It’s Time to Talk: How to Start Conversations About Racial Inequities A Race for Results Case Study This report tells how KIDS COUNT advocates in Nebraska, Wisconsin and Washington used solid data, leadership and citizen engagement to spur race-based legislation and community change. Read More
When a Parent is Incarcerated A Primer for Social Workers Parenting from jail can be difficult without some help from assigned social workers. Read More
Keys to Your Financial Future Facilitator Guides This guide helps facilitators administer a curriculum aimed at strengthening the financial literacy and independence of young people who have experienced foster care. Read More
Rightsizing Congregate Care A Powerful First Step in Transforming Child Welfare Systems This report illustrates how the Annie E. Casey Foundation collaborated with New York City, Louisiana, Maine and Virginia to identify five levers of change, reduce the use of congregate care and improve other performance indicators. The report also includes data on key improvements in each jurisdiction. Read More
Aging Out of Foster Care in America This two-page infographic highlights the steep consequences of stopping foster care at 18 and offers a promising solution: extend high-quality, developmentally-appropriate services to age 21. It is a product of Success Beyond 18, a national campaign by the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative aimed at forging a better path for youth who are exiting foster care and entering adulthood. Read More
A Blueprint for Embedding Evidence-Based Practices in Child Welfare Informed by best practices in implementation science, this report outlines a process for integrating evidence-based and evidence-informed programming into child welfare systems. Read More
Improving Access to Public Benefits Helping Eligible Individuals and Families Get the Income Supports They Need In 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act increased vital resources such as food stamps, unemployment insurance and housing subsidies available to low-income families struggling through the recession. But not all families were able to gain access to and receive the benefits for which they were eligible. This report suggests that there is a need for funders, states, communities and the federal government to create more programs that low-income families can access. Read More
Data Snapshot on High-Poverty Communities Children Living in America's High-Poverty Communities This data snapshot highlights newly available national, state and city data in the KIDS COUNT Data Center that shows a 25% increase in the number of children residing in areas of concentrated poverty since 2000. Read More
Tools for Thought Using Racial Equity Impact Assessments for Effective Policymaking This case study examines the use of Racial Equity Impact Assessments in crafting equitable public policy. It is the third installment in the Casey Foundation's Race for Results case study series. Read More
Expectant and Parenting Youth in Foster Care Systems Leaders Data Tool Kit This tool kit, created by the Annie E. Casey Foundation with help from the Center for the Study of Social Policy and more than 20 national experts, assists systems leaders in gathering, assessing, sharing and leveraging data on expectant and parenting youth in foster care. The end goal? A better, brighter future for these families. Read More
