State-Level Detention Reform A Practice Guide for State Advisory Groups #3 This detention reform practice guide is specifically designed for State Advisory Groups overseeing the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA), providing recommendations for ways to implement and lead an effective detention reform initiative. Read More
Resident Involvement in Community Change The Experiences of Two Initiatives Involving people in local neighborhood change creates problems as well as better solutions, as this report demonstrates through an examination of Casey's Plain Talk and Community Change for Youth Development philanthropy projects. Read More
Nurture for Their Future The Importance of Strengthening Young Children’s Relationships with Parents and Caregivers This report outlines where Illinois currently stands — and how it can do better — in strengthening relationships between caregivers and young children. It pairs policy recommendations with actions individuals can take to help give the state’s youngest residents the healthiest start possible. Read More
Young Child Poverty in 2009 Rural Poverty Rate Jumps to Nearly 29 Percent in Second Year of Recession The recession has increased the number of children living in poverty in America to nearly 29%; the numbers are even higher for children living in rural communities, especially the rural South. Read More
Bringing Promise to Washington, D.C. The DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative Working with partners ranging from residents to businesses to schools to assistance agencies, this Washington, D.C. collaborative is establishing the groundwork to keep kids healthy and in school from cradle to college. Read More
Race Matters: Unequal Opportunity within Criminal Justice This 2006 fact sheet brings awareness to the racial profiling issue in the criminal justice system. Read More
Building Resident Power and Capacity for Change An "on-the-ground" reflection about what it takes for funders to work effectively with low-income communities A 2009 report that captures funder reflections on investing in neighborhood-based community organizing initiatives. Read More
Casey Connects: Winter 2008 Responsible Redevelopment Means Much More Than Better Buildings This issue of Casey Connects focuses on responsible redevelopment and how the Annie E. Casey Foundation is investing in better buildings and — even more — broader opportunities and benefits for residents in distressed neighborhoods. Smaller stories introduce Casey’s online juvenile justice reform helpline plus 7 movers and shakers who are advancing the Foundation’s work. 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
Seeding the Field The Creation and Growth of the Center for Working Families Approach This report discusses the Casey Foundation’s germination of a new approach to helping the poor find the social, financial and economic help available to them in a one-stop shopping environment – a new concept at the time. Read More