Developing Leaders Reflecting on the Children and Family Fellowship Strong results-driven leaders have made a lasting difference for children, families and communities. Read what they have to say. Read More
TIme for Reform: Aging Out and On Their Own More Teens Leaving Foster Care Without A Permanent Family This report gives a background of foster care issues in need of reform from the kids’ perspective while outlining what policy reforms make sense. Read More
Youth Partnership: A Call to Action for State Advisory Groups Youth engagement is essential to any system reform effort. Read how state advisory groups can achieve the promise of youth partnership. Read More
What shall we then do? An Interdenominational Guide and Kit for Creating Healing Communities This guide, developed for an interdenominational Christian audience, explains the Healing Communities model which seeks to engage congregations in the restoration and healing of their members who have been affected by crime and incarceration. Read More
The Culture of Money The Impact of Race, Ethnicity, and Color on the Implementation of Asset-Building Strategies This report, prepared for the Casey Foundation, provides a new lens for understanding the cultural, historic, and economic factors that impact consumer choice in target communities of color. It emphasizes the critical importance of developing an accurate profile of a program’s target audience or market before designing implementation strategies. It also provides examples of how community-level practitioners and program managers have considered racial and ethnic dynamics and adapted mainstream strategies to their clientele. Read More
ARC Reflections Facilitator Orientation and Handouts The Casey Foundation and the Justice Resource Institute developed ARC Reflections, a training curriculum dedicated to developing foster parents and caregivers’ understanding of traumatic stress. This orientation document gives facilitators tips on implementing ARC Reflections and provides handouts with instructions for training. Read More
Washington State’s Basic Food Employment and Training Program This report provides an extensive overview of Washington’s Basic Food Employment & Training (BFET) program and, more broadly, of federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment & Training (SNAP E&T). Read More
Welfare Policy and the AECF Jobs Initiative This policy brief summarizes key results and lessons learned from the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Jobs Initiative. Read More
Opportunity Road The Promise and Challenge of America's Forgotten Youth This report highlights the strategies that are currently working to give “opportunity youth” with challenging life circumstances the right combination of training, support and experiences to make successful transitions to meaningful careers. Read More
A Call to Action An Integrated Approach to Youth Permanency and Preparation for Adulthood This report highlights efforts to ensure that youth currently in the foster system benefit from the most strategic preparation and supports for entering adulthood. Read More