As COVID-19 cases soar and thousands remain out of work, the National Council of State Housing Agencies estimates that …
Explore Changing Home Prices in the Compass
This month, DataWorks NC released new residential property sales price data to the Durham Neighborhood Compass. While we …
Environmental Data Update #1: Land Cover in the Neighborhood Compass
Since October 2019, DataWorks has been reaching out to Durham community members and organizations about improving the …
Using the Neighborhood Compass to Encourage Action–Case Study
For eleven years, Angel Romero advocated for the uninsured population. Looking at social determinants of health …
Using the Durham Neighborhood Compass to Serve Your Community: Case Study
Reporting from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) …
Twitter Chat Recap: COVID-19 & Evictions in Durham
On April 29, Jesse McCoy (@JHamiltonMcCoy2), Attorney with the Duke University Civil Justice Clinic and the Durham …
COVID-19 and Evictions in Durham
Is there an eviction moratorium? In short, no. In March, as COVID-19 began interrupting service and retail …
How We’re Thinking About COVID-19 and Durham Communities at DataWorks
These types of disasters always unearth all that we hide here in the US--the staggering poverty, inequality, etc. I've …
Court Watching, Listening, and Learning
“Seven of us received eviction notices this week.” These were the sobering opening words spoken at a meeting …
Changing Neighborhood, Higher Taxes: A Community-Led Alternative
As a result of rapid gentrification, many neighborhoods saw a significant increase in property values since the last …
Changing Neighborhood, Higher Taxes
This is the time of year when many of Durham’s homeowners have recently paid their property taxes -- taxes that have …
Twitter Chat Recap: Anti-Racist Research Methods
On February 6, community activists and researchers participated in our first Twitter chat. Using the hashtag …
Research and Community Organizing: Part 3 – What is Possible for Research that Supports Social Justice?
I’m the health data analyst with DataWorks and a PhD student in epidemiology at UNC-Chapel Hill. I’m using these posts …
Research and Community Organizing: Part 2 – 3 Ways to Do Antiracist Research
I’m the health data analyst with DataWorks and a PhD student in epidemiology at UNC-Chapel Hill. I’m using these posts …
Collaboration, Communication, and Skill-Building: Meet Interns Sydney and Jesse
In an effort to develop a more robust marketing strategy for the Durham Neighborhood Compass, DataWorks reached out to …
Research and Community Organizing: Part 1 – 3 Ways in Which Research Can Be Racist
I’m the health data analyst with DataWorks and a PhD student in epidemiology at UNC-Chapel Hill. I’m using these posts …
Claiming History, Space and the Future: This is Bragtown
The Bragtown Community Association’s boundary: This area is inclusive of several important locations: the crossroads of …
Thinking Big but Local for Eviction Policy Solutions
After spending the summer studying evictions, I learned that data can be an incredible resource for spreading awareness …
¡Durham Neighborhood Compass: Ahora en Español!
La semana pasada, desplegamos una nueva actualización el Durham Neighborhood Compass, en la que hemos trabajado ya por …
Strategies to Prevent Displacement, Part 4: Improvement of Financial Wellbeing
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau suggests that in order for a person to enjoy financial well-being, they should …
Rethinking Certainty: How Life Stories Bring Important Context to Data
I began my internship at DataWorks NC with a vision of somehow bringing the strengths of data science to the world of …
Strategies to Prevent Displacement, Part 3: Rent Stabilization
Over time, Durham residents have witnessed and been affected by significant and rapid increases in rents. Those renters …
Strategies to Prevent Displacement, Part 2: Civil Justice
One way to reduce the number of evictions and prevent homelessness, as discussed by a small group at the recent Who Owns …
Strategies to Prevent Displacement, Part 1: Hold Landlords Accountable
What are practical ways to prevent tenants from losing their homes? Since hundreds of tenants get eviction notices in …
