Closing Massachusetts' Training Schools Reflections Forty Years Later This publication recounts a one-day symposium convened in 2011 to remember and reconsider a historic reform campaign — the closure of Massachusetts’ entire network of juvenile reform schools in the early 1970s. The report provides a history of the campaign and its aftermath, summarizes the major themes and ideas presented at the symposium and details the conclusions and recommendations from group discussions. Read More
Nutrition in Low-Income Communities Affordable Housing as a Platform to Overcome Nutritional Challenges Discover how access to food at home impacts families in America, with insights on food security, affordability, and strategies to improve nutrition for all. Read More
Realizing the Power of Youth and Young Adult Voice Through Youth Leadership Boards This issue brief explores the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative’s experience in developing and implementing youth leadership boards. It includes the perspectives of young people in foster care and the adults engaged with them. Read More
What's Going On In There? Understanding the Adolescent Brain and Its Implication for Young People This fact sheet outlines brain research for teens and how kids in foster care are impacted during development by the lack of close relationships. Read More
When Child Welfare Works: Discussions from the Field A Proposal to Finance Best Practices Since the release of When Child Welfare Works: A Working Paper, many organizations and individuals have weighed in with significant feedback on comprehesive child welfare systems reform, and in the spirit of continuing a public dialogue about this critical issue, this document presents the collective feedback on the recommendations presented in the working paper. Read More
Juvenile Detention Facility Assessment 2014 Update This publication provides a guide to help Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative sites improve conditions in juvenile detention facilities. Read More
Community Building to Drive Change Strategies for the Atlanta Civic Site This brief summarizes Casey’s decade-long involvement in improving community viability and family life in a distressed section of Atlanta, Georgia. Read More
Prepaid Industry Scorecard Assessing Quality in the Prepaid Industry with CFSI’s Compass Principles This report describes how general purpose reloadable prepaid cards compare to financial industry standards and quality measures for financial products. Financially underserved households have increased their use of these cards in recent years. Read More
Race for Results Building a Path to Opportunity for All Children In this KIDS COUNT policy report, the Foundation explores the intersection of kids, race and opportunity. The report features the new Race for Results Index, which compares how children are progressing on key milestones across racial and ethnic groups at the national and state levels. Read More
Team Decision Making Case Study Engaging Families in Placement Decisions A discussion of the importance of engaging family, friends and community in child welfare decisions regarding child removal, reunification and placement. Read More
