State Profiles of Child Well-Being
The 2006 KIDS COUNT Data Book focuses on the needs and conditions of America's most disadvantaged children and families, as well as statistical trends. The 2006 edition essay focuses on improving early childhood development opportunities for young children living in low-income neighborhoods and the impact that family, friend and neighbor care has on improving outcomes for children.
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An Innovative Approach to Community Development in Baltimore’s Oliver Neighborhood
Introducing Oliver. It’s a Baltimore neighborhood that’s seen better days. It’s also the inspiring story of resident engagement, innovative fundraising and a community that’s transforming hundreds of homes in an effort to change its next chapter.
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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.
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Faith, Forgiveness, Fragile Relationships, and Responsible Fatherhood
This issue of Casey Connects spotlights four initiatives that the Annie E. Casey Foundation has invested in for the last decade: aiding the formerly incarcerated, promoting responsible fatherhood, supporting healthy relationships and tapping into the strengths of faith-based organizations. The end goal in each of these efforts is the same: Give kids in tough communities a better shot at success.
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Facilitator’s Guide to Module Three of TST-FC
This facilitator guide trains caregivers on using Trauma Systems Therapy to cope with challenging behaviors in foster care.
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Lessons Learned from Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice
This paper takes a hard look at how America’s juvenile justice and child welfare systems are faring—and where they are failing—in helping at-risk youth successfully transition to adulthood.
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Identifying Policy and Program Priorities for Helping Newcomers Learn English
This report recaps discussions from a September 2006 conference on adult literacy education in immigrant communities. It outlines strategies, priorities and collaboration opportunities aimed at helping our nation’s newest members learn English and — in turn — pursue deeper community bonds and brighter economic futures.
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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.
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This report summarizes the information exchange during a meeting of Making Connections site members from Atlanta, Louisville, Oakland and San Diego when these teams came together to exchange information, experience, and ideas about community ownership in neighborhood revitalization projects.
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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.
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