This interactive report visualizes data collected by the annual Nebraska Rural Poll–the longest-running poll of rural life in the United States. The data spans topics including artificial intelligence, access to health care and natural resources, community, government policy, well-being, and more.
The Stone & Taney Counties Data Dashboard is a regional gateway to data on key issues affecting local communities. Local organizations use the dashboard to find data for the following categories: housing and families, childcare, transportation, food environment, digital equity, education, jobs, and health.
All Things Kansas is a free interactive tool with data-driven mapping, reports, and insights for all 105 counties in the Sunflower State. The website uses national, state, and local resources to help analyze and visualize data across Kansas communities.
CARES launched SparkMap in 2019. SparkMap hosts a robust Community Needs Assessment tool, data upload tools, ZIP code level reports, and more. SparkMap is a great subscription service for healthcare consultants, grant writers, community benefit managers, and others working on community needs assessments.
In 2023, CARES assisted ArtsKC with an asset mapping project. CARES provided data validation and data cleaning services to support the development of an arts-focused community dashboard. The dashboard can be viewed here.
CARES provides the Michigan Public Health Institute and the Michigan Bureau of Community Action and Economic Opportunity with access to data, maps, and reporting tools through a series of mapping and reporting widgets. These data and tools support public health and community action agencies across the state by providing access to reliable needs assessment data.
CARES, in partnership with Colorado State University, engaged in a series of listening and design sessions with stakeholders from across CSU Extension to learn more about their data needs and potential solutions. CARES summarized and synthesized findings from the sessions and delivered recommendations and a roadmap to CSU OEE for review and planning.
The Building Regional Resilience Hub was active between 2018 and 2024 and provided counties across the nation with a resilience index and underlying data to support the creation and enactment of community resilience plans.
CARES partners with the Coalition Against Trafficking and Exploitation (CATE) to maintain an interactive and dynamic resource map. The resource map is embedded on the CATE website and updated annually with new information.