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Present, Engaged, and Accounted For

September 1, 2008

Chronic school absence harms young learners. This report explores its causes, impact and solutions, urging more focus in child welfare efforts.

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Ensuring Success for Young Children: Transition to Kindergarten

July 5, 2008

This guide shows how to support nonprofits that boost school readiness through early childhood education, helping close gaps that affect school success.

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

July 1, 2008

This brief shares why some youth stay in foster care after 18 and offers guidance to help agencies boost retention in extended care.

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Casey Connects: Summer 2008

June 21, 2008

This issue spotlights Casey’s work to reduce poverty and highlights efforts in CT, MD and RI, plus juvenile justice data from the 2008 KIDS COUNT report.

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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 basic needs. This guide shows how 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 helps Christian congregations support members affected by crime and incarceration using the Healing Communities model.

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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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Unlocking the Promise

May 4, 2008

This guide helps funders make smarter, fairer grants and offers tools for grantees to improve proposals and drive transformative change.

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Using Local Data to Explore the Experiences and Needs of Children of Incarcerated Parents

May 1, 2008

This report shares findings on merging data to study children of incarcerated parents in Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Providence.

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