The Power of Plain Talk Exploring One Program's Influence on the Adolescent Reproductive Health Field Plain Talk is a community-based, parental involvement program aimed at reducing teen pregnancy. This report summarizes results from interviews with leaders in the teen sexuality field regarding Plain Talk’s effectiveness and chances of being replicated on a larger scale. Read More
Connecting Schools, Families & Communities Stories and Results from the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Education Investments Partnerships among schools, families, and community organizations can reconnect urban schools to their communities and improve results for young people and their families. This report provides an overview of Casey's investment philosophy and strategies, and its approach to defining and documenting grant-making results. Read More
Children in Immigrant Families State by State Fact Sheets This report is a series of 50 state-specific papers providing information about the status of immigrant families in each state. Read More
Extending Foster Care to Age 21 Weighing the Costs to Government Against the Benefits to Youth This report offers policymakers a clear and compelling case for supporting foster care youth beyond age 18. It analyzes the outcomes of former foster care kids in 3 states to estimate the costs — and lifelong benefits — of extending the foster care finish line in America. Read More
The High Cost of Being Poor in Hartford This report showcases the “high cost of being poor” reality by presenting the everyday budget struggles of low-income working families in Hartford, Connecticut. Read More
The 2005 KIDS COUNT Data Book This KIDS COUNT Data Book provides a state-by-state statistical portrait of the educational, health, and economic conditions of American children. The essay examines four employment barriers that policymakers and others consider among the most difficult to overcome: substance abuse, domestic violence, a history of incarceration and depression. Read More
Ensuring Success for Children with Incarcerated Parents This guide, produced by the Association of Small Foundations, spotlights what we know (and don't know) about parental incarceration. In four fast pages, it arms funders with key discussion points, resources and real-world options for supporting these vulnerable families and preserving the priceless parent-child bond—even when that parent is behind bars. Read More
Closing Massachusetts' Training Schools Reflections Forty Years Later This publication recounts a one-day symposium convened in 2011 to remember and reconsider a historic reform campaign — the closure of Massachusetts’ entire network of juvenile reform schools in the early 1970s. The report provides a history of the campaign and its aftermath, summarizes the major themes and ideas presented at the symposium and details the conclusions and recommendations from group discussions. Read More
A Model for Collaboration and Results How Cross-Agency Collaboration Helped Hampton, VA This success story describes how the child-serving agencies of Hampton, Virginia, collaborated to achieve better outcomes for children and families. By emphasizing prevention and building a smart array of services and supports, more of Hampton’s children now live safely with their families, reducing the need for child welfare or juvenile justice group placements. Read More
Rent Burden, Housing Subsidies and the Well-Being of Children and Youth This brief pulls together the current housing affordability/child well-being research and presents recommendations for policy changes that could help families and communities thrive. Read More
