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April 03, 2009
Event Title: The Impact of Housing on Financial Markets and Urban Families Primary Speaker: Marc A. Stefanski Event Date: April 3, 2009
You are invited to watch a video on the university's YouTube channel featuring Marc A. Stefanski and Sharon Milligan on "The Impact of Housing on Financial Markets and Urban Families."
Stefanski is the chairman and CEO of Third Federal Savings and Loan; Milligan is associate dean for academic affairs at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, and Associate Director for Outreach and Education at the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development.
The discussion—which took place during spring semester—was sponsored by the Office of the President, Case Western Reserve University.
To view this video please click here.
February 02, 2009
Briefly Stated No. 09-01, January 2009:
Lord knows...But what do we know about the effectiveness of faith-based programming?
Beginning with the Clinton Administration and greatly extended under George W. Bush, the federal government has expanded the role of faith-based providers in the delivery of a range of human services.
Since 2001, the Faith-Based and Community Initiative (FBCI) has aimed to give these organizations equal opportunity with secular and larger organizations to secure federal funding for the delivery of social services.
February 02, 2009
Briefly Stated No. 09-02, January 2009:
Quality Matters - Assessing the quality of early care settings in Cuyahoga County
This document summarizes recent research which investigates the effects of County programs which promote increased capactiy and quality in the region's childcare.
Using data from 177 pre-school classrooms, this study was undertaken to assess the level of quality in regulated early care and education settings in and around Cleveland, Ohio.
The quality of care in settings serving young children is a crucial concern in policy and practice circles as we seek ways to promote child development. This study examined the structural and contextual factors associated with high quality care and was designed to inform a community-wide initiative focused on child well-being and school readiness.
November 11, 2008
Poverty Center Mapping Series: Food Stamp Enrollment Between July 2000 and July 2008
Among its many functions, the Northeast Ohio Community and Neighborhood Data for Organizing (NEO CANDO) database allows users to extract data across geography and time to examine trends.
The second map in the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development’s Map Series illustrates changes in Food Stamp enrollment between July 2000 and July 2008.
October 22, 2008
Poverty Presentation to the Young Presidents Organization
Sharon Milligan Presents on Poverty to the Young Presidents Organization as part of a panel that addressed Poverty in Cleveland.
The event was held at the Christian Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Cleveland on October 22, 2008.
Others joining Dr. Milligan on the panel that presented to the Young Presidents Organization were Joe Gaunter, Cuyahoga County Employment & Family Services; Reverend Bruce Goode, Christian Hope Missionary Baptist Church; and Judy Simpson, United Way of Greater Cleveland. The panel's moderator was Regina Brett from The Plain Dealer.
The handout providing an update about poverty statistics in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County was distributed to those who attended and is available here.
October 15, 2008
NEO CANDO In Practice
The Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development's NEO CANDO community data resource is an invaluable tool for community development professionals and research.
Read about how two researchers, Fahui Wang and Richard Smith utilize NEO CANDO for policy evaluation in Evaluating Economic Development in Cleveland's Urban Neighborhoods.
July 15, 2008
NEO CANDO Survey
Let us know how we are doing! Please take the NEO CANDO survey by clicking the following link:
http://neocando.case.edu/survey
There are also links to the survey on the NEO CANDO home page under "NEO CANDO features" and the "Questions and Comments" section on the left.
Your feedback is valuable to the improvement and maintenance of the system.
If you took the last survey, you can still take this one.
The survey will be available through July 31.
April 04, 2008
Poverty Center demonstration in KSL GIS Symposium
Kristen Mikelbank & Michael Schramm, presented a poster and a demo of NEO CANDO, the web-based social and property indicators data system, at The Kelvin Smith Library GIS Symposium, titled,
"The NEO CANDO Database: How it can be Used to Help Understand the Surrounding Environment"
Additional Authors: Tsui Chan and Claudia Coulton
Abstract is available here.
February 06, 2008
NEO CANDO In Practice
The Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development's NEO CANDO community data resource is an invaluable tool for community development professionals.
Read about how Rebecca Kodysh of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland uses NEO CANDO in
Demonstrating the need for community services.
February 06, 2008
MSASS Faculty Member Rob Fischer selected for White House Faith-Based Conference
Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences Research Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Urban Poverty & Community Development Rob Fischer, has been selected to write a commissioned paper for the upcoming White House Conference on Research Related to the Faith-Based and Community Initiative to be held in June 2008.
January 03, 2008
NEO CANDO In Practice
The Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development's NEO CANDO community data resource is an invaluable tool for community development professionals.
Read about how Matt Russell of Center on Health Promotion at Case Western Reserve University uses NEO CANDO in
Providing Context to Research Findings Using Demographic Indicators.
December 05, 2007
NEO CANDO In Practice
The Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development's NEO CANDO community data resource is an invaluable tool for community development professionals.
Read about how Debra Peck-Baumgardner of Buckeye Area Development Corporation uses NEO CANDO in
Targeting Capital to Encourage Successful Home Ownership.
November 05, 2007
Poverty Center's Claudia Coulton part of BBC look at America's foreclosure crisis
The U.S. foreclosure crisis has earned international attention, with BBC news turning toward Mandel professor and Poverty Center director Claudia Coulton for some answers and analysis.
November 02, 2007
NEO CANDO In Practice
The Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development's NEO CANDO community data resource is an invaluable tool for community development professionals.
Read about Joy Brewington of Catalyst Cleveland use of NEO CANDO in Documenting Analyzing and Supporting School Improvement Efforts.
October 01, 2007
NEO CANDO In Practice
The Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development's NEO CANDO community data resource is an invaluable tool for community development professionals.
Read about Frank Ford from Neighborhood Progress, Inc and Stacy Pugh from Slavic Village Development's use of NEO CANDO's property data in Creating Regionally Competitive Neighborhoods of Choice.
September 24, 2007
Poverty Center Presentation at 2007 National Vacant Properties Campaign Conference
Michael Schramm, analyst/programmer at the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, travels to Pittsburgh to present the following at the 2007 Vacant Properties conference convened by the National Vacant Properties Campaign and the Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank:
September 05, 2007
NEO CANDO In Practice
The Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development's NEO CANDO community data resource is an invaluable tool for community development professionals.
Read about Jeff Sugalski and Burten Bell Carr's use of NEO CANDO's crime data in Evaluating Social Change, Developing Community.
July 24, 2007
Poverty Center Mapping Series: Cleveland's Community Gardens
The Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development creates maps for numerous research projects that may be of interest to a wider audience. With this map of community gardens, prepared by the Center's Kristen Mikelbank, in collaboration with Matthew E. Russell of the Center for Health Promotion Research for his paper Steps to a Healthier Cleveland: 2006 Community Garden Report, the Center debuts its mapping series. View the map of Cleveland's Community Garden Sites by Neighborhood here.
July 05, 2007
NEO CANDO In Practice
The Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development's NEO CANDO community data resource is an invaluable tool for community development professionals.
Read about Terry Lenahan, use of NEO CANDO to predict and organize hunger solutions in "Documenting Hunger Trends in Greater Cleveland."
July 03, 2007
Claudia Coulton presents at the Inaugural Conference of International Society for Child Indicators
Dr. Coulton presented research she prepared with Dr. Jill Korbin, director of Case's Schubert Center for Children.
June 12, 2007
MSASS Faculty Member to Speak About Race, Class and Diversity
The Heights Community Congress (HCC) will host "Perception vs. Reality: How Do We Talk About Race, Class and Diversity In Our Own Community?" beginning at 7 p.m. on June 13 at John Hay High School, 2075 Stokes Blvd. Mark Chupp, a visiting assistant professor at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, is part of the panel. Free, open to the public. For more information, call the HCC at 216- 321-6775. Visit the Heights Congress site for more information.
May 23, 2007
Poverty Center presentation of AEC study at '07 AAG Conference.
Kristen Mikelbank presents an AECF study at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers in San Francisco. The presentation was titled, "Residents" Perceptions of Neighborhood and the Implications for Community Change."
May 17, 2007
Poverty Center presentation on Literacy at The Literacy Cooperative's Instructors Learning Network (ILN)
Kristen Mikelbank presented about the state of literacy and poverty in Greater Cleveland at The Literacy Cooperative's Instructors Learning Network (ILN) launching meeting.
April 27, 2007
NEO CANDO Success Story
The Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development's NEO CANDO community data resource is an invaluable tool for community development professionals.
October 18, 2006
Sharon Milligan presents to the Central Neigborhood Committee
Presents "Building upon the work of others: The Cleveland Community Building Initiative Experience" to the Central Neighborhood Committee, at The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland October 17, 2006