Kathryn Pettit

"Local Data for Equitable Communities" is in bold text. Below that, a line drawing shows a vibrant community scene with houses, an apartment building, a bus stop, a playground and people of various ages walking, biking, and playing. The scene has a city skyline in the background and is accented with pastel-colored circles highlighting different parts of the community.

Do you know any great local #nonprofits working on #equity in physical, economic and social conditions in your community? Share this exciting #funding opportunity from RWJF & @urbaninstitute.bsky.social. Learn more at urbn.is/localdatagrant

I hope other places learn from these Catalyst grantees on how data and community engagement can improve transparency in the criminal legal system.

Using Data to Understand the Intersection of Mental Health Needs and Criminal Legal System Involvement In the United States, people with mental health conditions are arrested and jailed at a disproportionately high rate (PDF). People incarcerated in US state p…

People incarcerated in US state #prisons face #mentalhealth disorders at rates 3–12x higher than the general population—and often lack access to resources to receive proper care. Two Catalyst Program grantees are using accessible #data to drive change. Learn more.

Housing Data, Displacement, and the Fight for Stability How grantees are using local data to address barriers to safe, affordable housing in theircommunities.

Housing is key to health and stability—but rising costs and aging stock limit access to safe and affordable #housing.

Learn how groups across the US are using local #data to drive change in the latest blog from the Local Data for Equitable #Communities program with @rwjf.org.

So happy we can support these local groups and can't wait to share the results of their projects next year.

Using Local Data to Reshape Transportation Access and Safety How six organizations are collecting data and elevating community voice as they address barriers to safe and accessible transportation.

As part of @rwjf.org and Urban’s Local Data for Equitable Communities grant program, six organizations are collecting local #data and elevating community voices to address transit access and #transportation safety in their #communities. Learn more in this new blog post. @caasanfrancisco.bsky.social

Our @urbaninstitute.bsky.social team is so proud to be supporting 25 dedicated organizations in the 2025 cohort working to improving the criminal legal system in their communities. Follow me here to read this fall about the results from the 2024 grantees.

Cutting Federal Grants to Libraries and Museums Will Weaken Communities and Endanger Our Heritage The Institute of Museum and Library Services provides crucial funding for irreplaceable community institutions and makes up a tiny fraction of the federal budget.

Thanks to the Institute for Museum and Library Studies, Civic Switchboard spurred public & academic libraries to improve access to data about community conditions and resources. IMLS cuts will be felt in communities around the US as libraries lose this critical support. @urbaninstitute.bsky.social

So happy that the Catalyst Grant Program can support local projects like these for courts around the country to learn from to reduce missed court dates. Stay tuned for other lessons related to courts and prosecutors' offices.

Building a Climate-Resilient Manufactured Housing Stock This report provides the first holistic assessment of manufactured housing and climate resilience.

Thrilled to share new research we've been working on for the past year. We report on a nationwide analysis of manufactured housing and climate hazards, and the results of interviews with 40+ experts from across the manufactured housing ecosystem:

www.urban.org/research/pub...

"Local Data for Equitable Communities" is in bold text. Below that, a line drawing shows a vibrant community scene with houses, an apartment building, a bus stop, a playground and people of various ages walking, biking, and playing. The scene has a city skyline in the background and is accented with pastel-colored circles highlighting different parts of the community.

📢 Exciting news as my first Bluesky post! New Local Data for Equitable Communities CFP from @rwjf.bsky.social and @urbaninstitute.bsky.social for #nonprofits using data to advance #equity in the physical, economic and social conditions that affect health. Learn more at urbn.is/localdatagrant