Youth who Age Out of Foster Care: Troubled Lives, Troubling Prospects Child Trends Research Brief This brief identifies the "baggage" kids carry from foster care and the extended difficulties faced by those aging out of the system without any social support. Read More
Casey Connects: Fall 2000 Foundation Team Specializes in Tailor-Made Technical Assistance Family strengthening is the focus for this issue of Casey Connects as 3 community-empowering initiatives are highlighted: KIDS COUNT; FAMILIES COUNT; and TARC — Casey's custom-centricTechnical Assistance Resource Center. 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
Building Family Economic Success: Homeownership and Predatory Lending This fact sheet tells how a surge in predatory lending practices is dampening the already elusive dream of homeownership for many low-income families. Readers will learn what the Annie E. Casey Foundation is doing to reverse this trend and help all of America’s families afford — and then afford to keep — their very own homes. It is one installment of a 10-part series that highlights how the Foundation is helping to economically empower families across the country. Read More
Casey Connects: Winter 2009 Helping Families Succeed This issue of Casey Connects outlines 4 sets of federal policy approaches aimed at improving the lives of America’s most economically fragile families. Readers will learn what actions the Foundation recommends to help reduce poverty, reform the nation’s child welfare and juvenile justice systems, and improve data on children and families. Read More
Evaluation of the AECF Jobs Initiative First Annual/Cross-Site Report Executive Summary This report recaps the planning phase of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Jobs Initiative across six locations. 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
For Every Kid, A Forever Family This brochure provides an overview of Lifelong Families, a practice model developed and tested by the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s former direct service agency, Casey Family Services. The document highlights the values, principle components and benefits of the model, as well as early successes at improving the outcomes for children and youth in foster care. This model is intended to serve as a method of improving foster care practice within private child welfare agencies and advancing permanency outcomes especially for older youth in treatment foster care. Read More
The Dental Safety Net in Rhode Island Special Report: May 2011 This special report takes a second look at Rhode Island’s dental safety net. It shares new statistics, successes and challenges and outlines 15 recommendations aimed at helping the state’s dental safety net continue to evolve and thrive. Read More
A Chartbook on Latino Adolescent Reproductive Health A Future With Promise This publication draws on a wide range of research to present education, immigration and health facts related to the sexual wellness of Latino youth. The goal is simple: Give readers a richer and more nuanced look into these teens’ lives while informing policy and practice to better support their reproductive health needs. Read More
