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This client works in Minnesota, working to spread the "science of the positive"
The Montana Institute
This unusual term refers to the area of snow in roads that remain undisturbed by car traffic. These areas reveal how much extra space is unnecessarily ceded to roadways
Sneckdown
In college, this principal was a part of a band aptly named "Tallest Highest"
Who is David?
This Houston-born superstar headlined Coachella in 2018, becoming the first Black woman to headline the festival.
Who is Beyonce?
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Between the data science and data strategy teams, we've done work for this many Purpose Built Community Quarterbacks!
30
3% of the NBA has this name, thanks to a prominent player from the 1990s
Who is Jalen?
3% of the NBA is named Jalen. This follows the first documented Jalen, Jalen Rose, who was a prominent NBA player in the 1990's
This is the only principal who enjoys cilantro
Who is David? Carly thinks it tastes like poison; Jeff doesn't care for it.
Necessity is the mother of invention: Houston's historic Astrodome inadvertently gave the sports world this when its roof proved incompatible with natural playing surfaces.
What is AstroTurf
the AstroDome, dubbed the 8th wonder of the world (namesake of 8th wonder brewery) was a modern marvel - the first domed, indoor, air conditioned stadium. after spending 10s of millions on construction, they encountered an unforeseen for problem... the stadium didn't get enough sunlight to support grass! needing to justify the expense of the stadium and maintain it as a viable sports arena, the team invented artificial turf, dubbed AstroTurf as an homage to the home team
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Cabrini Green, Chicago, IL
Our oldest client and longest-running project, this account is also where David and Jeff first met!
Children at Risk
This animal was involved in early iterations of the pregnancy test
What is frog?
Before modern day pregnancy tests, they took pee from potentially pregnant women and injected it into frogs. If the woman was pregnant, it would cause the frogs to lay eggs.
Before running our data strategy practice, Carly received a credential in which STEM related subject?
What is software engineering?
This Houston neighborhood (the place where one of our clients is based) is considered one of the most diverse square miles in the country
What is Gulfton and/or Sharpstown?
Called the "Ellis Island of Houston", Gulfton is where many refugees initially settle in Houston. Connect Community works here
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Our client Texas 2036 takes its name in anticipation of this state milestone.
This is the most diversely used word in the English language, with over 600 distinct definitions
What is "run"?
When you run a fever, for example, those three letters have a very different meaning than when you run a bath to treat it, or when your bathwater subsequently runs over and drenches your cotton bath runner*, forcing you to* run out to the store and buy a new one. There, you run up a bill of $85 because besides a rug and some cold medicine, you also need some thread to fix the run in your stockings and some tissue for your runny nose and a carton of milk because you’ve run through your supply at home, and all this makes dread run through your soul because your value-club membership runs out at the end of the month and you’ve already run over your budget on last week’s grocery run when you ran over a nail in the parking lot and now your car won’t even run properly because whatever idiot runs that Walmart apparently lets his custodial staff run amok and you know you’re letting your inner monologue run on and on but, gosh—you’d do things differently if you ran the world.
This principal used to bowl in a league - their top score was a 238!
Who is Jeff?
This iconic custom car that sports candy paint, chrome wheels and "swangas" is strongly associated with the chopped and screwed genre of hiphop, which originated in Houston
what is slabs?
an acronym for "slow, loud, and banging", slabs are a distinctly houston custom car. you can often see them convening at mcgregor park or in the annual Art Car Parade
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Denver Public Schools, Denver, CO
Roughly this share of all JA projects are or were based in Houston.
40%!
This city took a creative approach to curb crime, writing a gentle letter to repeat violent criminals asking them to stop committing crimes
What is Baltimore?
Baltimore drastically reduced their violent crime rate recently with a creative approach. They found that 2% of people were committing 75% of violent crime. They wrote those people a letter encouraging them to stop committing crimes, and they did.
On one fateful drive to Giuseppe's Italian Ristorante, this principal was almost run over by Governor Josh Shapiro.
Who is Jeff?
Galveston is the official birthplace of this federal holiday.
What is Juneteenth?
Emancipation Park, the oldest park in Texas, is located in Houston's Third Ward. It was originally purchased for $800 by formerly enslaved people to ensure a permanent place to celebrate Juneteenth.
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NCSC / Williamsburg, VA