Back From the Brink: Women, Crack, and the Child Welfare System The Challenge of Drug Abuse in Child Welfare, Part One This document describes what is known about the effects of crack cocaine on women and their children, ways of treating addiction, the challenges of engaging women in treatment and promising approaches at the system, program and worker level for working with drug-affected women. Read More
A Model for Public and Private Child Welfare Partnership Collaboration for Change, Part One This report provides detailed information about how child welfare organizations can plan and implement partnerships between public and private agencies. Read More
Partnerships Between Corrections and Child Welfare Collaboration for Change, Part Two The criminal justice system interacts with many of the same families involved in the child welfare system and while it makes sense that these systems would work together, too often they do not. This guide describes ways that the two systems can work together to improve and strengthen family and community bonds. Read More
People Helping People: Partnerships Between Professionals and Natural Helpers Building Community Partnerships in Child Welfare, Part Four Neighborhood connections help build communities and lift struggling families out of poverty. This guide shows families and communities how to strengthen neighborhoods and improve the quality of life through strong neighborhood connections. 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
Strategic Communications Media Relations for Child Welfare This guide provides practical advice and tools for developing a strategic communications program to garner media coverage and support for the Family to Family initiative. Read More
Building Community/University Partnerships Drake University and Trinity College This report describes the learnings from a gathering between Iowa’s Drake University and Connecticut’s Trinity College on how to improve university-community partnerships. Read More
The Human Services Workforce Initiative The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Commitment This report presents an overview of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s long-term efforts to address gaps in the systems that serve disadvantaged children and families. Read More
Welfare Policy and the AECF Jobs Initiative This policy brief summarizes key results and lessons learned from the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Jobs Initiative. Read More
Evaluation of the AECF Jobs Initiative First Annual/Cross-Site Report Executive Summary This report recaps the planning phase of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Jobs Initiative across six locations. Read More
