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Release Planning for Successful Reentry

September 1, 2008

This report — a detailed how-to guide for improving release planning procedures — spells out the eight basic needs of all exiting prisoners and identifies some of the main...

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A Child Alone and Without Papers

September 1, 2008

This report — a compelling blend of original research and personal stories — examines how the United States handles the removal and return of some 43,000 unaccompanied child...

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Present, Engaged, and Accounted For

September 1, 2008

The research is clear: Missing school has significant consequences for America’s youngest learners. This report — an examination of chronic early absence in education —...

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Ensuring Success for Young Children: Transition to Kindergarten

July 5, 2008

This discussion guide outlines ways to support nonprofits that provide early childhood education programs to better prepare children for success in school as research shows that...

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Continuing in Foster Care Beyond Age 18: How Courts Can Help

July 1, 2008

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services asked Chapin Hall Center to take a hard look at why some kids stay in foster care after turning 18 and other eligible...

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Casey Connects: Summer 2008

June 21, 2008

This issue of Casey Connects highlights the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s big picture efforts to reduce poverty in America. In addition, readers will learn about Casey-supported...

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Helping Rural Families Build Economic Success: Earn It, Keep It, Grow It

June 6, 2008

People who live in rural areas work hard, but still struggle to meet their families' needs. This guide outlines ways that funders can help families become financially secure.

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What shall we then do? An Interdenominational Guide and Kit for Creating Healing Communities

June 1, 2008

This guide, developed for an interdenominational Christian audience, explains the Healing Communities model which seeks to engage congregations in the restoration and healing of...

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A woman holds a young child's hand as they walk through a crowd. Both mother and child have their back to the camera.

Data on Children in Foster Care From the Census Bureau

June 1, 2008

This paper utilizes census data to identify key and defining characteristics of households raising kids in foster care. Read more on the research.

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