Sebastian Sikora
An interactive data platform, this initiative seeks to facilitate the practical use of data by city and community leaders for decision-making and capacity building in Houston's communities.
Mission
Houston Community Data Connections (HCDC) seeks to facilitate the practical use of data by city and community leaders for decision-making and capacity building in Houston’s communities. Please visit www.datahouston.org for more information.
Strategic Goals
Through engagement with community and local stakeholders, the Kinder HCDC team works to understand the changes in and challenges to neighborhoods, and ultimately to address equity issues in the Houston region. HCDC provides the following data and research services to the community:
- Access to a robust online dashboard that provides multipurpose community profiles with a wide array of neighborhood-level indicators highlighting disparities and other local issues;
- Data visualization services that make information more accessible;
- Data analysis to address community-driven research questions;
- Consultation on research design;
- Basic training on how to use data and technology to improve data literacy; and
- Community outreach support to facilitate convenings of our partners.
HCDC Steering Committee
Deborah Banerjee, Ph.D., M.S.
Houston Health and Human Services
Ann Barnes, M.D., M.P.H.
Harris Health System
Mary Lawler, M.P.P.
Avenue CDC
Margaret Oser
United Way of Greater Houston
Kathy Payton
Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation
Susan Rogers, M.C.P.
University of Houston
Shao-Chee Sim, Ph.D., M.P.A
Episcopal Health Foundation
Juliet Stipeche, J.D.
City of Houston
Amanda Timm, M.P.Aff.
Diana Zarzuelo, M.P.P.
Greater Houston Community Foundation
Support
HCDC is a member of the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP), a learning network, coordinated by the Urban Institute, of independent organizations in 30 cities that share a mission to ensure all communities have access to data and the skills to use information to advance equity and well-being across neighborhoods. HCDC is supported by the Houston Endowment, a private philanthropic institution that works across the community for the benefit of the people of greater Houston.
Contact
Email hcdc@rice.edu for more information.
