Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma (ReCast) Evaluation
- Client: Chicago Department of Public Health
- Prime Consultant: Education Development Center
About this Project
ReCast is a federal, 5-year initiative that promotes resilience in communities that have faced civil unrest through the implementation of trauma-informed, violence prevention and community engagement programs. In partnership with the Education Development Center, we helped establish a set of criteria for determining the efficacy of data intended for use as indicators of community resilience.
The process involved rigorous data vetting and numerous iterations of community resilience domains. Using data that is available a the neighborhood, census tract, or block level, we created meaningful exhibits to demonstrate varying levels of resiliency between Chicago’s 77 communities.
In addition to providing data management and visualization, we outlined technical and organizational steps necessary for reaching program evaluation objectives in the future. The benefit of honing in on data efficacy and indicator inclusion criteria is that it provides reliable and consistent guidance and standards for measuring program success well into the future.
