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
Ensuring Success for Young Children: Transition to Kindergarten This discussion guide outlines ways to support nonprofits that provide early childhood education programs to better prepare children for success in school as research shows that children’s failure in school is due in part to gaps in school readiness. 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
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
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
Talking Juvenile Justice Reform A FrameWorks Message Memo This FrameWorks report offers specific, tested recommendations to build public understanding of juvenile justice reform. A related toolkit explains how to implement the recommendations using examples from the juvenile justice field. Read More
Detention Reform A Cost-Saving Approach This 4-page issue brief describes how Casey's Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) helps helps communities reduce wasteful spending detaining non-violent youth, and frees up these funds for more effective public safety solutions. Read More
Turning Curves, Achieving Results Children and Family Fellowship The results-based accountability framework has allowed leaders and organizations to plan reforms that are strategic goal-oriented and effective. This report uses the framework to examine how Casey Fellows have assisted the human services sector in making effective change. 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
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