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
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
Noncitizen Youth in the Juvenile Justice System A guide to juvenile detention reform This report—the seventh in a series focused on juvenile detention reform—boldly goes where few reports have gone before: straight to the intersection of immigration and the American juvenile justice system. Readers will learn how to help ensure the safe and fair treatment of noncitizen youth in detention by adopting policies and procedures that are consistent with the goals of the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI). Launched in 1992, Annie E. Casey Foundation’s JDAI is a multi-year, multi-site effort to reduce reliance on secure detention while creating a more efficient and equitable juvenile justice system. Read More
Peer Influence on Sexual Behavior What We Know About African American Teens Researchers are studying the bond between peers to better understand sexual behavior in black teens. This report reviews what we know — and all that we still don’t know — about the intersection of black youth, their friends and sex. 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
Protecting Assets and Child Custody in the Face of Deportation A Guide for Practitioners Assisting Immigrant Families The United States' increase in immigrant deportations has been fueled largely by detentions for non‐violent immigration violations. Funded in part by the Casey Foundation, this bilingual (English-Spanish) manual provides guidance for volunteer lawyers and non-lawyer practitioners working with families at risk for deportation. Read More
An Effective Approach to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice Detention Reform Brief 3 This brief discusses the plight of racial minorities in the juvenile justice system and how JDAI (Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative) made a difference at the time of this report. Read More
A Smart Investment in Human Capital How AchieveMission Helped the Corporation for Supportive Housing Increase Mission Impact This case study reveals one nonprofit’s experience with leadership development focused on mission strategy and how it felt to create sweeping internal changes with an eye toward securing greater impact. Read More
Reducing the High School Dropout Rate This data brief, part of the KIDS COUNT series, outlines strategies for reducing the high school dropout rate. Read More
