Race Matters: Unequal Opportunities for Rural Family Economic Success Economic impact laws that appeared race-neutral have had significant impact on poor people of color in rural areas. This 2006 fact sheet brings awareness to the rural economic and race issue. Read More
Race Matters: Unequal Opportunity in Adolescent Reproductive Health This 2006 fact sheet brings awareness to the issue of racial inequality and teen pregnancy. Read More
Race Matters: Unequal Opportunities for Family and Community Economic Success This fact sheet offers a quick source for analysis and strategies related to issues of racial inequity surrounding family economic success. Read More
Social Networks Make a Difference Family Economic Success This report — the fourth installment in a five-part series devoted to exploring the power of social networks — opens with an examination of the role that social connections play in supporting vulnerable households and family economic success. To research this issue, Casey experts turned to networking efforts already underway in their seminal 10-site community change initiative, Making Connections. Their findings, as outlined in this publication, identify three areas where social networking strategies hold great promise in aiding America’s distressed families. These are: asset building, jobs and the Earned Income Tax Credit. Read More
Race Matters: Unequal Opportunities for Income Security This brief shows the racial barriers to minorities having income security and presents policy strategies to conquer embedded racial discrimination. Read More
Race Matters: System Reform Strategies This government-focused agency review tool outlines policies and practices that could benefit from a racial bias review. Read More
Race Matters: Unequal Opportunities in Civic Participation This 2006 fact sheet brings awareness to the racial side of community volunteering and shows the consequences of not being involved in your community or the political process. Read More
A Road to Results: Results-Based Accountability in the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Education Program This report details the Casey Foundation’s four-year effort to develop a “results-based accountability” (RBA) approach as part of its K-12 education portfolio. Read More
Race Matters: Unequal Opportunity within the Child Welfare System This fact shee offers a quick source for analysis and strategies related to issues of racial inequity surrounding child welfare. Read More
Relationships Matter How Agencies Can Support Family and Social Network Development This report, the third in a series aimed at exploring the power of social networks, spotlights the stories of two enterprising organizations: Lawrence Community Works in Massachusetts and the Family Independence Initiative in California. Readers will navigate text infused with firsthand feedback from program participants and learn how both agencies are leveraging social networks in innovative ways to better serve America’s most fragile families. Read More
