There’s a new online tool available for Detroit residents, community development groups, local government and others to access timely data about how the city’s neighborhoods are doing. It’s called the Neighborhood Vitality Index (NVI). The information contained in the index reflects the voices of Detroiters, along with community development data, covering a variety of indicators such as health, well-being, feelings of safety, neighborhood condition, renter occupancy, and much more.
Community Development Advocates of Detroit, JFM Consulting Group and Data Driven Detroit have partnered to manage the NVI and strengthen community development in Detroit. The NVI’s goal is to create a well-coordinated, effective, and equitable system for community development work in the city’s neighborhoods. The Index was created to provide regular access to data that can track changes and outcomes over time.
Host Stephen Henderson speaks with one of the architects of the NVI, Jane Morgan, president of JFM Consulting Group, about how the data is collected and how it can be used by residents, city officials, foundations and others to measure success, progress and the improvements needed in city neighborhoods. They also discuss how often the NVI will be updated, how it helps differentiate between perceptions versus actual data, and future plans for the index.
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