Restoring Shared Prosperity Strategies to Cut Poverty and Expand Economic Growth In looking at the Half in Ten campaign, this report considers the economic challenges facing families in the United States, and outlines a set of priorities for addressing these challenges. Read More
Race Matters: Unequal Opportunities in Civic Participation This 2006 fact sheet brings awareness to the racial side of community volunteering and shows the consequences of not being involved in your community or the political process. Read More
Measuring Change While Changing Measures Learning In, and From, the Evaluation of Making Connections This report summarizes the insights and emerging lessons from the efforts to evaluate the Foundation’s decade-long, multisite Making Connections community change initiative. Read More
A Road Map for Juvenile Justice Reform 2008 KIDS COUNT Essay This KIDS COUNT essay report summarizes six key challenges and opportunities for reforming the juvenile justice system in the U.S. for the benefit of youth, families and communities. Read More
An Effective Public Safety Strategy Detention Reform Brief 2 This report gives insight into the success of detention alternatives when dealing with youth arrests. Read More
Reform the Nation's Juvenile Justice System The Annie E. Casey Foundation Issue Brief This issue brief calls on political leaders in Washington, D.C. to promote data-driven and evidence-based policymaking for juvenile justice reform. Read More
AdvoCasey: Winter 2005 Double Jeopardy: AdvoCasey Explores the High Cost of Being Poor This edition of AdvoCasey documents the high cost of being poor in eye-opening detail — including the immense cost of credit paid by many low-income families. AdvoCasey is a seasonal publication with themed issues that spotlight programs and policies making measurable differences in the lives of kids and families. Read More
Changing Systems is Like Moving a Mountain ...And Other Insights from Successful Workforce Leaders This report offers insights and observations from successful leaders who have worked on system change, in answer to the philanthropic community’s need for more discussion and analysis of the traits, talents and tactics that make good leaders, especially in workforce development. Read More
Building a Stronger Regional Safety Net Philanthropy's Role This analysis combines an original dataset of foundation grants for social services with interviews that assess the role of foundations in supporting the suburban social safety net in the Atlanta, Chicago, Denver and Detroit regions. Read More
KIDS COUNT Indicator Brief: Reducing the High School Dropout Rate This brief outlines five strategies for reducing the number of teens who drop out before graduating from high school. Read More
