This site is intended as a resource for people in the non-profit sector who need community-specific data. This text-only, no-frames version of the community resource guide (crg) is intended for visually impaired users and for those using older browsers. Unfortunately, many of the sites that we link to do not provide text-only interfaces.

There are two parts of this site:

1) i am a beginning user looking for specific data about my comunity

This part of the site is for users who have a specific piece of information they need and would like some guidance in finding it (i.e. grant writers). We will attempt to lead you, step-by-step, towards the data you need.

First we will ask you what kind of information you need (demographics, crime, education, health, banking/cra) and then we will guide you towards the most useful places to find that data, often taking you through other websites.

There will often be more than one option. In certain cases, one of the options will probably be easier and/or suit your needs better. These links will be noted as (recommended).

2) i am an advanced user looking for specific data about my community

This part of the site is for users who have already used the crg, or are fairly experienced web users. The site is broken up into three main categories:

• community data: an annotated compilation of over 80 internet sites with community-related data, sorted by category.
  
• maps: a collection of district maps for the five boroughs.
  
• community geography: a brief introduction to the different geographic boundaries below the county level.

if you have a question, comment
or suggestion about crg, click on the
link at the top of any page to email us.
good luck!