What is SAVI?

The SAVI Community Information System (www.savi.org) is a one-stop source for data and information for Central Indiana communities and organizations. It provides local data about the social, economic, and physical conditions of neighborhoods, townships, and counties, and other geographic areas such as school districts. SAVI summarizes these data into community profiles and allows users to view and analyze detailed data in interactive maps, charts, and tables.

What is the Purpose of SAVI?

SAVI seeks to enhance capacity to make positive change and improve decision-making in Central Indiana communities and especially in organizations and agencies that serve human needs. It does this by empowering citizens and organizations with data, training them on its use, and helping them use it for more effective decision-making, policies, programs, and actions.

SAVI builds on and coordinates the related information needs of nonprofit organizations, city and state government agencies, neighborhoods, foundations, community development organizations, and universities in Central Indiana. This is accomplished by providing information and tools to support and strengthen the principle and practice of well-informed decision making for change toward strong neighborhoods, improved quality of life, and a thriving community.

What is the Geographic Scope of SAVI?

SAVI includes data on eleven counties in Central Indiana, including: Boone Brown Hamiton Hancock Hendricks Johnson Madison Marion Morgan Putnam Shelby

National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership

The National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP) is a collaborative effort by the Urban Institute and local partners to further the development and use of neighborhood-level information systems in local policymaking and community building. SAVI represents Indianapolis as one of twenty-nine partner cities.