Growing Up Healthy with WIC
This brief highlights the impact of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) on very young children.
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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.
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Assessing Child Well-Being in Every State
When it comes to making decisions aimed at enhancing the lives of children, policy makers are missing a vital resource: strong state-level data. One answer? The National Survey of Children’s Health, which offers quick, clear state-level statistics on a wide range of child wellness factors. Readers will learn about this survey, why it’s so great and how it must to grow to realize its full potential as a tool for helping child welfare programs and policies succeed.
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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.
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Using Data to Guide Policy and Practice
This descriptive guide provides examples of data tools as they related to the self-evaluation process for Family to Family sites and child welfare services.
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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.
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A Case Study Describing Resource Media's Use of a Learning Circle
This case study explores the use of Learning Circles as a practice that can be effective in sparking discussions about evaluation data and informing organizational improvement and decision making.
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Data Brief
This brief shows the impact of the Opportunity Passport™ financial literacy campaign on youth leaving foster care.
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A 10-Year Review of the Casey Fellows' Mini-Grants Program
This report summarizes 10 years of the Fellows Alumni Network mini-grants history, alumni involvement and awards, from Casey's Children and Family Fellowship program.
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Early Findings from New York City's Conditional Cash Transfer Program
This comprehensive report offers a preliminary assessment of New York City's conditional cash transfer (CCT) program of paying participants to improve education and workforce skills.
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