How Credit Card Debt Is Related to Medical Expenses
With a focus on medical debt and the insurance industry, this is second in a series of Demos publications examining trends in household indebtedness and its impact on economic security.
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“Above Average” Welfare Reform
This edition of AdvoCasey examines the ripple of changes sparked by the landmark federal welfare law of 1996. Readers will learn about an array of financial incentive programs — in both the United States and Canada — that are helping welfare recipients secure work and bigger paychecks. A smaller story reviews one of America’s most effective anti-poverty programs, the Earned Income Tax Credit.
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Foundation Mobilized Resources in Response to Terrorism
This issue of Casey Connects reflects on the Foundation’s events before and after 9/11 — from an adoption celebration in Washington, D.C., to pledging $3 million in aid for families affected by terrorism.
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KIDS COUNT Message Highlights Barriers to Employment
This issue of Casey Connects shares key findings on children and poverty from the 16th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book. It spotlights a KIDS COUNT essay that explores why parents may be struggling to find work and then tells readers about real-world efforts to help these parents support their families. The newsletter also highlights Casey’s first-ever Border KIDS COUNT report, which looks at child well-being in a 4-state stretch of communities along the Mexican border.
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An Analysis of Impact and Remaining Need Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
The federal Recovery Act only addresses some of the economic needs of tribal communities in Indian Country. This paper examines what a meaningful recovery would look like for historically marginalized Native communities. It contrasts the need and the federal investment in two general and 10 tribal-specific program investments.
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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.
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Fact: A growing number of jobs in America do not pay family-sustaining wages. This two-page primer hits the issue’s highlights and tells how the Annie E. Casey Foundation is working to reverse this trend by supporting efforts that connect low-skilled adults to well-paying jobs with career potential.
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Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Interventions
This report identifies programs that help older youth transition into adulthood and highlights the features of each that have the potential to contribute to success.
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A Vision for the Next Decade
This report, produced on the 10th anniversary of the Chafee Foster Care Independence Act, compiles a decade worth of lessons about helping foster care kids succeed as adults.
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More Foster Families, Fewer Children Entering Care
This edition of AdvoCasey looks at foster care reform in two Family to Family sites. It also shares how Casey Family Services alumni are faring after they exit the agency’s care and how three sites participating in the Foundation’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative have reduced their inappropriate use of secure detention.
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