Casey Connects: Fall 2001 Foundation Mobilized Resources in Response to Terrorism This issue of Casey Connects reflects on the Foundation’s events before and after 9/11 — from an adoption celebration in Washington, D.C., to pledging $3 million in aid for families affected by terrorism. Read More
AdvoCasey: Fall 2001 Fostered or Forgotten? This issue of AdvoCasey outlines the many challenges of serving foster youth in transition. It also highlights ambitious campaigns that are unfolding across the country — in places like San Antonio, Cincinnati and Los Angeles County, California — that aim to forge better options and a better path forward for these young people in need. Read More
Building Support for Innovation Inside Child Welfare Agencies Tools for Rebuilding Foster Care This report focuses on organization development tools as an approach to supporting change within child welfare organizations. Read More
Evaluation Findings and Lessons Learned from the AECF Mental Health Initiative for Urban Children Final Comprehensive Report A comprehensive evaluation of the three main components implemented in the Casey Foundation’s five-year, community-wide project to improve mental health services in very poor inner-city neighborhoods and to decrease public monies being spent on social services. Read More
The Need for Self-Evaluation: Using Data to Guide Policy and Practice Family to Family Tools for Rebuilding Foster Care This descriptive guide provides examples of data tools as they related to the self-evaluation process for Family to Family sites. Read More
Implementing the Values and Strategies of Family to Family Tools for Rebuilding Foster Care This Family to Family Implementation Guide was developed as a practical resource for child welfare agencies and their partners to use in moving toward a more family-focused and neighborhood-based service system. Read More
Recruitment, Training, and Support: The Essential Tools of Foster Care Family to Family Tools for Rebuilding Foster Care This practice guide explains family-centered foster care and shows how foster families can be recruited, trained, supported and retained to insure the best outcome for the child. Read More
Systems Reform in the Jobs Initiative Lessons from Using the Framework for Labor Market Systems Reform This policy brief looks at the challenges and opportunities of pursuing systems change related to job retention and advancement for low-income workers. Read More
Service Development in the AECF Mental Health Initiative for Urban Children Final Evaluation Report This evaluation of a past Casey demonstration project examines mental health delivery to high poverty inner-city kids. This distinctively different venture hitting governance, service delivery and policies/procedures included many types of kids, focused on prevention, tapped community-based delivery settings and involved parents. Read More
Family to Family: Lessons Learned Tools for Rebuilding Foster Care This report summarizes the lessons learned by the Casey Foundation in its implemetation of a reformed foster care strategy in which child welfare agencies work with families and communities to ensure child placements close to home. Read More
