Casey Connects: Winter 2009 Helping Families Succeed This issue of Casey Connects outlines 4 sets of federal policy approaches aimed at improving the lives of America’s most economically fragile families. Readers will learn what actions the Foundation recommends to help reduce poverty, reform the nation’s child welfare and juvenile justice systems, and improve data on children and families. Read More
Technical Assistance to Schools and School Support Organizations This publication presents an overview of four organizations, each offering technical assistance to an audience in the education arena. Read More
Why are Young Children Missed So Often in the Census? A KIDS COUNT Working Paper This report outlines reasons that the U. S. Census population count misses so many young children and shows how that affects the political and economic structure for all. Read More
Two Decades of JDAI From Demonstration Project to National Standard This report documents the progress of Casey's Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, both in reforming juvenile detention practices nationwide and contributing to the larger juvenile justice reform movement Read More
Family Mobility and Neighborhood Change: New Evidence and Implications for Community Initiatives Making Connections Research Series This report presents an analysis of Casey’s Making Connections initiative data that examines mobility among families in the initiative neighborhoods as well as the effects of family mobility on neighborhood improvement and decline. Read More
We Want to Know What They Are Saying A Multiagency Collaborative Effort to Address Parental Language Barriers and Disproportionate Minority Contact This report highlights a multiagency collaborative effort to help parents with limited English proficiency understand their role in the juvenile justice system, ultimately toward a goal of increased parental participation regardless of language. Read More
Protecting Assets and Child Custody in the Face of Deportation A Guide for Practitioners Assisting Immigrant Families The United States' increase in immigrant deportations has been fueled largely by detentions for non‐violent immigration violations. Funded in part by the Casey Foundation, this bilingual (English-Spanish) manual provides guidance for volunteer lawyers and non-lawyer practitioners working with families at risk for deportation. Read More
Casey Connects: Fall 2009 Making Sure New Policies Benefit Vulnerable Families This issue of Casey Connects highlights how the Annie E. Casey Foundation is working with partners and grantees to help states and localities navigate new federal initiatives and make the most of available resources. The end goal? Better, brighter futures for vulnerable families and communities. Read More
Investing in Sustainable Community Change: A Funder’s Guide to Community Coaching This guide is a resource for funders who include coaching in their community change initiatives. A community coach supports communities and organizations in identifying and achieving their goals. Read More
Connecting Youth Through Multiple Pathways This slide deck is a field scan of what selected school districts, foundations and nonprofit organizations are doing to prepare at-risk youth for further education, careers and life. Read More
