Summary of Life-Skills Activities and Principles
This paper reviews the many programs and activities offered to increase and enhance the life skills of youth in care.
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State Profiles of Child Well-Being
The 2006 KIDS COUNT Data Book focuses on the needs and conditions of America's most disadvantaged children and families, as well as statistical trends. The 2006 edition essay focuses on improving early childhood development opportunities for young children living in low-income neighborhoods and the impact that family, friend and neighbor care has on improving outcomes for children.
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Family, Friend, and Neighbor Care: Strengthening a Critical Resource to Help Young Children Succeed
This essay, taken from the 2006 KIDS COUNT Data Book, examines how "family, friend and neighbor care", a type of child care used by millions of families, nurtures young children and how parents and providers can connect to resources to increase the quality of this care.
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Guidelines for Replicating Programs to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
This report draws on the replication experiences of three programs: Plain Talk, the Teen Outreach Program and the Children's Aid Society-Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program. It provides a brief overview of the primary issues involved in replicating a program to prevent teen pregnancy.
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The Role of Faith-Based Organizations
This document presents information that describes how smaller faith-based organizations have developed services and programs to meet the economic and other needs of low-income individuals and families living in their community.
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A Guide to Non-Partisan Voter Registration in Religious Congregations
This report describes a faith-based voter registration initiative in eight communities. The initiative focused on congregations of varying denominations to help identify non-voters and register them to vote.
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Double Jeopardy: AdvoCasey Explores the High Cost of Being Poor
This edition of AdvoCasey documents the high cost of being poor in eye-opening detail — including the immense cost of credit paid by many low-income families.
AdvoCasey is a seasonal publication with themed issues that spotlight programs and policies making measurable differences in the lives of kids and families.
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Applying Casey Lessons to Rural Poverty
This issue of Casey Connects highlights the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s commitment to helping rural families achieve economic success.
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This learning paper focuses on Casey's CWF initiative and Seedco’s experiment to test if integrating core services is a better way to help low-income families achieve economic self-sufficiency.
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Family to Family Tools for Rebuilding Foster Care
This manual shows why community partnership programs are essential for child welfare work and provides the steps for how to establish those relationships.
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