Using Integrated Data Systems to Strengthen Collective Impact in Out-Of-School Programs How nonprofit organizations in two localities use IDS data to improve their enrollees’ school performance and strengthen collective impact This case study is one in a series of briefs that show how to invest in and use integrated data systems (IDS) in local jurisdictions to improve policies, programs and practice. This brief presents out-of-school collective impact initiatives in North Carolina and Texas and their use of data from a local IDS to improve educational outcomes for their enrollees and allocate resources more effectively. Read More
The Child Population: First Data from the 2000 Census A Kids Count/PRB Report on the 2000 Census This report highlights data about American children from the 2000 U.S. Census, including demographic changes from the 1990s. Read More
The Long Road From C.J. Peete to Harmony Oaks This report summarizes how McCormack Baron Salazar, a development firm, and its nonprofit subsidiary, Urban Strategies, involved residents in an 18-month redevelopment of New Orleans’ C.J. Peete public housing complex after Katrina. Read More
Contracting for Child and Family Services A Mission-Sensitive Guide This report explores purchase-of-service contracting and managed care contracting (including the field’s newest option, network creation) as a means of privatizing child welfare services. It helps state and local agencies — and potential service providers — navigate contracts and the contracting process in this new era of serving America’s children and families. Read More
Ensuring Success for Young Children Early Childhood Literacy This discussion guide for small foundations explores strategies for supporting nonprofits that provide early childhood education programs and services, especially those that focus on early childhood literacy and reading at grade level by third grade. Read More
What Shall We Then Do? A Family Freedom Kit for Creating Healing Communities This guide, developed in partnership with the Progressive National Baptist Convention, explains the Healing Communities model which seeks to engage congregations in the restoration and healing of their members who have been affected by crime and incarceration. Read More
Promising Practices in Adoption-Competent Mental Health Services A White Paper Through a literature review, examination of case studies, and feedback from child welfare professionals and adoptive parents, this white paper explores the need for more mental health services that address the unique needs of children in the child welfare system and their adoptive families. Read More
The Role of Faith-Based Organizations in Achieving the Six Core Results This summary document describes how faith-based organizations can develop services and programs to meet the economic and other needs of low-income individuals and families living in their communities. Read More
Tools for Engaging Children in Their Court Proceedings A Guide for Judges, Advocates and Child Welfare Professionals This handbook — intended for judges, advocates and child welfare professionals — provides tips to engage children in their own out-of-home court proceedings. The guide recommends ways courts can prepare for, communicate with and understand behavior for kids ages 5 through 20. Read More
Creating Life-Changing Pathways for Families Atlanta Civic Site Brochure This brochure describes Casey's investment in an impoverished section of Atlanta, Georgia, and invites partners to support expansion of the work. Read More