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Engaging Youth in Community Change

August 11, 2005

Documentation of a “peer match” between Making Connections’ Providence, Rhode Island and Hartford, Connecticut site teams with MYTOWN, a Boston-based non-profit that engages...

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Indicators and Indices of Child Well-Being

August 8, 2005

This report examines efforts through time to identify and leverage social indicators of child well-being. Read how the work has evolved.

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Building Family Economic Success: The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

August 2, 2005

This report serves as a quick primer on the Earned Income Tax Credit — what it is and why it matters to America’s hardworking families. Readers will also learn about a Casey-led...

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Social Networks and Civic Participation in Making Connections Neighborhoods: Cross-Site Brief

August 2, 2005

This brief, which utilizes survey results gathered from 10 Making Connections sites, aims to understand how residents relate to one another and to local institutions. Readers...

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Building Family Economic Success: Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) and Other Savings Tools

August 2, 2005

This brief spotlights the power — and untapped potential — of Individual Development Accounts, which offer low-income families a unique opportunity to save money and build...

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Building Family Economic Success: Workforce Development

August 2, 2005

Fact: A growing number of jobs in America do not pay family-sustaining wages. This two-page primer hits the issue’s highlights and tells how the Annie E. Casey Foundation is...

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Building Family Economic Success: Homeownership and Predatory Lending

August 2, 2005

This fact sheet tells how a surge in predatory lending practices is dampening the already elusive dream of homeownership for many low-income families. Readers will learn what...

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Building Family Economic Success: Centers for Working Families

August 1, 2005

The Centers for Working Families model champions one-stop support shops for families with fragile finances. The goal? Help these households achieve meaningful economic...

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Building Family Economic Success: Work Supports

August 1, 2005

Work supports can play a vital role in helping low-income families bridge the gap between insufficient paychecks and basic expenses. The catch? Households must know about and...

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