Juvenile Jailhouse Rocked: Reforming Detention in Chicago, Portland and Sacramento A Preprint for AdvoCasey Fall/Winter 1999 This article presents a hardcore look at how secure detention for kids really works, what it took for Casey to institute its Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative and the effects JDAI has had on grantee jurisdictions and the detention field itself. Read More
Policy Matters: Setting and Measuring Benchmarks for State Policies This paper outlines clear policy moves and proposed benchmarks in a bid to focus state-level efforts on enhancing the health of low- to moderate-income families and kids. The publication is part of the Policy Matters project, an initiative by the Center for the Study of Social Policy that aims to develop and promote coherent, comprehensive information about the strength and adequacy of state policies affecting children, families and communities. Read More
Melting Pot Cities and Suburbs Racial and Ethnic Change in Metro America in the 2000s The racial and ethnic distribution of population in the United States is changing, as the 2010 Census revealed. This report debunks old myths while revealing why cities and suburbs are becoming true melting pots. Read More
How Evaluation Supports Learning 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. Read More
The Connection Strategy Preparing Young People to Succeed in College and Beyond This publication chronicles the stories and some of the results achieved by the preschool through college education connection effort in Atlanta, Georgia. Read More
Federal Programs for Addressing Low-Income Housing Needs A Policy Primer This report provides an overview of federal rental assistance programs, key data on who is served by these programs, and the current housing policy challenges at the local, state and federal levels. Read More
Juvenile Detention Reform: A Guide for County Officials This guidebook captures alternative practices to juvenile detention that counties can implement while cutting costs and increasing public safety. Read More
Building on What Works Improving Children’s Futures This magazine article spotlights the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Evidence2Success project, which aims to facilitate new partnerships between school and community leaders en route to improving the well-being of children in low-income areas. Readers will learn about the project’s evidence-based strategies, as well as its survey tool, goals and next steps. Read More
Measuring Poverty at the State Level: Low-Income Working Families Paper 17 This report looks at the results of implementing a poverty measure for Minnesota using the American Community Survey (ACS) – including the benefits, challenges and policy implications of establishing this poverty benchmark. Read More
Facing Our Future Children in the Aftermath of Immigration Enforcement This report examines the consequences of parental arrest, detention, and deportation on 190 children in 85 families in six locations across the country. Read More
