Reviewing State Housing Policy with a Child-Centered Lens Opportunities for Engagement and Intervention This report uses Casey’s Poverty, Permanence and Place framework to analyze state housing policy and its ability to help impoverished families. Read More
Policy and Practice Recommendations This report identifies 24 policy and practice recommendations for lawmakers to consider as they work to improve the lives of youth moving through and out of foster care. It is a product of the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative. Read More
Reports on Rural America Demographic Trends in Rural and Small Town America This report takes a long look at the changing face of rural America. It highlights overall population trends and pinpoints the role that various factors have played in shaping small-town USA. Read More
Hometown Prosperity Increasing Opportunity for DC's Low-Income Working Families The benefits of Washington, DC’s growing economic prosperity have bypassed the District’s working poor families. This report examines why the District’s economic recovery has eluded many low-income residents and what can be done about it. 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
East Baltimore Snapshot A Progress Report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation through December 2010 This snapshot speeds through nine years of an ambitious development project aimed at transforming Maryland’s East Baltimore neighborhood — home to disproportionally high rates of crime, unemployment and poverty. Readers will learn how the Foundation is helping to spearhead this charge in typical Casey style — by partnering with the local residents, listening to their needs and recognizing that true progress requires more than new fancy buildings to build brighter futures. Read More
Identifying Opportunities to Improve Children’s Behavioral Health Care An Analysis of Medicaid Utilization and Expenditures This brief highlights key findings from a national analysis of children’s behavioral health care in Medicaid, and suggests opportunities for quality improvement in the organization, delivery and financing of care for these children. Read More
Generation Broke The Growth of Debt Among Young Americans Statistics are presented to show how indebtedness for young adults-- from credit cards, healthcare, education, housing and childcare-- affects their future and what can be done about it. Read More
KIDS COUNT Indicator Brief: Increasing the Number of Children Whose Parents Have Stable Employment This report outlines eight broad strategies for increasing the job stability of families to help improve children's healthy development. Read More
Helping Rural Families Build Economic Success: Earn It, Keep It, Grow It People who live in rural areas work hard, but still struggle to meet their families' needs. This guide outlines ways that funders can help families become financially secure. Read More
