AdvoCasey: Summer 1999 “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. Read More
Lifelong Families and Replication Manual Trainings: Train the Trainers Training Manual This complete 2-day training program prepares future trainers to teach the child welfare Lifelong Families practice model and the Replication Manual training. Read More
FAMILY Comes First Executive Summary A Workbook to Transform the Juvenile Justice System by Partnering With Families This report provides an executive summary of FAMILY Comes First, a comprehensive effort to analyze and improve the practice of engaging families in the juvenile justice system. Read More
Rethinking Juvenile Detention in Ohio Why Ohio, Why Now This issue brief reviews juvenile detention program data for Ohio and the nation. It outlines the successes of Annie E. Casey’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, talks about Ohio’s participation in the initiative, and shares four recommendations aimed at dramatically altering the state’s use — and overuse — of juvenile detention. Read More
KIDS COUNT Indicator Brief: Reducing the Number of Disconnected Youth This brief outlines five strategies for reducing the number of disconnected youth. Read More
Casey Connects: Spring 2002 Helping Advocates Weigh In On The Welfare Reform Debate This issue of Casey Connects spotlights the efforts of the Casey Foundation to help parents, kids and advocacy groups discuss child welfare reform and foster care remodeling in an effort to move things forward. Read More
Improving School Readiness in DeKalb County, Georgia This case study provides an example of how Casey's results-based Leadership in Action Program helped leaders in a Georgia community work more collaboratively and produce measurable results to improve the lives of children. Read More
Building Neighborhood Capacity for Strong Families and Safe Children A Making Connections Peer Technical Assistance Match Between Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Louisville, Kentucky This report describes how the Making Connections site in Milwaukee, Wisconsin sought help from their peers in Louisville, Kentucky on how to integrate services for families and children at the neighborhood level by getting a look at the collaboration used to establish Neighborhood Place in Louisville. Read More
A Child Alone and Without Papers A report on the return and repatriation of unaccompanied undocumented children by the United States This report — a compelling blend of original research and personal stories — examines how the United States handles the removal and return of some 43,000 unaccompanied child immigrants each year. It offers readers a comprehensive overview of the issue’s most pressing concerns, describes a broken system that is ripe for reinvention and spells out clear policy solutions aimed at ensuring the safety and well-being of this vulnerable demographic. Read More
Using Media Advocacy to Promote Detention Reform A Practice Guide to Juvenile Detention Reform #4 Written specifically for juvenile justice advocates and officials, this nuts and bolts handbook provides insider tips for media advocacy, or ways to engage the press to promote reforms achieved through Casey’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI). Read More
