September 09, 2022
The AAACF Community Scholarship Program (CSP) aims to increase post-secondary degree attainment for Washtenaw County students who are economically disadvantaged, youth of color, and/or the first generation in their family to attend college. This report summarizes the evolution of CSP from it's beginnings in 2014 and provides key findings of it's impact from an independent evaluation.
September 16, 2021
In a first-of-its-kind research for Washtenaw County, this report provides an independent and objective understanding of the local investing ecosystem in Washtenaw County. To understand how community and capital intersect, AAACF contracted both quantitative and qualitative expertise—The Urban Institute of Washington DC, Revalue of Ypsilanti, and EntryPoint of Ann Arbor—to produce a comprehensive analysis of the county.
September 16, 2021
Growing older impacts all of us - we can influence that process to be about healthy and fulfilling aging. AAACF contracted with Root Cause, a national research firm specializing in community development and systems change, to learn from older adults and caregivers in Washtenaw County. Read about about what matters most to those aged 55+ and the potential community-driven solutions.
February 27, 2018
AAACF commissioned a survey of adults age 65+ in order gain a better understanding of how vulnerability affects the quality of life and social connectedness for seniors in Washtenaw County. The results from this survey have helped guide our grantmaking decisions as we continue to work towards long-term, meaningful impact.
Health for All Washtenaw is meant to be a central location for information about health and factors that impact health in our community. Health For All Washtenaw provides local data on a broad range of topics affecting health in our community, promising practices from other health departments, and news articles highlighting the assets in our community.
The Social Capital Atlas measure the strength of our relationships and communities through 3 types of social capital in each neighborhood, high school, and college in the United States. Use this tool to explore social capital in Washtenaw County and how it connects to children's chances of rising out of poverty.
MI School Data is the State of Michigan's official source for pre-K, K-12, postsecondary and workforce data to help residents, educators and policymakers make informed decisions to improve student success.
January 01, 2001
The PHOENIX Project is an undertaking spearheaded by physicians and epidemiologists at Wayne State University. The Prevalence Profiler presents up-to-date data on health metrics, from vitals to social determinants, to provide policy makers with a better understanding of the health of our population, and to provide interventionalists with data to guide implementation based on evidence of needs.
We all know people who are ALICE: Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed — earning more than the Federal Poverty Level, but not enough to afford the basics where they live. Explore the ALICE Research Center to learn more about this population in Washtenaw County.
The Social Capital Atlas measures the strength of our relationships and communities through 3 types of social capital in each neighborhood, high school, and college in the United States. Use this tool to explore social capital in Washtenaw County and how it connects to children's chances of rising out of poverty.
Trace the roots of today's affluence and poverty back to the neighborhoods where people grew up. See where and for whom opportunity has been missing, and develop local solutions to help more children rise out of poverty.
Track the economic impacts of COVID-19 on people, businesses, and communities across the United States in real time with this Economic Tracker from Opportunity Insights.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) publishes data extracts for all 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF filed in a given year. Explore the detailed revenues, expenses, and other financial data of nonprofits in Washtenaw County and the rest of the United States.
Explore the a range of information including population diversity, economy, civics, education, housing, and health data in a variety of geographic breakdowns. Data sources include the Census Bureau, HUD, IPEDS, and more.
Download and analyze census and survey data from around the world from one integrated space. IPUMS makes it easy to study change and conduct research through their access to data on people, health, housing, agricultural, economics, and more.
Leverage Knowledge
Do you know of a public data source that we could add to the list above? Is there data you had hoped to find, but couldn't? Please email our Zac Smith, Director of Systems and Data, at zsmith@aaacf.org with your suggestions. We greatly appreciate your collaboration to share community data and amplify change in our community!
