How Human Services Programs and Their Clients Can Benefit from National Health Reform Legislation This report explores the ways in which implementation of the Affordable Care Act enables agencies serving low-income households to streamline and modernize their own systems in order to ensure families are accessing all the services for which they are eligible. Read More
State Legislators’ Perceptions of Kids Count This report shares the results of a multi-pronged survey effort dedicated to one cause: KIDS COUNT. It reveals how legislators and their staff really feel about KIDS COUNT and tells what these groups like—and don’t like—about the initiative’s data book. Readers will also learn how KIDS COUNT is helping to guide lawmakers—no matter which way they’re leaning—toward a brighter, healthier future for all of America’s children. Read More
Data Quality in the Retrospective Reporting of Addresses This report examines the effectiveness of two techniques for cleaning and correcting incomplete address information in research databases. It utilizes data collected from residents of White Center, Wash., as part of Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Making Connections initiative. Read More
Improve the Nation's Data on Children and Families The Annie E. Casey Foundation Issue Brief The Annie E. Casey Foundation outlined several policy recommendations to update and improve the nation's information infrastructure as it applies to calculating poverty rates and poverty reduction efforts. Read More
Connecting to Community and Building Accountability This report provides an update on health foundations created by health care conversions. It shares new information on how these foundations plan for the future, institute governance policies and interact with their communities. Read More
Unsuccessful In-Home Child Welfare Service Plans Following a Maltreatment Investigation Racial and Ethnic Differences This report utilizes data pulled from a national study to analyze children who remained in their homes after an initial maltreatment investigation. It shows where racial and ethnic differences do — and do not — exist when these families are re-investigated for child maltreatment. Read More
Building an Alliance Around the Needs of Women and Girls This case study shows how a champion funder formed an effective collaborative to help females in Des Moines, Iowa during Casey’s Making Connections project. Read More
Preliminary Research on Family Strengths This report explores existing research and research gaps related to documenting family strengths. Read the report to learn why strong families matter. Read More
Developing Supportive Educational and Career Pathways for Young People Lessons From the Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential (LEAP) Initiative This report highlights strategies to create equitable, youth-centered pathways to education and career success for at-risk youth. Learn more. Read More
Postsecondary Systems Change Lessons From the Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential (LEAP) Initiative This LEAP brief shares insights into transforming postsecondary systems to improve equity, access and outcomes for youth. Learn more. Read More
