Re-examining the Foster Care Review Process Extended Foster Care as a Catalyst for Improved Practices and Better Outcomes This brief gives government jurisdictions advice and ideas on implementing quality oversight and review processes for young adults in extended foster care. 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
Strategic Communications Media Relations for Child Welfare This guide provides practical advice and tools for developing a strategic communications program to garner media coverage and support for the Family to Family initiative. Read More
Building Family Economic Success: Financial Planning and Education This fact sheet spotlights the damaging financial education and counseling gap pervading disadvantaged communities across America. It shares ways that the Annie E. Casey Foundation is working to fill this void. Read More
Why Workforce Investment Matters to Regions This report offers a framework for investing in workforce development. It provides historical, economic context & explores future opportunities. Read More
Building More Effective Community Schools This report helped cities and site teams navigate education-related issues as part of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Making Connections initiative. It shares vital know-how, next steps, strategies and technical resources aimed at helping these groups advance a simple premise: Strong community schools = stronger families. Read More
Pathways to Early School Success: Effective Preschool Curricula and Teaching Strategies This report highlights a pervasive achievement gap that positions low-income preschoolers far behind their more affluent classmates in the areas of early literacy and math. Readers will discover how lessons from research and the real world point to an inspiring solution — one that combines professional development with a teaching approach called intentional curriculum. This report is part of a series penned by the National Center for Children in Poverty that aims to advance academic discourse on bolstering early learning success among low-income children. Read More
Casey Connects: Summer 2002 Making Work Count for Low-Income Families This issue of Casey Connects uses KIDS COUNT Data Book statistics to examine how American families are faring in the wake of welfare reform. A second story spotlights a Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative site that has successfully written race and ethnicity out of the detention decision equation. Smaller stories highlight Casey-celebrated movers and shakers, the importance of cultural competence in connecting workers to jobs and lessons from the Foundation’s Rebuilding Communities Initiative. 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
Generating Signals of Safety Facilitator’s Guide for Module Four of TST-FC This facilitator guide trains caregivers on using Trauma Systems Therapy to provide children with signals of safety. Read More
Casey Connects: Winter 2006 Juvenile Detention Reform Initiative Sparking a Vibrant National Movement This issue of Casey Connects shines a light on the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, a justice reform movement creating a safer, fairer and more cost-efficient system for detained kids. Readers will also learn how conventional detention systems are failing girls and what some places are doing to engage youth in detention reform. Read More
