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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

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

This 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 to educational and economic success for young people in their communities.

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Publication thumbnail for Real Connections San Antonio

Real Connections San Antonio

2007

This issue of the Real Connections series tells the story of San Antonio’s West Side neighborhood, where community partners, parents, and the school district work to transform schools into places where children and adults can develop the connections they need to succeed.

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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 Digital Stories: San Antonio Schools Help Children and Parents Succeed

Digital Stories: San Antonio Schools Help Children and Parents Succeed

2009

Casey's digital stories capture the families and children whose lives are touched by the Foundation's work. This photo slideshow depicts Casey's work in San Antonio to create opportunity and lift children out of poverty by making sure their parents have what they need to succeed at home and at work.

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Publication thumbnail for KIDS COUNT Indicator Brief: Reducing the High School Dropout Rate

KIDS COUNT Indicator Brief: Reducing the High School Dropout Rate

2009

This brief outlines strategies for reducing the dropout rate, including: make it harder for students to drop out of school; address underlying causes of dropping out and needs of the groups at highest risk of dropping out; strengthen school readiness and skills, and understanding of the adults who affect teens’ motivation and ability to stay in school.

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Publication thumbnail for Getting Started in Education Philanthropy: A Workbook to Identify Your Values, Interests, and Goals

Getting Started in Education Philanthropy: A Workbook to Identify Your Values, Interests, and Goals

2009

The workbook provides direction and strategies for education philanthropists around eight different aspects of giving: level of change, impact, population, organizations, inside vs. outside the educational system, involvement, and results.

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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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