Insight Region^®

The Center for Community Research at the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia

Launched in 2020, Insight Region^® is the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia’s center for community research. It is a growing hub for reliable, well-researched, and actionable data and analyses on issues critical to the region.

In 2021, is focused on understanding and promoting Inclusive Prosperity – increasing self-sufficiency, expanding economic opportunity, and forging pathways for long-term movements out of poverty for all of Northern Virginia’s residents.

Join us for our next event, and enjoy our past events below.

Ready for Kindergarten, Ready for Life

October 28, 2021

This event launched the report Ready for Kindergarten, Ready for Life: The causes and consequences of Northern Virginia's preschool enrollment disparity. Watch the full event below, hosted by Elizabeth Hughes, Senior Director of Insight Region^®, and featuring experts on early childhood education policy as well as stories from parents and providers.

January 13, 2021

This event launched the report Unequal Burden: Low-Income Northern Virginians face the country's most severe housing cost burden. Watch the full event below.

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Shape of the Region 2023

Aging in Northern Virginia

On March 23, 2023, Elizabeth Hughes, Senior Director of Insight Region^®, the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia's Center of Community Research, presented the findings from the report Growing Old Together in Northern Virginia at the annual Shape of the Region Conference. The report and the conference highlighted the complex challenges older Northern Virginians face, focusing on three questions that leaders across government, business, and non-profit can ask themselves in addressing these needs:

1. How do we make it easier to be a caregiver?
2. How do we increase the supply and affordability of senior housing?
3. How do we help individuals afford to age in place?

Over 350 people attended the conference online and in person, from a near complete cross section of civil society, including government officials, non-profit and foundation staff, social changemakers, business leaders, and representatives at the local, state, and federal level. The conference featured multiple panels of national and local experts for candid discussions of the challenges older Northern Virginians face, and what innovative ideas and opportunities may exist in addressing this critical issue that impacts everyone.

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