Philanthropic Due Diligence Exploratory Case Studies to Improve Investments in Urban Schools This paper proposes using Exploratory Case Studies as a tool to improve philanthropic giving to school districts empowering funders to make smarter, more strategic investments in our children’s future. Read More
Business Leaders' Perceptions of KIDS COUNT This report summarizes data showing how business leaders in Fortune 1000 companies perceive and use the KIDS COUNT Data Books. Read More
Costly Credit: African Americans and Latinos in Debt Borrowing to Make Ends Meet Briefing Paper #5 While there were income gains in the late 1990s, the average American’s credit card debt rose faster than ever before. This paper documents the dramatic rise in credit card debt and provides a snapshot of these trends by race between 1992 and 2001. Read More
A New Model for Integrating Housing and Services Supporting Vulnerable Public Housing Families Brief #2 This brief evaluates the Chicago Housing Authority’s traditional service Plan and the Chicago Family Case Management Demonstration service model according to the challenges faced and solutions implemented when trying to help residents with severe financial, mental, emotional and social issues. 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
The Forgotten Fifth Child Poverty in Rural America This report takes a hard look at poverty in urban and rural communities. It makes a clear case for why policymakers should look beyond the urban landscape — and to the American countryside — when creating services and programs aimed at helping rural children in need. 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
Big Ideas for Job Creation: Rethinking Work Opportunity From Tax Credits to Subsidized Job Placements This brief shows how a current tax credit program is not creating jobs and could be redirected into subsidized job opportunities. Read More
ROAD: Creating Community to Cope with Depression This 10-page report introduces Reaching Out About Depression (ROAD), an innovative program that utilizes peer support, social activism and education to empower and assist low-income women with depression. Readers will learn what makes ROAD so unique, how its participants are faring, and why the program caught the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s eye. Read More
Transitions Building Better Lives for Youth Leaving Foster Care This report aims to understand how Arizona’s foster care youth are faring during their transition to independent living. It shares feedback from current and former foster care youth across Arizona and outlines key findings and recommendations aimed at bolstering support and services for youth exiting care. Read More
