Publications

Policy Matters: Setting and Measuring Benchmarks for State Policies

October 26, 2003

This paper shares policy ideas to improve health for low-income families and kids and offers benchmarks to assess state policies and programs.

Casey Connects: Fall 2003

September 23, 2003

This issue shows how Casey supports immigrant families, promotes engagement and explores policy impacts on foundations and their grantees.

Resident Engagement and Leadership to Improve Results

August 18, 2003

This toolkit features case studies from six countries highlighting resident-driven change strategies that can be adapted to other communities.

Community Investments for Family Economic Success

August 11, 2003

This report offers an overview of tools and strategies to spark new or improved housing, retail and infrastructure investment in low-income communities.

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Assessing the KIDS COUNT Composite Index

August 11, 2003

Researchers ask if the 10-item KIDS COUNT Index is an effective gauge of child well-being. Read about their findings.

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Recent Changes in the Percent of Children Living in Single-mother Families

July 7, 2003

This paper shares data on America’s changing family structure, including how the share of kids living with single moms is shrinking. Explore the data.

Casey Connects: Summer 2003

June 21, 2003

This issue explores how the working poor pay more for basics — plus Foundation efforts to fix it, a workforce initiative and profiles of standout leaders.

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Perceptions and Misperceptions of America’s Children

June 11, 2003

This report examines the print media’s role in fueling misperceptions about children. Read how newspapers may have fueled the confusion.

AdvoCasey: Spring 2003

March 22, 2003

Reform efforts and policy innovations offer new hope for America’s juvenile justice system — where failure, waste and abuse have long been widespread.