Race Matters: What's Race Got To Do With It? Before you decide race is an issue, check out these 6 steps to make sure. Read More
Two Decades of JDAI From Demonstration Project to National Standard This report documents the progress of Casey's Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, both in reforming juvenile detention practices nationwide and contributing to the larger juvenile justice reform movement Read More
Jobs and Race Addressing Race and Cultural Competence in the Jobs Initiative Launched in 1995, the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Jobs Initiative aimed to boost employment options for young Americans living in low-income communities in six cities. This report looks at how the initiative’s participating sites approached hiring and retention inequities related to race and ethnicity. Readers will learn the successes and challenges of their efforts to address cultural competence and what strategies the sites developed to expand opportunities for job seekers and workers of color. Read More
Trauma Informed Community Building Evaluation Infographic A Formative Evaluation of the TICB Model and Its Implementation in Potrero Hill This infographic illustrates the community-building principles and activities implemented as part of the Trauma Informed Community Building model in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, Calif. Read More
Improving Conditions of Confinement in Secure Juvenile Detention Centers This report presents a discussion of what was learned from the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) about improving and maintaining safe, humane institutions. Attention is given to the impact of inadequate conditions. It also offers guiding principles, based on JDAI, for improving institutional conditions, developing and conducting an assessment, improving practices, and maintaining ongoing assessment. Read More
Advancing Collective Prosperity Through Entrepreneurship in Atlanta This report promotes African-American business ownership as a pathway to building community wealth in Atlanta. Published by Prosperity Now, the report examines the harsh economic realities facing black families in Atlanta and proposes strategies for supporting businesses owned by African Americans. Read More
Evaluation of One Baltimore for Jobs Executive Summary Job Opportunities for Disconnected Young Adults The One Baltimore for Jobs program sought to connect young African-American males in Baltimore with high-quality jobs in growing industries. This executive summary reviews the program's objectives, outcomes and lessons learned. It supplements a full report that describes the program and explains why Baltimore’s story should inform the workforce development efforts of communities nationwide. Read More
Structural Racism and Youth Development Roundtable on Community Change Working Paper Series This publication explores the game-changing role that race plays in our country’s politics, economy and culture. It delivers clear examples, recommendations and discussion points aimed at helping the youth field address structural racism and forge a brighter, fairer path for America’s future. Read More
A Family for Every Child Strategies to Achieve Permanence for Older Foster Children and Youth Part of the Family to Family Tools for Rebuilding Foster Care series. The research highlighted in this publication identifies successful programs, policies, and strategies that have been helping older children find permanent families; as well as how lessons learned from programs and policy changes can be distilled into action steps. Read More
Community Change: Lessons from Making Connections This report summarizes six key lessons that emerged from the Foundation’s Making Connections initiative and their implications for Casey’s future community change work. Read More