Youth Voices on a Map

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www.AdvancementProjectCA.orgFacebook.com/AdvancementProjectCAinfo@advanceproj.org

Taisha BonillaTraining & Communications

Coordinator tbonilla@advanceproj.org

Incorporating Youth Perspectives on a Map

Tuesday, December 17th

10:00am- 11:00am

Jonathan NomachiManager, Collaborative

Initiativesjnomachi@advanceproj.org

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Healthy City is a program of

Advancement Project is a public policy change organization rooted in the civil rights movement. We engineer large-scale systems change to remedy inequality, expand opportunity and open paths to upward mobility. Our goal is that members of all communities have the safety, opportunity and health they need to thrive.

MissionHealthy City transforms how decisions are made by

creating innovative tools and methods that expose and resolve structural inequities

PurposeCommunities of every race and class have the

opportunities and resources they need to thrive

ValuesEquity

CommunityTransformation

Strengthen community voice and action

Increase resources in underserved communities of

color

Advance equitable public polices.

What We Do

DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:

Work ON-THE-GROUND to develop

targeted research/policy

strategies and web tools.

COMMUNITY RESEARCH LAB

Engages, trains, and provides tools for

community groups to lead and sustain action-oriented

research

ONLINE MAPPING TECHNOLOGY

www.HealthyCity.org

How are you currently engaging and including youth perspectives in your work?

Audience Poll

2:24 – 4:14

Today you will learn how to:

Research and map youth population data in the communities that you serve to enhance your program focus, outreach and planning

Upload your own data onto a map

Use Wikimaps to better connect, collaborate and plan youth outreach strategies

English | Español

Creating a Community Snapshot:

You’re a Youth Organizer at a Community-Based

Organization.

In an effort to plan your outreach and

engagement strategies, you are going to collect Mainstream data to get

a better sense of the community you

serve/live in.

Make it engaging!Assemble youth and have them

decide what

demographic data is needed to inform and

support their

campaign.

Make in inclusive! Have your

youth team write a

Research Story that will help

guide them thru the

site.

Outreach & Planning

Research Questions What services and resources exist in my

community? Where are my target populations? (low-income,

uninsured, gender, language, race, age)? Where are there opportunities to

leverage/partner? Where are efforts concentrated? Gaps/Need? Where are the opportunities for targeted outreach

for greatest reach/impact?

Types of Geographies on HealthyCity.org

Types of Geographies Available on HC.orgAddress/Intersection

Consolidated PrecinctCensus block groupCensus Tract ZIP CodeCity

Assembly District

Senate District

Congressional District

County

Region

Place Based Initiatives (including The California Endowment Building Healthy Communities and First 5 Los Angeles Best Start Communities)Los Angeles (and other Counties) Area Boundaries (including Service Planning Areas, L.A. County Health Districts, and LAUSD School Attendance Boundaries, Board of Supervisors, City Council)

Make maps and charts for ZIP Codes, School Districts, SPAs, neighborhoods, Counties, Census Tract and more...

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Where are the youth in my community?

Adding data to your Community Snapshot:

Now that you have a better sense of

mainstream youth data in your community, you

want to learn more about what resources

exist and identify where the needs are. This data

will help inform and strengthen your youth advocacy campaign.

Make in inclusive! Have the

youth discuss and determine

which resources

are of need and value

in the community

Make in inclusive!

Use a Research

Story narrative to help youth

identify what the types of

resources they use daily in

their community

•Over 2,500 variables!•Multiple years & levels available!

Data Name SourceSocial Services 211s

Public & Private Schools California Department of Education

WIC Agencies & Vendors Network for a Healthy California

Hospitals (OSHPD) OSHPD

Head Start Agencies California Head Start Association

Child Care Department of Social Services Community Care Licensing Division

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration

Alcohol Outlet Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

Air Quality Data Environmental Protection Agency

Grocery Stores DeLorme Banks DeLorme Check-Cashing Businesses DeLorme

Snapshot of Services and Point Data available on

HealthyCity.org

What are the needs of youth in my community?

Scroll down

Scroll down

Click on a point

You can change your geography!

Print , save & share

your maps and

searches

You can link to directions

Browse through listings to look

at service details

Log in to your account

to upload data from a

spreadsheet:

Questions?

What are some youth-led community advocacy campaigns that you have worked on, and/or what are types of youth advocacy projects are you currently engaging?

Audience Poll

Incorporating Narratives to

your Community Map:

So far you’ve collected and mapped thematic data, identified point data resources and

where there are needs in the community.

It is time to launch your advocacy campaign! You

want to leverage the Mainstream data with Community/Grassroots

data and begin to include personal photos, stories, perspectives and

interviews to the map.

Engaging the

community:Have young

people conduct

interviews and tell

their stories about life

and concerns in

their community

Collecting and sharing community knowledge:

Take the youth on a community walk and

map points of pride and/or

concern in their

community

Wikimaps, video voice mapping, mobile mapping

WikimapA collaborative mapping tool on HealthyCity.org

that you can use to share and add

community knowledge, points, photos, and

videos.Participatory Asset Mapping Toolkit, Pg.

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With Wikimaps, you can:

• Share with others to add points, data, and media.

• Create a story to share

• Print and share on Facebook and Twitter!

Questions?

The Community Research Lab

TOOLBOX• Online Guide to Using HealthyCity.org for

Community Research and Engagement• Short Guide to CBPAR

• Community Research Toolkit• Participatory Asset Mapping Toolkit

(Eng./Span.)• Hyperlocal Communications Toolkit

(Eng./Span.)• Maps for Community Organizing Toolkit

(Eng./Span.)

WORKSHOPS1.Research and Data Revealed2.Community Assets on a Map3.Visualizing Your Community4.Hyperlocal Communications5.From Research to Action

supports capacity building through community engagement, workshops, and tools for using maps in community-based research and action.

The Community Research Lab Workshop SeriesFive workshops total spanning 2.5 days

FREE!

Capacity for 30 people per workshop session

Loads of resources and materials

Bring your own laptop/tablet!

2 workshops a day, with an hour lunch break:

Day One: Workshop #1 9:00am-12:00pm & Workshop #2 1:00pm-4:00pm

Day Two: Workshop #3 9:00am-12:00pm & Workshop #4 1:00pm-4:00pm

Day Three: Workshop #5 9:00am-12:00pm

Dates and Regions:

Sacramento: January 14th – 16th

Riverside: February: February 10th – 12th

Fresno/Central Valley: March

Workshop Regions for 2015: San Diego, Orange County and Central Coast!

How to Apply:Sacramento:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2014_SACRAMENTO

Last day to apply: Thursday, January 2nd at 12:00pm

Inland Empire:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2014_INLANDEMPIRE

Last day to apply: Wednesday, January 29th at 12:00pm

Central Valley:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2014_CENTRALVALLEY

Last day to apply: Wednesday, March 5th at 12:00pm

Learn about our data sourcesContact us!

v5.HealthyCity.org/Help

Quick Step-by-step guides

How-to videos

Toolkits for Community Research

Previously recorded webinars

Calendar of upcoming trainings and events

www.Healthycity.orgFacebook.com/HealthyCityCA@HealthyCityCAinfo@healthycity.org

www.AdvancementProjectCA.orgFacebook.com/AdvancementProjectCAinfo@advanceproj.org

Taisha BonillaTraining & Communications

Coordinatortbonilla@advanceproj.org

Training & Communications Coordinator

Thank You!

Your feedback is very important to us!

We will be following up with you in 24 hours with an email and a

survey!