Building Equity by Supporting the Whole Student Findings from Case Studies of Two Colleges in the Working Students Success Network This report focuses on two community colleges and their efforts to build and support equity for students from historically underserved groups. Both institutions were part of the Working Students Success Network, a broader effort — spanning 19 colleges in four states — aimed at providing pathways and integrated services to help low-income working students succeed. Read More
Helping Grandparents Raise Grandchildren Who Succeed The building blocks of the American family are changing. Currently, millions of grandparents across the country are raising their grandchildren — and this demographic is growing. The Association of Small Foundations has created a data-packed guide aimed at inspiring organizations to dig deeper and do more to aid these vulnerable families. Read More
Too Many Teens Preventing Unnecessary Out-of-Home Placements This report discusses the hidden fact that too often teenagers are landing in the child welfare system not because they have been abused or neglected, but because they simply aren’t getting along with their parents. Read More
JDAI in New Jersey A Statewide Replication Success Story and Lessons for Taking JDAI Statewide This report documents New Jersey’s success in replicating the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative model and highlights the importance of state leadership to progress. Read More
Stepping Up, Staying Engaged Succession Planning and Executive Transition Management for Nonprofit Boards of Directors This publication focuses particularly on board leaders. It provides a set of practical perspectives, hands-on tools, brief case studies and useful resources to help board chairs, officers, and members take a proactive approach to preparing their organizations for a transition. Read More
MORE Race Matters Occasional Updates #3 Advancing Better Outcomes for All Children MORE Race Matters provides advice around specific topics that advance racial equity for all children. This guide focuses on producing racially equitable data and media presentations. Read More
Unlocking Foster Care Licensing for More Kinship Caregivers Part One of Family Ties: Analysis From a State-By-State Survey of Kinship Care Policies Many states help kinship caregivers obtain foster care licenses and resources. Learn how a new federal rule can help states do more. Read More
Grant Making with a Racial Equity Lens A focus on racial equity can increase funders' effectiveness at every stage of the grant making process. This guide explores how a racial equity lens can help develop new leaders, encourage innovative approaches, get people talking and inspire change inside foundations. Read More
Eliminate Confinement as a Response to Probation Rule Violations The document shares data on how juvenile confinement causes serious harm to youth, fails to prevent future offending and exacerbates racial and ethnic disparities. Read how confinement runs counter to the lessons of adolescent brain science. Read More
Forging Partnerships With Law Enforcement Executive Summary This resource-packed playbook shares examples and advice aimed at helping Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) sites forge effective partnerships with law enforcement agencies on a number of fronts — from detention screenings to trainings on adolescent development. Read More
