Prep Work
Integrating data among organizations requires careful consideration about what data is needed and how it will be shared, accessed and managed.
This report shares field-tested lessons on developing, adopting and refining integrated data systems to enhance two-generation work. Readers will learn how organizations can strengthen their data-collection capacity and, ultimately, improve their ability to serve children and parents at the same time.
This report is part of a series that explores the common challenges organizations face when addressing the needs of children and parents at the same time.
Five sites across the country set out to build and adopt integrated data systems to help inform their two-generation work. Their stories, while unique, contain a similar refrain — one that describes the quest to integrate data as challenging, ever-evolving and well worth it.