gjost at unhp.org
01-30-2002, 04:27 PM
University Neighborhood Housing Program is a nonprofit CDFI working to
create, preserve and finance affordable housing in the Northwest Bronx.
Over the last few years, we have developed our Community Resource Guide
(http://www.unhp.org/crg.html), designed to guide nonprofits and
community groups to the wealth of statistical research information
available - but not necessarily easily accessible - online. The
Community Resource Guide (crg) uses a simple interface to make access to
data especially user-friendly, and while targeted toward NYC nonprofits,
can be used by any group trying to locate federally compiled data.
The site allows users to specify the size of their target area as well
as the type of data they are interested in (including census
demographic, education, banking and housing data), giving them a number
of recommended options and then linking them to the site where that data
is available. In cases where a data-rich site can be difficult to
navigate, crg takes the user through the other site with a split screen
interface using frames to provide simultaneous instructions to the user.
While crg was the result of UNHP's own need to locate and access
community-specific data online, it has turned into a tool that assists
many community organizations in their research on needs and resources in
their communities.
Gregory Jost
Project Coordinator
University Neighborhood Housing Program
T: 718.933.3101
F: 718.933.3624
gjost@unhp.org
www.unhp.org
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create, preserve and finance affordable housing in the Northwest Bronx.
Over the last few years, we have developed our Community Resource Guide
(http://www.unhp.org/crg.html), designed to guide nonprofits and
community groups to the wealth of statistical research information
available - but not necessarily easily accessible - online. The
Community Resource Guide (crg) uses a simple interface to make access to
data especially user-friendly, and while targeted toward NYC nonprofits,
can be used by any group trying to locate federally compiled data.
The site allows users to specify the size of their target area as well
as the type of data they are interested in (including census
demographic, education, banking and housing data), giving them a number
of recommended options and then linking them to the site where that data
is available. In cases where a data-rich site can be difficult to
navigate, crg takes the user through the other site with a split screen
interface using frames to provide simultaneous instructions to the user.
While crg was the result of UNHP's own need to locate and access
community-specific data online, it has turned into a tool that assists
many community organizations in their research on needs and resources in
their communities.
Gregory Jost
Project Coordinator
University Neighborhood Housing Program
T: 718.933.3101
F: 718.933.3624
gjost@unhp.org
www.unhp.org
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