Race Matters: Unequal Opportunities for Neighborhood Vitality This fact sheet brings awareness to neighborhood discrimination as a factor of racial bias. Read More
Centering a Holistic Approach for Systems-Involved Young People LEAP partners are tackling the root causes of youth disconnection and improving outcomes for systems-involved young people. See how they're doing. Read More
Casey Connects: Fall 2001 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. Read More
Casey Connects: Summer 2005 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. 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
Strategic Funding in Education Attracts Co-Investments This report details how a charter school venture in Indianapolis, Indiana, led to a range of investments in sustaining the charter school initiative. Read More
American Indian and Alaska Native Children in the 2000 Census This report utilizes census data to examine how the American Indian population is changing — and growing. It is part of a series of papers on the 2000 census prepared for the nationwide network of KIDS COUNT projects. Read More
Borrowing to Stay Healthy 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. 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
American Community Survey: Evaluating Accuracy This report examines the differences between the American Community Survey — a monthly survey designed to collect community-level data — and the 2000 Census population counts for the improvement of data accuracy. Read More
