Effective Language for Communicating Children’s Issues This report addresses the media’s depictions of children’s issues and outlines the effective use of strategic communications to change the way these issues are framed in order to support policy and outreach work. Read More
Strengthening Rural Families: P-3 Community Foundation Building a Community Coalition to Advance Rural Family Economic Success This brief describes how a community foundation was started to address the needs of the working poor in rural Florida. Read More
Social Capital and Social Geography This report explores how social capital and social geography affect the economic and overall well-being of families. Read More
Center for Working Families Cost Profile: MET Center From Insight to Impact - Worldwide This report uses two years of financial information from the MET Center in St. Louis to answer basic financial questions for organizations wanting to incorporate one type of Center for Working Families approach into their programs. Read More
The Right Start for America’s Newborns A decade of city and state trends This working paper — which updates previous Right Start reports — looks at eight healthy birth measures from 1990 to 1999. It examines these measures at the state level, nationwide and by grouping together America’s 50 largest cities. Read More
A Snapshot of Children on the Texas Border This four-page Kids Count snapshot spotlights what life is like for children on the Texas border. Readers will review the longstanding challenges facing Texas border residents and learn about new opportunities and key indicators for child well-being in these communities. Read More
Back From the Brink: Women, Crack, and the Child Welfare System The Challenge of Drug Abuse in Child Welfare, Part One This document describes what is known about the effects of crack cocaine on women and their children, ways of treating addiction, the challenges of engaging women in treatment and promising approaches at the system, program and worker level for working with drug-affected women. Read More
Connecticut City Launches Local Campaign for Grade-Level Reading This article outlines the Foundation’s launch of a local campaign to improve grade-level reading In New Britain, CT where third-grade reading scores are the lowest in the state. Read More
Toward Reduced Poverty Across America: Executive Summary Early Findings from New York City's Conditional Cash Transfer Program This report presents initial findings during rhe first 2 years of a conditional cash transfer program in New York CIty where participants got paid to improve their eduction and workforce skills. Read More
Engaging Employers to Benefit Low-Income Job Seekers Lessons Learned from the Jobs Initiative Despite the crucial role of employers in creating opportunities for low-wage, entry-level workers, there's little research on employers’ perspectives. This report sheds some light on the topic from data collected as part of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Jobs Initiative. Read More