AdvoCasey: Spring 2001 Heavy Duty This issue of AdvoCasey examines options for providing tax breaks to those who need them most — poor and near-poor working families. Readers will also learn about critical housing needs nationwide and specific state-based efforts to connect residents to health care and better child care options. AdvoCasey is a seasonal Casey newsletter with themed issues that spotlight programs and policies making measurable differences in the lives of kids and families. Read More
What Keeps Children In Foster Care From Succeeding in School Views of Early Adolescents and the Adults in their Lives This study draws on interviews with foster children and adults to better understand how being in foster care affects a child’s education on a day-to-day basis. Read More
Implementing Change in Child Welfare: Lessons from Family to Family This report uses data from focus groups with workers and foster parent to assess changes in attitudes and practices related to the implementation of the Family to Family initiative. Read More
AdvoCasey: Spring 2003 Juvenile Justice at a Crossroads When it comes to America’s juvenile justice system, failure, waste and even abuse of troubled youth are rampant. The better news? Thanks to promising reform efforts and policy innovations, which this publication explores, the prospects for progress have never been stronger. Read More
Casey in Baltimore: Supporting Nonprofits that Help Children and Families Creating Successful Futures for Children and Families The Annie E. Casey Foundation is deeply invested in building a better Baltimore, Maryland. This report checks in on 11 initiatives — including a fatherhood support series, youth center and mentor program — that highlight the many ways that Casey is working to improve the lives of Baltimore’s families and children since 1995. It is part of a larger series that examines Casey’s family-strengthening efforts in specific cities. 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
Getting to Results in Education Reform The Closing the Achievement Gap series explores Casey’s education investments in detail and presents stories, results and lessons. Read More
Indiana Results-Based Leadership Helping Ex-Offenders Turn Their Lives Around in Marion County, Indiana This report outlines the Marion County, Indiana Leadership in Action (LAP) program to reduce the rate of re-arrest by incarcerated people after they are released from prison or jail. Read More
Linking Home-Based Child Care and State-Funded Preschool The Community Connections Preschool Program (Illinois Action for Children) This report describes an evaluation of the Community Connections preschool program model, which incorporates classroom-based and home provider-based elements. 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
