Organic Philanthropy Small Investments, Big Results In this report, the Casey Foundation introduces a new approach — Organic Philanthropy — aimed at propelling and sustaining positive community change. Readers will see this practice in action, as Casey recounts how it leveraged local resources and modest seed money to revitalize and expand aid for disadvantaged families in Native American and Southern-border communities. Read More
The Recession Generation Preventing Long-term Damage from Child Poverty and Young Adult Joblessness This report looks at how Congress can address and support the persistent needs of the Recession Generation and move our country toward a more prosperous future. Read More
Moving Hard to House Residents to Work Supporting Vulnerable Public Housing Families, Brief #4 This brief explores the employment experiences of public housing residents during the Chicago Housing Authority’s partnership in the Family Case Management Demonstration project. Read More
People Helping People: Partnerships Between Professionals and Natural Helpers Building Community Partnerships in Child Welfare, Part Four Neighborhood connections help build communities and lift struggling families out of poverty. This guide shows families and communities how to strengthen neighborhoods and improve the quality of life through strong neighborhood connections. Read More
Mobility, Career Pathways, and the Landscape of Employer and Youth Engagement in the South An Issue Brief for the Annie E. Casey Foundation This issue brief examines the two key elements needed to connect southern young adults with rewarding employment opportunities: engaging employers and youth. Case studies from six southern cities show how they are engaging employers and young people in ways that help the entire community. 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
Recent Changes in the Percent of Children Living in Single-mother Families This paper shares data on America’s changing family structure, including how the share of kids living with single moms is shrinking. Explore the data. Read More
A Reference Manual for Child Tax Benefits This report summarizes the available tax benefits for different family structures, how each child policy is structured, the deductions or credits allowed and what changes to the tax code might be coming. Read More
A Long Road Ahead Update on the Arkansas Child Welfare System This report examines the performance of the Arkansas child welfare system across a variety of key indicators, from January 2005 to March 2006. Read More
Learning While Doing in the Human Services Sector Becoming a Learning Organization through Organizational Change This summary report describes the origins, processes and outcomes of the learning-while-doing approach and presents lessons learned from Casey Family Services that other child welfare providers and human service organizations may apply as they engage in organizational change. Read More
