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.
See also all Education resources in the Knowledge Center.
Featured Publications
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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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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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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