For the Welfare of Children Lessons Learned from Class Action Litigation This publication presents class action litigation information from varying perspectives. It is hoped the “lessons learned” will improve state and local child welfare systems charged with keeping vulnerable children from harm, and help those invoved with possible or real changes that must be made. Read More
Supporting Vulnerable Children and Families Innovative Approaches for Individual Philanthropists and Small Family Foundations There is no better time than today for a philanthropist to learn how to expand their horizons and join forces with every potential partner in every sector — including business and government. Read More
Children’s Budget 2012 In an effort to expand federal funding for our nation’s children, readers get to learn the financial facts, which fill more than 180 pages of this graph-packed report, and learn how much the government has invested in each program since 2008. Read More
Defining Group Care Programs An index of reporting standards This paper makes a clear case for revolutionizing reporting standards for group care programs. Readers will learn how the field’s current approach paints an all-to-generic picture of programs while failing to define what works—and what doesn’t—in terms of serving today’s youth. New comprehensive standards, introduced in this report, can both expand what we know about group care practice and inject some much-needed nuance into this muddied field. Read More
Feeding Our Future 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. Read More
Building Partnerships with Neighborhoods and Local Communities Building Community Partnerships in Child Welfare, Part One This document offers information about steps and strategies for child welfare agencies to establish community/neighborhood partnerships. Read More
Financial Services in Making Connections Neighborhoods A financial analysis of survey responses by residents living in the Making Connections sites about their use of bank services, check cashing services, payday lenders, pawn shops and credit cards, as well as how they would respond to financial emergencies. Read More
Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative 2011 Annual Results Report This document presents data trends and reports program impact for the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative as of 2011. Read More
Good Policy Requires Good Data 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. Read More
A Jobs Initiative Research Brief Approaches to Measuring and Tracking Career Advancement This research brief explores the findings and challenges of data collected over an eight-year period on thousands of individuals who were placed in jobs through the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Jobs Initiative. Read More
