We partnered with community development initiatives in Buffalo, New York, Columbus, Ohio, and San Antonio, Texas, to improve the quality of schools for kids and build job and parenting skills for the adults in their lives.
A new evaluation report from the Urban Institute, Developing Two-Generation Approaches in Communities, shares lessons, challenges and reflections on the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Family-Centered Community Change (FCCC) strategy.
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This report is the product of a seven-year formative evaluation of the Casey Foundation’s Family-Centered Community Change (FCCC) initiative. The Urban Institute followed the initiative in Buffalo, New York; Columbus, Ohio; and San Antonio, Texas — from 2013 through the end of grant-funded programming in 2019.
Can working with public systems to integrate services and serve parents and children at the same time spark broader community change? In a new webinar, the Annie E. Casey Foundation revisits its Family-Centered Community Change effort to explore this very question.
On April 29, 2021, the Annie E. Casey Foundation will host a webinar that explores the use of two-generation strategies in its Family-Centered Community Change effort.
When the Annie E. Casey Foundation joined local partnerships in three communities, it did so with a new approach called strategic coinvesting. Watch a webinar that explores this approach.
New research from the Urban Institute examines the pivotal role of partnerships in the Casey Foundation’s Family-Centered Community Change effort. The study focuses on three communities that embraced a two-generation approach to help caregivers and children succeed together.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation's latest webinar recording shares insights, lessons and themes from a pair of two-generation program evaluations. The discussion centers on how to serve whole families while also prioritizing racial equity and the voices of those being served.
What are common lessons researchers have learned from evaluating two-generation programs across the country? On Jan.13, 2021, the Casey Foundation will hold a webinar and panel discussion to explore the insights gained from evaluations of integrated approaches for parents and children.
A two-page infographic describes the Casey Foundation's strategic coinvesting approach. Download to review lessons for both communities and funders gleaned from an evaluation of the seven-year effort.
Two evaluation reports document how communities participating in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Family-Centered Community Change™ initiative have grappled with broad trends in housing, education and transportation as they pursue new approaches to strengthening families.
