Permanence
Every child needs and deserves to grow up in a safe, loving, and nurturing family – a family whose support is unconditional and will last a lifetime. Yet for the half million children in foster care on any given day, these necessary family connections are too often lost. The Casey Foundation publishes and funds publications and multi-media to help policy-makers, practitioners, researchers and others address the challenge of providing lifelong connections for every child.
See also Our Work: Child Welfare/Permanence, an overview of Casey's investment in child welfare/permanence.
Featured Publications
Voice: Fall 2009, Volume 10, Issue 3
2009
This issue of Voice details the efforts of Casey Family Services to implement the Fostering Connections Act and highlights the twentieth anniversary of KIDS COUNT, the Casey Foundation's national and state-by-state effort to measure the well-being of children.
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Fixing a Broken System: Transforming Maine’s Child Welfare System
2009
Using a unique consulting approach, the Annie E. Casey Foundation collaborated with Maine Office of Child and Family Services to drastically refocus their child welfare practice. The result: A reformed system that was more child-centered and outcomes-driven. Also included are data on key improvements, such as a 77 percent drop in residential placements and a 28 percent increase in kin placements over five years.
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Connect: Supporting Children Exposed to Domestic Violence- Trainer’s Guide
2009
This training guide is designed for foster parents, kin caregivers, and adoptive parents with all levels of experience in caring for children who have been exposed to domestic violence, or who may have cause to care for these children in the future.
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Helping Children Aging Out of Foster Care Prepare for Independence
2009
Whether you already fund programs and activities that support children aging out of foster care prepare for independence, or are considering doing so, the guide will spark your thinking – and that of your foundation peers – and deepen your understanding of effective strategies to prepare young people aging out of foster care to build bright and promising futures for themselves.
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Rightsizing Congregate Care: A Powerful First Step in Transforming Child Welfare Systems
2009
This report illustrates how the Annie E. Casey Foundation collaborated with New York City, Louisiana, Maine, and Virginia to identify five levers of change, reduce the use of congregate care, and improve other performance indicators. The report also includes data on key improvements in each jurisdiction.
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Evaluation of the Anchor-Site Phase of Family to Family
2010
In 1992, the Annie E. Casey Foundation commenced its Family to Family: Reconstructing Family Foster Care Initiative. When it concluded in 2009, dozens of localities in more than 20 states had participated. In its final phase from 2006 through 2009, the initiative focused on a smaller set of “anchor sites” in nine states. This evaluation provides a historical perspective on the evolution of the initiative and describes the theory of change that helped shape the work done in the final phase.
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Executive Summary: An Evaluation of the Anchor-Site Phase of Family to Family
2010
This executive summary is an evaluation of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Family to Family Initiative during its Anchor-Site Phase. It describes the historical context of this phase of the initiative, progress toward site objectives, and the impact that changes in policy and practice had on various outcomes for children and families who were involved with the child welfare system during this time.
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Los Angeles County, California Site Profile
2009
This brief profiles the experiences of Casey's Family to Family initiative in Los Angeles County, California. Included are data reflecting the characteristics of initial placements, out-of-home care, placement stability, time in care and re-entry. Also included is information about the Initiative’s Team Decisionmaking Meetings, funding strategy, and community partnerships.
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Helping Grandparents Raise Grandchildren Who Succeed
2009
Across the United States, millions of grandparents are raising grandchildren, and the number continues to rise. This discussion guide for small foundations is focused specifically on strategies for supporting nonprofit organizations that help provide grandparents with the resources to raise grandchildren to succeed.
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Alameda County, California Site Profile
2009
This brief profiles the experiences of Casey's Family to Family Initiative in Alameda County, California. Included are data reflecting the characteristics of initial placements, out-of-home care, placement stability, time in care, and re-entry. Also included is information about the initiative’s Team Decisionmaking Meetings, funding strategy, and community partnerships.
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