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
Children and Family Fellowship Overview This brochure highlights the Casey Foundation’s Children and Family Fellowship, a 20-month executive leadership program aimed at improving outcomes for children, families and communities. Read More
Weathering the Recession The Financial Crisis and Family Wealth Changes in Low-Income Neighborhoods The recent financial crisis has shown the importance of asset building. This report sheds light on how families fared during the Great Recession, looking at those living in low-income neighborhoods who may see disproportionate effects from the crisis. Read More
Climbing the Ladder of Reading Proficiency The First Two Years of Atlanta’s Dunbar Learning Complex This report tells how a group of parents, educators, community-based service providers, funders and education experts created the Dunbar Learning Complex with the goal of permanently changing the path of children living in poverty. It also shares the impact of those efforts on children and their parents two years later. Read More
Indiana Child Welfare Improving Practice to Improve Outcomes Using a unique consulting approach, the Annie E. Casey Foundation collaborated with the State of Indiana to drastically refocus its child welfare practice. This case study outlines the reform efforts undertaken by Indiana with Casey's guidance, helping the state build one of the nation's stronger child welfare systems. Read More
Stepping Up for Kids What Government and Communities Should Do to Support Kinship Families In this policy report, the Annie E. Casey Foundation explores the increased number of children living with extended family and close friends, a longtime practice known as kinship care. It includes the latest data for states, the District of Columbia, and the nation, as well as a set of recommendations on how to support kinship families. 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
For Every Kid, A Forever Family This brochure provides an overview of Lifelong Families, a practice model developed and tested by the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s former direct service agency, Casey Family Services. The document highlights the values, principle components and benefits of the model, as well as early successes at improving the outcomes for children and youth in foster care. This model is intended to serve as a method of improving foster care practice within private child welfare agencies and advancing permanency outcomes especially for older youth in treatment foster care. Read More
Lifelong Families Reunification Case Study Rudy A case study to illustrate how Lifelong Families – a practice model developed and tested by the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s former direct service agency – helped advance permanency outcomes for older youth in treatment foster care. This case study highlights how Rudy achieved permanence through reunification with his birth family. Read More
Lifelong Families Guardianship Case Study Mealea This is part of a set of case studies which illustrate how Lifelong Families – a practice model developed and tested by the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s former direct service agency – helped advance permanency outcomes for older youth in treatment foster care. This case study highlights how Mealea achieved permanence through guardianship. Read More
