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
Speak Up Tips on Advocacy for Publicly Funded Nonprofits Using real-life examples and offering practical tips, this guide outlines the reasons why nonprofit organizations of all sizes should engage in advocacy to help change laws, influence funding and improve service delivery to their constituents. Read More
The Center for Working Families FES Helping Families Achieve Economic Success This brief provides an overview of the Center for Working Families’ framework and goals. The Center for Working Families® (CWF) is an approach to help low-income families reach financial stability and move up the economic ladder. Read More
Coping With Difficult Behavior Facilitator’s Guide to Module Three of TST-FC The Annie E. Casey Foundation has developed a series of facilitator guides dedicated to teaching caregivers about Trauma Systems Therapy for Foster Care. This guide, devoted to module three, helps instructors arm foster families with important skills and strategies for coping with difficult behavior. 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
Sustaining Neighborhood Change The Power of Resident Leadership, Social Networks and Community Mobilization This report, focused on "authentic demand" and resident engagement, shows how Casey’s community change work is integrated into the neighborhoods for its Making Connections initiative. Read More
Child Trends Data Snapshot: Maltreatment Child Maltreatment Data Snapshot This Data Snapshot examines child maltreatment trends at the state and national level. It draws on data from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, which includes information provided by states on investigated reports of maltreatment. Child Trends has produced a companion Data Snapshot publication that analyzes state and national trends in foster care. Read More
KIDS COUNT Indicator Brief: Reducing the Teen Death Rate This brief outlines strategies for reducing the teen death rate in the U.S. Read More
Sharpening Leadership Skills to Improve Child Outcomes in Baltimore Maryland This case study gives an example of how a results-based leadership program within the Baltimore City Department of Social Services helped leaders work more collaboratively and produce measurable results to improve the lives of children in their community. Read More
Moving Families Toward Self-Sufficiency: Effective Case Management Strategies A Making Connections Peer Technical Assistance Match Between Louisville, Kentucky and Chicago, Illinois This report summarizes an informational meeting between a Foundation-funded Making Connections grantee—Louisville, Kentucky—with peers from Chicago, Illinois. The purpose of the technical assistance match was to learn about Chicago’s HOPE VI housing revitalization efforts, with an emphasis on case management approaches for families affected by housing revitalization. Read More