The High Cost of Being Poor Issue Brief #7 Child Care Subsidies This brief explores one topic: child care subsidies in Virginia. It examines who’s eligible and how the state can do better to make child care and school more affordable for working parents in need. It is both a product of the Casey Foundation’s “The High Cost of Being Poor” forums and the seventh installment in a series that shares strategies on advocating for low-income families across America. Read More
Internet-based Children's Data Users Perceptions of KIDS COUNT This brief presents survey data on KIDS COUNT products from users of the internet-based Child Trends Databank. Read More
Engaging Youth in Community Change A Making Connections Peer Technical Assistance Match between Hartford, CT; Providence, RI; and Boston, MA Documentation of a “peer match” between Making Connections’ Providence, Rhode Island and Hartford, Connecticut site teams with MYTOWN, a Boston-based non-profit that engages youth in civic education and advocacy projects. Read More
Indicators and Indices of Child Well-Being A Brief History This report examines efforts through time to identify and leverage social indicators of child well-being. Read how the work has evolved. Read More
Building Family Economic Success: The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) This report serves as a quick primer on the Earned Income Tax Credit — what it is and why it matters to America’s hardworking families. Readers will also learn about a Casey-led campaign that succeeded in boosting the credit’s profile while securing more than $310 million in tax relief for low-income households. This document is one installment in a 10-part series, called Building Family Economic Success, that spotlights how the Annie E. Casey Foundation is helping to economically empower families across the country. Read More
Social Networks and Civic Participation in Making Connections Neighborhoods: Cross-Site Brief This brief, which utilizes survey results gathered from 10 Making Connections sites, aims to understand how residents relate to one another and to local institutions. Readers will examine these social connections from a variety of angles, including across sites, within the scope of broader municipalities and through the lens of various socio-economic factors. Read More
Building Family Economic Success: Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) and Other Savings Tools This brief spotlights the power — and untapped potential — of Individual Development Accounts, which offer low-income families a unique opportunity to save money and build assets. This fact sheet is one installment in a 10-part series, called Building Family Economic Success, that highlights how the Foundation is helping to economically empower families across America. Read More
Building Family Economic Success: Workforce Development 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. Read More
Building Family Economic Success: Homeownership and Predatory Lending This fact sheet tells how a surge in predatory lending practices is dampening the already elusive dream of homeownership for many low-income families. Readers will learn what the Annie E. Casey Foundation is doing to reverse this trend and help all of America’s families afford — and then afford to keep — their very own homes. It is one installment of a 10-part series that highlights how the Foundation is helping to economically empower families across the country. Read More
Building Family Economic Success: Centers for Working Families The Centers for Working Families model champions one-stop support shops for families with fragile finances. The goal? Help these households achieve meaningful economic milestones by eliminating access barriers and bundling vital services together in one physical location. This document—which introduces the model and examines its expansion potential—is one installment in a 10-part series that highlights the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s efforts to economically empower families across America. Read More
