Casey Connects: Summer 2006 KIDS COUNT Data Book Urges Support for Family-Based Child Care This issue of Casey Connects summarizes findings from the 2006 KIDS COUNT Data Book and essay. More specifically: It tells what we should do — and what select programs are already doing — to help improve the quality of family, friend and neighbor care across America. 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
A Road to Results: Investing in Resources to Achieve Results Learn how Casey’s education portfolio invested, supported and measured grantee programs and performance to achieve foundation goals at the time of this report. Read More
The Power of Plain Talk Exploring One Program's Influence on the Adolescent Reproductive Health Field Plain Talk is a community-based, parental involvement program aimed at reducing teen pregnancy. This report summarizes results from interviews with leaders in the teen sexuality field regarding Plain Talk’s effectiveness and chances of being replicated on a larger scale. Read More
Vulnerable Youth Recent Trends This paper, an extension of Casey's 2004 KIDS COUNT Data Book, examines national and state-level trend data on five types of vulnerable youth. Read More
Race Matters: Community Building Strategies This 2006 fact sheet reviews community-building strategies and the limitations they may have because of unintended racial overtones. Read More
Promoting Economic Self-Sufficiency as a State TANF Outcome The Working Poor Families Project Policy Brief This report encourages states to include economic self-sufficiency as part of the definition of success for people leaving TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families). Read More
How Does Family Well-Being Vary Across Different Types of Neighborhoods? Low-Income Working Families: Paper 6 This paper uses data from the National Survey of America’s Families (NSAF) to look at differences across types of neighborhood environments in the well-being of families and children. Read More
Rural Family Economic Success Earn it, Keep it, Grow It This overview describes how Casey’s framework for family economic success can work in rural America. Read More
Family, Friend and Neighbor Care Strengthening a Critical Resource to Help Young Children Succeed This KIDS COUNT Data Book essay explores a common type of child care known as family, friend and neighbor care. It shares real-world initiatives and expert advice aimed at strengthening this child care option. Read More
