Supporting Early Childhood Success Action Kit for Municipal Leaders, Issue #6 A child’s ability to learn, grow and succeed in school requires access to high-quality care and education. This Action Kit describes how municipal leaders can support parents and promote early childhood success. Read More
Youth and Credit: Resources for Young People These fliers are practical sources of information that caseworkers and others can provide to youth and young adults. Depicting different scenarios involving credit and identity theft, they speak directly to young people experiencing each situation. Read More
Neighborhood Investment Flows Into Baltimore With a Case Study on the East Baltimore Development Initiative This study summarizes investment trends across Baltimore from 2004 to 2016, measuring neighborhood disparities in capital flows. Download the report and read a case study of the East Baltimore Development Initiative, which received more than $1 billion in investment. Read More
Implementing Trauma Systems Therapy for Foster Care (TST-FC) A Guide for Child Welfare Agencies The Trauma Systems Therapy for Foster Care (TST-FC) training curriculum gives child welfare agencies a powerful new tool that foster parents can use to support children in their care and help them heal. This guide is a primer for child welfare agencies planning to install the curriculum within their existing array of in-service foster care trainings. It is packed with implementation tips, tools and details — including recommended trainer competencies, a sample data summary report and sample posters introducing TST-FC and trauma. Read More
Fixing a Broken System Transforming Maine's Child Welfare system Using a unique consulting approach, the Annie E. Casey Foundation collaborated with the Maine Office of Child and Family Services to drastically refocus their child welfare practice. The result: A reformed system that was more child-centered and outcomes-driven. Also included are data on key improvements, such as a 77% drop in residential placements and a 28% increase in kin placements over five years. Read More
Educating English Language Learners: Understanding and Using Assessment This guide, originally for charter schools, prepares schools to better assess the effectiveness of their English Language Learners (ELL) program and increase educators’ awareness of tools, instruments and relevant resources. Read More
Transformational Relationships for Youth Success This seven-page brief shares lessons culled from more than 80 interviews with organizations, their workers and the youth that they support. Readers will learn about the pivotal and powerful difference that a strong relationship can make in a young person’s life and precisely what professionals and public systems can do to support these vital connections. Read More
KIDS COUNT Indicator Brief: Preventing Low Birthweight This brief outlines five strategies for reducing the rate of low birthweight babies. Read More
Tipping the Scale Opening Opportunities for Systems-involved Youth This report shares growth strategies from partners engaged in the LEAP initiative. Read about their experiences and insights. Read More
Building Financial Capability for Youth Transitioning from Foster Care This issue brief arrives 13 years after the launch of Opportunity Passport™, a targeted intervention seeking to build financial capability in youth transitioning out of foster care. Readers will learn about the initiative’s latest participant survey results, strategies for expanding the Opportunity Passport™ framework, and how policy makers can help strengthen financial literacy and experiences among foster care youth. Opportunity Passport™ is a product of the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative. Read More
