Black Thought Project Lessons on Centering Blackness This report spotlights a project aimed at creating sanctuaries for Black expression and Black people. Learn about the project and its impact. Read More
Rural Children Are More Likely to Live in Cohabiting Couple Households This policy brief presents findings about the proportion of children living in cohabiting households, as well as the characteristics of those households, based on an analysis of Census data (1995 to 2006). Read More
Who Are America’s Poor Children? Examining Health Disparities Among Children in the United States This report explores health disparities between poor and nonpoor kids in five areas: environmental health, health insurance coverage, access to health care services, healthy behaviors and health outcomes. It also spotlights real-world strategies for addressing some of these inequalities and advocates a simple end goal: Give all kids — no matter what their family finances — a positive, healthy start. Read More
Moving Up Is A Steep Climb Parents’ Work and Children’s Welfare in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Jobs Initiative Researchers spent 18 months following families to better understand how parental employment intersects with child well-being. Their study focused on 10 low-income families from two Jobs Initiative sites — Seattle and Milwaukee. The goal? Learn how workforce development impacts a parent’s job mobility and if this mobility — or lack thereof — affects their kids. Read More
Summary of Research Findings: Awareness, Use and Perceptions of KIDS COUNT Among Congressional Staff A KIDS COUNT Working Paper This report presents Congressional staff knowledge and usage of KIDS COUNT data. Read More
An SEA Quick-Start Guide for Identifying Evidence-Based Interventions for School Improvement The quick-start guide provides a brief overview of the self-study process which is described in more detail in the full State Education Agencies (SEAs) Guide for Identifying Evidence-Based Interventions for School Improvement. This process helps SEAs to identify appropriate and relevant interventions that may be implemented in schools requiring comprehensive or targeted support. Read More
Family Circles, Sharing Our Experiences Engaging Residents in Family-Strengthening Efforts This paper describes using study circles to engage residents in three Making Connections initiative neighborhoods. Read More
Exploring United Way Engagement in EITC Campaigns A Report to the Field This report — the result of a United Way of America survey and working group — reflects the organization’s staunch commitment to helping vulnerable families utilize the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). It offers field-tested advice, square-one strategies and EITC program facts as part of a larger effort to help United Way sites across the country support local EITC campaigns. Read More
Vulnerable Youth Recent Trends This paper, an extension of Casey's 2004 KIDS COUNT Data Book, examines national and state-level trend data on five types of vulnerable youth. Read More
A Very Intense and Complex Balancing Act A Reflection by Former Making Connections Oakland Director Fred Blackwell This interview gives readers an inside look at the ups and downs of managing a foundation initiative at the local level. Read More