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
Up Next Generation Change and the Leadership of Nonprofit Organizations Research indicates that leadership transitions from the Baby Boom generation to Generations X and Y will become more common within the nonprofit sector. This report delivers a series of recommendations on how a variety of stakeholders can improve the hand-off from this generation of leaders to the next. Read More
Helping Children Aging Out of Foster Care Programs Prepare for Independence When youths "age out" of foster care programs, they do not possess the skills to thrive on their own. This guide provides suggestions on ways you can invest in foster kids aging out, questions for general discussion and where to find additional information and resources. Read More
To Adapt Interventions to Serve Youth That Have Been Marginalized, Service Providers Can Seek Funding From Public Agencies This brief presents research on the experiences of two neighboring jurisdictions that worked to implement an intervention called Multisystemic Therapy for Emerging Adults (MST-EA). Read More
Building on Strength: Positive Youth Development in Juvenile Justice Programs This report summarizes observations and conclusions from six juvenile justice programs working to improve their intervention approaches. Read More
Making Detention Reform Work for Girls A Guide to Juvenile Justice Reform #5 Casey’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) produced a practical, detailed, how-to guide to tackle the issue of girls held in detention facilities and get true detention reform for girls started in JDAI sites. Read More
Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth Outcomes at Age 26 This report, a product of the Midwest Study, analyzes how former foster care youth are faring at age 26. It reviews survey results on a wide range of issues — everything from employment records and academic experiences to family relationships and pregnancy rates. Read More
Shared Prosperity, Stronger Regions An Agenda for Rebuilding America's Older Core Cities This report explores the opportunities and challenges confronting older core cities by looking closely at five of them: Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Read More
Kinship Process Mapping - Executive Overview Improving Practice in Kinship Care: Executive Overview Kinship process mapping offers child welfare leaders valuable insight into how agency practices engage extended family networks to care for and protect children who cannot safely live with their parents. Read More
Community-Based Workforce Engagement Supports for Youth and Young Adults Involved in the Criminal Legal System Findings from an Exploratory Scan This report explores how workforce development programs can better meet the needs of youth and young adults who have justice-system experience. Read More
