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
11/02/2025
Some of our Latest
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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
BLAQUE/OUT T.R.A.I.I. Trans Remembrance Archive & Information Index
09/05/2024
Time to Engage, Educate & Groom our Youth as Future Public Servants...
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...
Avante...
03/19/2024
There is a Boil Water Advisory - Please Use this App to see if You are Affected...
02/05/2024
Now that Crime has been 'Reduced', it's Time to Circle back and take a closer Look at those Impacted...
12/02/2023
The Story Continues - Check Out Next Gen...
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/98e4fad1a33248b7bd58745663428e5a
02/27/2023
02/15/2023
Rochester teens map their future Thomas Cuyler knows that what meets the eye in his Beechwood neighborhood is only a partial picture.