Investing in the Adult Workforce, Workforce Narrative Project An Opportunity to Improve Children's Life Chances This paper compares workforce development programs and continuing education programs created to give poor, under-educated parents a chance at increased economic success and advantageous child rearing. Read More
Investing in Workforce Development: Defining the Business Interest Developed as part of the Workforce Narrative Project, this report explores the business community's unique interest in workforce development. Read More
Casey in Baltimore: Creating Opportunities for Better-Paying Jobs and Financial Security for Families Creating Successful Futures for Children and Families This report highlights the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s efforts to advance creative, cost-effective solutions for strengthening Baltimore’s families and communities while developing better solutions for at-risk children. It is part of a series that features Casey’s efforts in cities throughout America. Read More
Trusted Advocates A Multicultural Approach to Building and Sustaining Resident Involvement In 2006, the Annie E. Casey Foundation facilitated a peer match between two Making Connections sites: Oakland, Calif., and White Center in Seattle. The goal was to teach residents and community partners in Oakland about White Center’s Trusted Advocates program, which utilizes respected local leaders to engage minority groups in community change. This report recaps how the peer match evolved, why the Trusted Advocates model works and exactly what information the two sites exchanged. Making Connections is an ambitious 10-site, long-term initiative devoted to advancing the premise that supportive communities can help empower families and enhance outcomes for children. Read More
Borrowing to Stay Healthy How Credit Card Debt Is Related to Medical Expenses With a focus on medical debt and the insurance industry, this is second in a series of Demos publications examining trends in household indebtedness and its impact on economic security. Read More
Testing the Validity of the KIDS COUNT State-Level Index of Child Well-Being This report compares two indices of child well-being to determine if and how their results align. See how Casey’s KIDS COUNT® Data Book fared. Read More
Connecting People to Jobs Neighborhood Workforce Pipelines This report is a comprehensive guide to building jobs “pipelines” from low-income neighborhoods to city-wide and/or regional employment sectors in ways that benefit residents and employers. Read More
Racial Disproportionality, Race Disparity, and Other Race-Related Findings in Published Works Derived from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being To examine the relationship between race/ethnicity and child welfare, this report summarizes published and in-press articles and chapters from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being (NSCAW). Read More
Growing Up in North America Child Health and Safety in Canada, the United States and Mexico This report examines the health status of children in Canada, the United States and Mexico, notes similarities and disparities in child health on several key indicators and highlights the challenges facing youth across North America. The report was developed collaboratively by The Annie E. Casey Foundation, Red Por Los Derechos de la Infancia en Mexico and the Canadian Council on Social Development. Read More
Community Benefits Agreements: The Power, Practice, and Promise of a Responsible Redevelopment Tool The Casey Foundation convened experts on both sides of the redevelopment issue to discuss establishing community benefit agreements as a tool for helping low-income neighborhoods become a partner with business in the redevelopment process. Read More
