By the Numbers the role of data and information in detention reform This report offers examples and tips for using data and information technology to advance juvenile detention reform efforts. It is part of a series that shares lessons from a multi-year, multi-site project conducted by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Called the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI), the project aimed to do just what its name suggests: Identify more effective, efficient alternatives to juvenile detention. Read More
Beyond the Boundaries Low-Income Residents, Faith-Based Organizations and Neighborhood Coalition Building This document explains the Faith Communities and Urban Families Project conducted in four communities. The document includes summary information as well as descriptions of the individual community efforts. Read More
Detention Reform in Rural Jurisdictions challenges and opportunities This report tackles the issue of detention reform in rual areas and supports the ideal that children everywhere—regardless of their zip code—deserve to be treated fairly when facing detention. It shares lessons learned from a multiyear, multisite project conducted by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Called the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI), the project aimed to do just what its name suggests: identify more effective, efficient alternatives to juvenile detention. Read More
Promoting and Sustaining Detention Reforms Readers will learn what sites did, didn’t do, and wish they had done differently to launch and sustain successful detention reforms in their jurisdictions. These hard-earned lessons stem from a multi-year, multi-site project conducted by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Called the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI), the project aimed to do just what its name suggests: Identify more effective, efficient alternatives to juvenile detention. Read More
When Child Welfare Works: Discussions from the Field A Proposal to Finance Best Practices Since the release of When Child Welfare Works: A Working Paper, many organizations and individuals have weighed in with significant feedback on comprehesive child welfare systems reform, and in the spirit of continuing a public dialogue about this critical issue, this document presents the collective feedback on the recommendations presented in the working paper. Read More
Center for Working Families EarnBenefits Evaluation/Learning Paper This learning paper focuses on Casey's CWF initiative and Seedco’s experiment to test if integrating core services is a better way to help low-income families achieve economic self-sufficiency. Read More
Driver's License Suspension Policies For the working poor, having a suspended driver's license can be a significant barrier to finding or retaining a job. This report summarizes data collected from 14 cities across the US including: number of licensed drivers in the state; number of suspended licenses; conditions for license reinstatement; policies/programs, if available, to address economic-based suspensions; and local data on transportation as a barrier to employment. Read More
School, Community, Family Connections This Casey investment snapshot shows how the education portfolio invested in community schools to build strong connections that support everyone’s success. Read More
Ensuring That Adoptions Succeed is in Everyone's Best Interest Failed adoptions are an increasing trend, and result in trauma to the children who are directly affected. This article makes the case for pre- and post-adoptive services to improve the likelihood of successful adoptions. Read More
Replicating Detention Reform Lessons from the Florida Detention Initiative This report compares two reform initiatives with nearly identical objectives yet drastically different final chapters. Readers will learn how officials successfully reduced local detention center populations and why a similar statewide effort failed just years later. Replicating Detention Reform is the 12th installment in a series devoted to identifying more effective, efficient alternatives to juvenile detention. Read More
