eviction in Virginia
Virginia passed a law to start collecting information on sheriff-executed writs of eviction. How does this data inform our understanding of eviction?
Gun Violence in Charlottesville & Albemarle
This project aims to describe the nature, scope, and dimensions of the problem of gun violence locally.
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Orange Dot Report 6.0 (2024)
Unleashing Our Potential: Family Self-Sufficiency in the Charlottesville Region
Orange Dot Report
The Orange Dot Report on Family Self-Sufficiency shares economic indicators for the Charlottesville Region.
Research Summary
Informatics-enabled citizen science to advance health equity
The COVID-19 pandemic has once again highlighted the ubiquity and persistence of health inequities along with our inability to respond to them in a timely and effective manner. There is an opportunity to address the limitations of our current approaches through new models of…
Data Resources for the Charlottesville Region
A hub for regional data tools and reports that enable data-informed advocacy to support community building and collective action for change.
Community-Centered Analysis
Community-Centered Analysis centers community-driven partnership to provide advocates with data and metrics, contextualized analysis, interactive maps and data visualizations, and narrative storytelling.