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New Hope for Low-Income Workers

June 22, 1999

Milwaukee’s New Hope program boosted parents’ earnings and jobs — and improved sons’ behavior and academic success through added work supports.

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AdvoCasey: Summer 1999

June 21, 1999

This AdvoCasey issue explores welfare reform’s impact, highlighting programs helping recipients gain work and income, like the Earned Income Tax Credit.

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Resident Involvement in Community Change

June 1, 1999

This report explores the challenges and benefits of involving residents in neighborhood change through Casey’s Plain Talk and Youth Development projects.

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Consider the Alternatives

May 2, 1999

This report promotes JDAI’s call for alternatives to detention that cut costs, reduce crowding and improve youth outcomes while maintaining public safety.

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Effective Language for Communicating Children’s Issues

May 1, 1999

This report explores how media portrays children’s issues and shows how strategic messaging can shift narratives to support policy and outreach efforts.

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Controlling the Front Gates

April 2, 1999

This JDAI report offers tips to help jurisdictions make fair detention decisions and find more effective, efficient alternatives to juvenile detention.

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Collaboration and Leadership in Juvenile Detention

March 2, 1999

This report shares lessons on leadership and teamwork in detention reform, with insights from sites in Casey’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative.

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Planning for Juvenile Detention Reforms

February 2, 1999

This model helps jurisdictions assess and improve juvenile detention practices, offering tested strategies and solutions from a five-year pilot.

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The Eye of the Storm

January 1, 1999

This report reflects on Casey’s first failed system reform effort and the lessons that shaped its future approach to community change work.

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