More Than a Job Final Results from the Evaluation of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) Transitional Jobs Program This report outlines and evaluates the results of the Center for Employment Opportunity program, which aims to help former prisoners improve their job prospects and reduce the chances of landing back in jail. Read More
Lifelong Families and Replication Manual Trainings: Train the Trainers Training Manual This complete 2-day training program prepares future trainers to teach the child welfare Lifelong Families practice model and the Replication Manual training. Read More
Icebreaker Meetings A Tool for Building Relationships Between Birth and Foster Parents The Casey Foundation created this step-by-step practice guide with several online appendices to help child welfare agencies understand Icebreaker family meetings and shift into "parent partner" mode. Read More
Achieving Permanency Through Adoption The Permanency Continuum Series This complete 2-day training guide for social workers focuses specifically on achieving and sustaining permanency for children and youth in foster care through adoption. Read More
For the Welfare of Children Lessons Learned from Class Action Litigation This publication presents class action litigation information from varying perspectives. It is hoped the “lessons learned” will improve state and local child welfare systems charged with keeping vulnerable children from harm, and help those invoved with possible or real changes that must be made. Read More
The LIfelong Families Model: Implementation Manual Training Manual The Lifelong Families model readies youth in foster care for permanent families. This manual details the social worker/family team planning and execution needed to ensure permanent connections have a chance to flourish. Read More
Casey Family Services Lifelong Families Logic Model This logic model outlines the assumptions, components and expected outcomes of the Lifelong Families practice model for moving kids from foster care to permanency placement. Read More
FAMILY Comes First Executive Summary A Workbook to Transform the Juvenile Justice System by Partnering With Families This report provides an executive summary of FAMILY Comes First, a comprehensive effort to analyze and improve the practice of engaging families in the juvenile justice system. Read More
The Road to Better Results Targeting Capacity Building and Philanthropic Partnerships Actually showing that poor families are better off because of the work you do is not easy. Readers will find a Casey case history that shows how Results-Based Accountability (RBA) does it along with RBA definitions, timelines, leadership spotlights, lessons learned, practical tips and proven advice for creating a results-driven culture. Read More
Double Jeopardy How Third Grade Reading Skills and Poverty Influence High School Graduation This report is based on a longitudinal study of nearly 4,000 students over the course of their high school careers. It outlines the problems, and suggests reforms to policy and programs that could resolve them. Read More
