GIS Scholars, Inc.

GIS Scholars, Inc. GIS Scholars, Inc. is a non profit organized to reduce poverty and crime in inner city neighborhoods

is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to reduce poverty and crime in inner city neighborhoods through educating youth in geospatial literacy as well as employing affected youth to complete mapping and data management related tasks and projects. The GIS Scholar education program teaches young people to be leaders as well as teaching them about the importance of recognizing trends in their

community. Paying our Scholars doesn’t end at
providing compensation to youth in the community, allowing young people to earn money can improve the financial well-being of an entire family. Enabling city youth to provide themselves with their own food, clothing, school supplies, etc. is alleviating pressure from parents (or single parents) to stretch their pennies far beyond their financial means to meet their child’s basic needs and necessities. We are actively reducing poverty in our communities, and being that poverty is
directly related to crime, reducing crime in our neighborhoods. The beauty of GIS mapping is that you get to see that the world is bigger than your neighborhood. Those interacting with geospatial technologies enter a realm where the immediate issues faced in their community becomes nothing but another speck on the map. Scholars will grow to see their participation in GIS Scholars as somewhat of an escape from the issues that plague their existence daily, both by providing them a new perspective on the issues that they have experienced, as well as providing them with a clear path to solutions and success. Being that GIS is one of the fastest growing careers in the world now, we are putting our scholars in a position to be eligible for job positions in the GIS field.

In Honor of GIS Day and Trans Remembrance Day 2024, We present our BLAQUE/OUT T.R.A.I.I. Story Map
11/20/2024

In Honor of GIS Day and Trans Remembrance Day 2024, We present our BLAQUE/OUT T.R.A.I.I. Story Map

Trans Remembrance Archive & Information Index

Time to Engage, Educate & Groom our Youth as Future Public Servants...
09/05/2024

Time to Engage, Educate & Groom our Youth as Future Public Servants...

3+ Generations of GIS Scholars convened to Plan our Support for our Digital Health Navigators. Princeton (on Far Right)...
08/26/2024

3+ Generations of GIS Scholars convened to Plan our Support for our Digital Health Navigators. Princeton (on Far Right) Chaired the Meeting. We are all impressed with their Achievements over the last 5 Months with respect to Study and Certifications in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.); Training and Certification in Navigating Health Portals and proving actual training and support to Seniors; and, of course, Training and Applications of Geospatial Technology to assess Violent Crime, its Impact on our Citizenry and Cataloging the Community Resources that are available. We are looking forward to our Navigators taking an active role in the Rochester Anti-Gun Violence Coalition (RAGVC) Youth Summit and continuing their Work at their Home Schools (Early College, East Edison, Padilla & Vertis) in the Fall.

Here is a sample of their Work:
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/f0710872b316477696a259c201283de2

If I Tagged You, Please take a few minutes to read and listen to what She and Her Peers (See Testimonies on Slide 4) have to Say. And, if You don't Understand, Reach Out to Them & Ask...

06/19/2024

Avante...

There is a Boil Water Advisory - Please Use this App to see if You are Affected...
03/19/2024

There is a Boil Water Advisory - Please Use this App to see if You are Affected...

Now that Crime has been 'Reduced', it's Time to Circle back and take a closer Look at those Impacted...
02/05/2024

Now that Crime has been 'Reduced', it's Time to Circle back and take a closer Look at those Impacted...

02/27/2023
02/15/2023

Thomas Cuyler knows that what meets the eye in his Beechwood neighborhood is only a partial picture.

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480 Broadway Street
Rochester, NY
14607

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