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Attending to the multiple histories of poverty, segregation, and injustice in the region.
We are making real-time rent data in Norfolk publicly available and free. Normally, data like this sits behind hefty paywalls at property tech companies.
By opening it up to the public, we are supporting activist and research efforts to track the growing crisis of unaffordable housing and its intersections with poverty, gun violence, food access, and more.
This interactive dashboard looks at gun violence in Hampton Roads from 2018 - 2022 alongside a number of social and economic correlates.
Part of the Hampton Roads Atlas, this work begins attending to the multiple histories of poverty, segregation, and injustice that converge around violence in the region.
Newly released data on incarceration in Hampton Roads paints a sobering picture.
Data on incarceration rates have not always been easy to access, especially in Virginia. Until now. Publicly available for this first time in decades, incarceration is hitting poor and majority-Black communities hard in Hampton Roads.
Why is the rent so high?
Across Hampton Roads, financial firms are buying up thousands of apartments. They’re raising rents, making risky speculative bets on housing, and dramatically altering our cities. Coming soon.
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CityWork empowers nonprofits and activists with the research and data they need to advance their mission.
With over 7 years of nonprofit experience, working with changemakers at the forefront of social betterment is our forte.
Whether its for your next grant or your next address to the state senate, we've worked with organizations at every level to make sure your next project is as well researched as it is impactful.
We scrape together rental data across the region, map it out, and make it available for free in order to empower activists to fight against rising rents and the financialization of housing.
Director Alex Fella was recently interveiwed by ABC News13 on this work and rental costs in the region.
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