Building Cross-System Implementation Centers A Roadmap for State and Local Child- and Family- Serving Agencies in Developing Centers of Excellence (COE) This report defines and explores the concept of Centers of Excellence after a learning community of experts tackled key questions: why have COEs been established; what are their core functions; what will it take to sustain them; and, how can they be utilized effectively by state and local governments. Read More
Race Matters: Unequal Opportunities for Juvenile Justice This fact sheet offers a quick source for analysis and strategies related to issues of racial inequity surrounding juvenile justice. Read More
Community Investments for Family Economic Success A guide to key ideas, effective approaches, and technical assistance resources for Making Connections cities and site teams. An overview of strategies, tools and resources that can help trigger new or improved housing, commercial/retail and infrastructure investment in low-income communities. Read More
The IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number An Operational Guide to the ITIN Program The purpose of this guide is to discuss the practical and operational issues currently surrounding the Internal Revenue Service’s Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) and how it affects immigrant workers. Read More
Adult Communication and Teen Sex Changing a Community Between 1993 and 1998, the Annie E. Casey Foundation rolled out a pregnancy prevention initiative called Plain Talk in five low-income urban neighborhoods. This report utilizes survey results to discuss what worked well and what didn’t during the program’s implementation. Read More
KIDS COUNT Indicator Brief: Reducing the Child Poverty Rate This brief outlines five strategies for moving families out of poverty and toward financial stability. Read More
Intersecting Worlds Promoting Affordable Care Act Enrollment Through Community Tax-Preparation Programs This report — tailor-made for the Affordable Care Act era — tells how four tax-preparation programs are breaking the mold and tackling the world of health care enrollment. Readers will learn the challenges and opportunities associated with such a move, which has the potential to help millions of low-income Americans take a critical first step toward a healthier future. Read More
Facilitator Preparation and Planning for TST-FC This document — part of the training materials for implementing Trauma Systems Therapy for Foster Care — is written exclusively for facilitators. It shares tips on scheduling, preparing and presenting the four-part curriculum. Read More
Cultural Competence in Workforce Development The Jobs Initiative Experience This report focuses on six sites invested in workforce development as part of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Jobs Initiative. Readers will learn about the cultural competence issues that arose in these sites and the tools and strategies developed in response. This publication is a sequel to the Foundation’s Taking the Initiative on Jobs and Race report, released in 2001. Read More
National Youth in Transition Database Lessons Learned from the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative The National Youth Transition Database (NYTD) allows for states to learn how to improve outcomes for youth exiting foster care. This document — a pep-talk packaged in a publication — shares lessons learned from implementing a similar tool called the Opportunity Passport Participant Survey. Read More