The inaugural Data and Research Roundup happened on October 8, 2025 on Zoom. The Data and Research Roundup is an event where CAN and our data and research partners share the results of their work on a wide range of issues relating to community well-being.
Morning Session
The morning session featured an overview of the “Basic Needs” and “Safety, Justice & Engagement” sections of the CAN Dashboard as well as presentations relating to food access, housing affordability. The morning session closed with a presentation by the City of Austin on a new data tool that they have developed called the Community Profile Builder.
Afternoon Session
The afternoon session featured an overview of the “Health” and “Achieving Our Full Potential” section of the CAN Dashboard as well as an overview of community needs based on an analysis of calls to 2-1-1. Additional presentations during the afternoon session related to early education and community health improvement.
In this inaugural episode of CAN’s Profiles of Collaboration, Raul Alvarez, the current Executive Director of the Community Advancement Network (CAN) who started in the position in 2015, interviews his predecessors Fred Butler, CAN ED pre-1995 to 2006, and Vanessa Sarria, CAN ED 2006 to 2015, to discuss: how and why CAN was created; CAN’s mission and purpose; and how each ED approached the work of CAN. With CAN celebrating 30 years of promoting and supporting collaboration in 2025, the three Executive Directors compare their experiences in the position as well as the skillset and mindset that allowed each of them to focus attention and facilitate creative problem solving on critical community challenges through effective engagement and collaboration.
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