Using Data to Promote Collaboration in Local School Readiness Systems This report describes and assesses the efforts of local members of the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership to promote collaboration among local school readiness service providers in eight cities. 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
Race Matters: Unequal Opportunities for Health and Wellness Race plays a major role in health as poverty limits access to quality healthcare.This brief shows why we need to bring equality into the healthcare arena. 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
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
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
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
Strengthening Rural Families: The High Cost of Being Poor What it takes for low-income families to get by and get ahead in rural America This report shows how poverty is an issue for families in rural, as well as urban, settings. Read More
Building Assets, Strengthening Families in Baltimore This report provides an overview of the key components of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s financial stability activities for low-income families in Baltimore and, increasingly, the state of Maryland. It is a case study of how this multipronged strategy has been developed and implemented in Baltimore and offers insights for others doing this important work in their communities. Read More
ARC Reflections Facilitator Guide for Session One Understanding Trauma The ARC Reflections training curriculum walks a facilitator — slide by slide — through a session’s content. Session One focuses on understanding the types of trauma, how some trauma exposures are less obvious than others and how trauma influences the behaviors of kids and teens in foster care. Read More
