Using Integrated Data Systems to Improve Child Welfare Outcomes How two states are working to improve outcomes for children in foster care through the strategic use of integrated data This brief discusses improvements for kids in foster care in Wisconsin and Washington due to the strategic use of integrated data in their child-focused systems. Read More
Kinship Care: Supporting Those Who Raise Our Children Elders as Resources Intergenerational Strategies Series This report presents the background on kinship care and the challenges facing kinship caregivers. Read More
The Foster Parent Resource Guide TST-FC: A Trauma-Informed Caregiving Approach This guide, part of the Trauma Systems Therapy for Foster Children training curriculum, serves as a foster parent's go-to resource on caring for children whose lives have been impacted by trauma. Caregivers can use to this booklet to extend their learning, access tips and tools, and revisit important strategies designed to help these children heal. Read More
Barriers and Promising Approaches to Workforce and Youth Development for Young Offenders The document provides information about serving young offenders, including the focus of the juvenile justice system and how youth development approaches are useful in working with this population. It includes examples of promising programs and policies targeting court-involved youth. Read More
Faith Matters: Race/Ethnicity, Religion and Substance Use This report looks at the enormity of the substance abuse problem in the United States andexplores how religion may be the best hope for a solution in ethnic communities. Read More
Strategic Financing Toolkit for Tested, Effective Programs Evidence2Success This toolkit outlines a five-step strategic finance planning process geared toward supporting programs that serve children and families. It aims to help public and community leaders work together to examine what they want to finance, how their current investments align with their financing goals, and which strategies can help them achieve these goals. This process and toolkit were developed to support Evidence2Success, an Annie E. Casey Foundation initiative meant to help leaders identify the resources that they need to start up, scale and sustain evidence-based programs that produce positive results for children and families. Read More
Laying the Groundwork for Collective Impact: A Working Paper Early-Stage Advice for Multisector Collaborations This paper summarizes the literature and provides start-up advice for aligning public, private and philanthropic resources interested in “collective impact” when making community-wide changes for kids and families. Read More
Sustaining Momentum Improving Educational Stability for Youth in Foster Care Entering the foster care system can catapult a youth’s academic career into a devastating tailspin marred by too many new-kid-in-the-classroom transitions. This report highlights the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s four-year effort to counter such educational instability. It highlights key lessons learned and leaves readers with specific recommendations and next steps for continuing Casey’s work. The goal? Give these youth the support and security that they need to succeed in school — and the world beyond. Read More
START: A Child Welfare Model for Drug-Affected Families The Challenge of Drug Abuse in Child Welfare, Part Three This document highlights the work of the Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START) in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. START is a program that incorporates addiction-services treatment, good child welfare practice, and family preservation into case management. Read More
Investing in Innovation Reflections on the Family Economic Success-Early Childhood Education Pilots This report, designed to aid funders, shares lessons and recommendations that are based on the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s experience with a two-generation initiative aimed at breaking the cycle of poverty. Read More
