Childhood Poverty Persistence Facts and Consequences More than one-third of American children live part of their lives in poverty, and 10% are persistently poor, according to a study by the Urban Institute, with support from the Casey Foundation. The analysis of data from 1968 to 2005 showed that black children are about 2 ½ times more likely to experience poverty than white children and seven times more likely to be persistently poor, meaning they spend half their childhood below the poverty threshold. Read More
Data Quality in the Retrospective Reporting of Addresses This report examines the effectiveness of two techniques for cleaning and correcting incomplete address information in research databases. It utilizes data collected from residents of White Center, Wash., as part of Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Making Connections initiative. Read More
Addressing the Unmet Educational Needs Of Children and Youth in the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems Our current system of educational supports is failing youth in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. This wide-ranging report outlines the challenges, legislative landscape and promising evidence-based interventions. It closes with a clear call to action for all child-serving agencies Read More
Residential Instability and the McKinney-Vento Homeless Children and Education Program What We Know, Plus Gaps in Research The McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth program promises services and support to help homeless students succeed. This report spells out what we know — and all that we do not know — about the program’s impact on academic outcomes since its creation in 1987. It ends with an urgent call to fill in an array of research gaps so that policymakers can make informed decisions about the program's future and its capacity to ease the burden of residential instability on today’s youth. Read More
Health Insurance in Nonstandard Jobs and Small Firms Differences for Parents by Race and Ethnicity This brief looks at current health insurance coverage by race, ethnicity and size of employer, and how the proposed 2009 federal health insurance coverage bill would affect minority uninsured workers. Read More
Chafee Plus Ten A Vision for the Next Decade This report, produced on the 10th anniversary of the Chafee Foster Care Independence Act, compiles a decade worth of lessons about helping foster care kids succeed as adults. Read More
Guide to Mapping Community Assets for Transitioning Youth This guide arms leaders with the tools and know-how necessary for mapping community resources that can benefit young people exiting foster care. It is packed with practical tips, including initial questions to ask, who to involve in the mapping process and what the final product will look like. Read More
Improving Access to Public Benefits Helping Eligible Individuals and Families Get the Income Supports They Need In 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act increased vital resources such as food stamps, unemployment insurance and housing subsidies available to low-income families struggling through the recession. But not all families were able to gain access to and receive the benefits for which they were eligible. This report suggests that there is a need for funders, states, communities and the federal government to create more programs that low-income families can access. Read More
What Works for Older Youth During the Transition to Adulthood Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Interventions This report identifies programs that help older youth transition into adulthood and highlights the features of each that have the potential to contribute to success. Read More
Casey Connects: Spring 2010 Reflections on Doug Nelson’s 20 Years of Leadership This issue of Casey Connects honors the two-decade tenure of Douglas W. Nelson, who retired as Annie E. Casey Foundation’s president and chief executive officer in April 2010. Learn about Nelson’s key contributions in shaping both the Foundation and the nation’s perspective on serving vulnerable children and families. Read More
