I've followed the University of Michigan Poverty Solutions account on Twitter (X) for a few years and have a viewed some of their live presentations. Below are screenshots from two resources I found on their site today.
Michigan Poverty and Well-Being Map - open link
Multidimensional Index of Deep Disadvantage - open link
Both maps are interactive, meaning you can zoom in to small sections of the country, or the state. And you can click on an area and get data showing the level of poverty and/or disadvantage in that area. I encourage you to spend time learning to use these in your own advocacy.
I've added links to the University of Michigan Poverty Solutions site in this section of the Tutor/Mentor library. Take time to get to know these resources. Share them with your community.
As I prepared to write this post I scrolled through this blog, looking at articles I had tagged "datamaps".
I encourage you to do the same. You'll see many other interactive data platforms and maps.
In many articles you'll see how I've used maps to call attention to areas where kids and families need extra help. Here's one example.
There are a lot of resources mapping poverty but I don't find enough people using the maps the way I have been since 1994, to draw volunteers, donors and business investment into these areas and keep it there for many years.
That's the only solution I know of. It comes down to building and sustaining public attention and public will.
I took this photo many years ago, as a reminder of what I needed to do daily, and what others also need to be doing.
I'm on many social media platforms. See links on this page. I hope you'll connect and post links to map-stories you are creating.
I also hope you'll visit my "Support Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC" page and make a contribution to help me continue to maintain this library and share it daily with the rest of the world.
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