NDSC research staff host free monthly trainings, the 3rd Wednesday of every month, to teach the public about our Neighborhood Map - a digital tool that provides access to reliable, aggregated data at the neighborhood level. Join us next on … Continue reading →

More than 160,000 Californians are without housing — a number close to the populations of Salinas or Hayward. Despite the billions of government and private dollars spent to prevent homelessness, that number continues to rise in California while it dips … Continue reading →

Perhaps the most discussed issue related to homelessness is unsheltered homelessness. People experiencing street homelessness have an increased risk of adverse health outcomes and, potentially, death. From April 2020 to March 2021 alone, 1,988 unhoused individuals died in Los Angeles … Continue reading →

Join us for the next NDSC Community Training on August 17th from 12:00-1:00pm PST via Zoom. You'll learn how to access data for specific neighborhoods and cities within Los Angeles County, understand why specific data sets are important, and conceptualize … Continue reading →

Health and wellbeing sit at the core of a person’s ability to live life as they see fit. Whether an injury that hinders a person’s ability to work and earn an income or disability that makes traveling to various appointments … Continue reading →