Community Capacity Building

How community-based organizations can use administrative data, practice models, and system coordination to understand and evaluate programs and improve services for children and families.

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Studies Explore Use of Administrative Data
Six studies chosen as demonstration projects to explore how administrative data can be used to advance evidence-based policies are described.
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Experts
Community Capacity Building

Experts

Nick Mader

Senior Researcher

Forrest Moore

Policy Fellow

Mark Lardner

Senior Policy Analyst
Recent Content
Community Capacity Building

Recent Content

Project
Project Provides Benefits of Home Visiting for Families Experiencing Homelessness
Start Early developed a program to provide the benefits of home visiting to families experiencing homelessness. Chapin Hall is evaluating the program.
September 16, 2021
News
Chapin Hall Experts Co-Author Foreword to Out-of-School Time Book
Two Chapin Hall experts write forward to book on using data to improve out-of-school time programs.
February 9, 2021
News
Joint Research Fund Awards Announced
Two projects with Chicago Public Schools funded--one focusing on mitigating the impact of racism and the other on the effect of asthma policy on student...
June 29, 2020
News
New tools released by Chapin Hall help health care providers address social needs
These Practice Bulletins provide thoroughly sourced practice recommendations for health care providers to have empathetic conversations with families to assess...
May 4, 2020
Report
Building Quality Linked Data Sources Can Help Develop Evidence for Policy
There is strong interest in using linked human services administrative data to inform policy and research, from the public sector and academia alike.
2019
Report
Evaluation of Neighborhood Library Redesign Showed Significant Usability Improvements
This report documents usability improvements at the Free Library of Philadelphia to physically and programmatically transform the libraries.
2019
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