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
Lending, Learning, Leading Developing Results-Based Leaders in Opportunity Finance This report tells the story of the CDFI Leadership Learning Network, a Casey Foundation initiative to equip leaders of community development finance institutions with the tools of results-based leadership (RBL). The Foundation shares lessons learned from the network, core RBL concepts and profiles of CDFI leaders as they apply RBL skills and tools to the work of their organizations. 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
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
The Reproductive Health of African American Adolescents What We Know and What We Don't Know This report, the product of a literature review, synthesizes more than two decades of research on black teens and sex. It aims to explain why reproductive health measures for black teens have recently changed and identifies what we know — and still need to know — about this very important topic. Read More
Good Jobs and Careers What Communities Need to do to Train and Move Low-Income, Low-Skilled People into Good Jobs and Careers This brochure describes the Casey Foundation's take on the 10 key components of implementing a successful long-term job retention workforce initiative through its Jobs Initiative. Read More
A Guide to Support the Implementation of Foster Care Beyond 18 Questions and Answers, Summary of Federal Fostering Connections Guidance and Perspectives from the Field This guide arms policy and program leaders with clear answers, advice and resources on implementing extended foster care in their state. It is a product of Success Beyond 18, a national campaign by the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative aimed at forging a better path for young people who are transitioning from foster care to adulthood. Read More
Planning for Juvenile Detention Reforms A Structured Approach This planning approach is designed to help jurisdictions gain an accurate understanding of their own detention policies, practices and problems. Its structured planning model has been tested and refined at various sites over a five-year period, and it makes reference to a variety of solutions to juvenile detention problems. Read More
Implementing the Values and Strategies of Family to Family Tools for Rebuilding Foster Care This Family to Family Implementation Guide was developed as a practical resource for child welfare agencies and their partners to use in moving toward a more family-focused and neighborhood-based service system. Read More
Speak Up Tips on Advocacy for Publicly Funded Nonprofits Using real-life examples and offering practical tips, this guide outlines the reasons why nonprofit organizations of all sizes should engage in advocacy to help change laws, influence funding and improve service delivery to their constituents. Read More
