The Stepping Stones report provides trend data for over 40 measures related to the well-being of children and families in the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County. A supplemental report includes a subset of these measures shown separately by race and ethnicity to better understand existing inequities in the region.
Created in partnership between The Equity Center at the University of Virginia and the Charlottesville Department of Human Services (DHS), the report primarily uses publicly available data alongside additional context, including an overview of how the measure impacts youth and known limitations of the data and its source.
The first Stepping Stones Report was published by the Charlottesville/Albemarle Commission on Children and Families (CCF) in 2000. The goal, then and now, is to create a data-informed understanding of our collective trajectory that stimulates dialogue and promotes action to improve the lives of all who reside in the community.
The supplemental report is a new addition to this ongoing effort. Understanding the full context of these data is especially important when considering racial disparities. Youth of color are disproportionately impacted by many of the included outcomes relative to white youth due to the long history of racial inequality in policy and opportunities. We hope that highlighting the disparate outcomes of youth in our region raises questions about what leaders, educators, and stakeholders can do to ensure all youth, regardless of their racial or ethnic identity, have equal opportunity to thrive in our community.
Stepping Stones: A Report on Community Well-Being of Children and Families
Stepping Stones Supplemental Report: Disaggregated Measures of Well-Being of Children and Families
Citations
Charlottesville Department of Human Services and the UVA Equity Center. Stepping Stones: A Report on Community Well-Being of Children and Families in the Charlottesville/Albemarle Area. Published June 2023. https://equityatlas.virginiaequitycenter.org/reports/stepping-stones.
Charlottesville Department of Human Services and the UVA Equity Center. Stepping Stones Supplemental Report: Disaggregated Measures of Well-Being of Children and Families in the Charlottesville/Albemarle Area. Published July 2023. https://equityatlas.virginiaequitycenter.org/reports/stepping-stones-su….
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