Learn to Earn Dayton Unveils New Community Outcomes Data Dashboard

Have you ever found yourself searching for reliable data on outcomes like financial stability, health and wellness, thriving neighborhoods, or educational achievement across Dayton and Montgomery County? Whether you're working on a grant application, developing a new partnership proposal, or advocating for dedicated resources to address neighborhood challenges, accessible data is essential.

Learn to Earn Dayton is proud to provide the new Community Outcomes data dashboard. It's built to be your go-to source for understanding the nuanced landscape of our community's progress. It's now freely accessible on our website, serving as a comprehensive tool for all partners, residents, and students to empower informed decision-making.

Originally created as a resource for the Montgomery County Two-Generation Collaborative to track progress connected to their efforts to support families, Learn to Earn Dayton is pleased to make this dashboard available for all members of the community working toward improved outcomes. This dashboard uses population measures from publicly-available data sets to provide a snapshot and trend analysis in four key categories -- financial stability, thriving neighborhoods, educational success, and family health & wellness. 

“Our new Community Outcomes data dashboard is designed to give our partners and community members easy access to data that helps them to make a difference,” said Stacy Schweikhart, CEO of Learn to Earn Dayton. “It's a resource for our entire community to see what's working and where we need to focus our efforts. Our hope is that nonprofit agencies, neighborhood residents, elected officials, philanthropic partners, and educational organizations can all use this shared data to guide our decisions and work together toward a better future for all students." 

Montgomery County’s Two-Generation Collaborative (2Gen) is a collection of service providers and community members committed to breaking the cycle of poverty in Montgomery County by fostering a collaborative, community-driven system that utilizes a two-generation approach to empower families and achieve lasting, positive change in their economic, educational, and social well-being. Co-Chaired by Nancy McHugh from the University of Dayton Fitz Center, the recent 2Gen Strategic Plan provides a stronger framework for overlap and collaboration among organizations focused on improving social and economic mobility within local communities.

“For years, member organizations of 2Gen have worked diligently, bringing best practices to youth and families in our neighborhoods,” said McHugh. “Individually, we tracked programmatic success, but as a Collaborative, we’ve always had the vision of seeing how our combined efforts are improving the quality of life for residents. We’re very excited about the Community Outcomes Dashboard, because we can see where we’re succeeding and where the gaps still exist.” 

The release of the Community Outcomes Data Dashboard follows Learn to Earn Dayton's launch of the Statewide Academic Data Dashboard earlier this year. That dashboard provides information where users can view data specific to each of Ohio’s 611 School Districts, allowing users to explore critical data points, disaggregate by population, and reveal best practices through district comparison and explore data related to educational outcomes and postsecondary success for students across the state. 

Learn to Earn Dayton’s data dashboards are available at learntoearndayton.org/data. Learn to Earn Dayton encourages families, educators, policymakers, and anyone interested in the region’s educational and workforce landscape to explore the data and utilize these tools to inform their work. Learn to Earn Dayton’s efforts in data transparency have been made possible by StriveTogether, Blue Meridian Partners, and local philanthropic investments.