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Family And Community Involvement

You are in the Family and Community Involvement section of the Casey Foundation Knowledge Center, which offers resources that are either published or funded by the Casey Foundation. Resources address the importance of empowering families and communities actively engaged in schools and school systems.

See also the Our Work: Education, an overview of the Casey Foundation's investments in this issue.

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Featured Publications

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Real Connections: San Antonio

2009

This issue of the Casey Foundation's Real Connections series highlights the story of San Antonio’s West Side neighborhood where community partners, parents, and the school district have set out to transform local schools into places where children and adults can develop the connections they need to succeed.

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Publication thumbnail for The Connection Strategy: Preparing Young People to Succeed in College and Beyond

The Connection Strategy: Preparing Young People to Succeed in College and Beyond

2008

For many young people, the "pipeline" to educational and economic success is truly broken. This report describes how some of the Annie E. Casey Foundation's education grantees in Atlanta are working to mend the pipeline for young people in their communities by connecting standards and expectations for learning from early childhood to college entry or the workforce and providing needed services, supports and partnerships that add value to the work of schools. The report discusses academic content and state policy strategies, and describes Casey's work in Atlanta as one example of what schools and community organizations can do to strengthen the pipeline.

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Publication thumbnail for Connecting Schools, Families, and Communities: Stories and Results from the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Education Investments

Connecting Schools, Families, and Communities: Stories and Results from the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Education Investments

2007

Partnerships among schools, families, and community organizations can reconnect urban schools to their communities and improve results for young people and their families. This report provides an overview of Casey's investment philosophy and strategies, and its approach to defining and documenting grantmaking results. The report highlights the work of seven school/family/community partnerships and the results they have achieved.

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Publication thumbnail for Closing the Achievement Gap - Strategic Funding Attracts CO-INVESTMENT

Closing the Achievement Gap - Strategic Funding Attracts CO-INVESTMENT

2008

An object of every education investment that the Casey Foundation makes is to attract co-investment in promising and evidence-based programs and policies. This publication provides an in-depth look at Casey’s strategic early investment in one innovative but as yet unproved activity – Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson’s Charter Initiative -- and stories about the Foundation’s education grants to two other organizations and the co-investments these grants attracted.

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Publication thumbnail for Closing the Achievement Gap - School, Community, Family CONNECTIONS

Closing the Achievement Gap - School, Community, Family CONNECTIONS

2008

The Casey Foundation believes that strong relationships among schools, families, and communities are necessary if schools that serve low-income children are to help young people graduate ready to succeed in life. The publication includes stories about the Harlem Children’s Zone Practitioners Institute, parent organizing in Texas and Denver, one California school district’s innovative parent engagement policy, and the Foundation’s contribution to results measurements in the field.

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Publication thumbnail for Closing the Achievement Gap - Exploring Quality Choices: VOUCHERS

Closing the Achievement Gap - Exploring Quality Choices: VOUCHERS

2008

The Casey Foundation invests in creating quality educational choices that improve outcomes for kids and families. This publication provides an in-depth look at Casey’s investment in the Washington, D.C. voucher effort and a summary of results and lessons learned. Stories about the Foundation’s contribution to vouchers in Florida and Milwaukee are highlighted.

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Publication thumbnail for What Are They and How Do I Use Them? Strategies and Tools to Increase and Improve Filing of the Federal Hope and Lifetime Learning Education Tax Credits by Low-Income Filers

What Are They and How Do I Use Them? Strategies and Tools to Increase and Improve Filing of the Federal Hope and Lifetime Learning Education Tax Credits by Low-Income Filers

2006

This report highlights strategies on how to apply for and use the Hope and Lifetime Learning Tax.

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Publication thumbnail for Public Investments that Positively Impact Child and Family Outcomes: What Research Tells Us

Public Investments that Positively Impact Child and Family Outcomes: What Research Tells Us

2006

This paper examines the effectiveness of select education and intervention programs that demonstrate proven results and desirable outcomes including a child's readiness for school, early achievement and later life experiences.

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