Special Interest Areas
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The Integration of Immigrants and Their Families in Maryland: The Contributions of Immigrant Workers to the Economy
2008
This report examines the contributions of immigrants to Maryland’s workforce and trends in the workforce between 2000 and 2006, with a focus on labor force characteristics of sub-populations of immigrants across countries of origin, education levels, wages, and English language ability. Maryland’s immigrant workers are unusually highly educated and work in key skilled industries, such as health care, information technology, and the sciences. However, there are also large numbers of immigrant workers with low educational attainment and English proficiency who work largely in construction, agriculture, and services. A key recommendation is that investments and education and training to bridge the literacy and language divide for immigrants and native-born workers will be critical to help Maryland remain competitive in the 21st century.
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Borrowing Trouble: Predatory Lending in Native American Communities
2008
Developed by First Nations Development Institute, through the support of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, this landmark report details the practices of lenders targeting Native American communities with loan products that are often designed to exploit vulnerable borrowers who generally cannot afford to repay the loans. As a result, borrowers often end up in foreclosures, bankruptcy, or having to endure other financial hardships.
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Urban Indian America: The Status of American Indian and Alaska Native Children and Families Today
2008
This report by the National Urban Indian Family Coalition discusses the status of American Indian and Alaskan Native families today.
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Investing in Our Communities: Strategies for Immigrant Integration - A Toolkit for Grantmakers
2007
Foundations across the country are recognizing that their grantmaking strategies must respond to the needs and contributions of immigrants. Built on extensive research and interviews with foundation, community, business, and government leaders, this multimedia toolkit intends to better inform the development of program, policy, and grantmaking strategies that promote immigrant integration. It also aims to help foundations understand the importance of supporting efforts that incorporate newcomers into the fabric of our society.
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Making the Most of Family Remittances
2007
This report provides recommendations on policies for further lowering the cost of remittances and banking "unbanked" remittance senders and recipients. It also explores the potential of remittances to be a source of sustainable development in home countries.
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Helping Rural Families Build Economic Success: Earn It, Keep It, Grow It
2009
This discussion paper for small foundations highlights the Casey Foundation’s Earn it, Keep it, Grow it framework and provides suggestions for the ways other funders can invest in rural families. Also included are questions for discussion and a list of additional questions.
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Release Planning for Successful Reentry: A Guide for Corrections, Service Providers, and Community Groups
2008
A new report by the Urban Institute, funded by Casey, identifies the eight most basic and immediate needs former prisoners have when they exit prison, recommends policies to meet those needs, and highlights the challenges practitioners face when developing release planning. This paper is designed to help the corrections community, service providers and others prepare prisoners for the moment of release—a critical point of time that can make or break an inmate’s successful reintegration into society. The guide can help corrections agencies and their community partners improve the way prisoners are prepared for release, and raise awareness of both community and government resources for release planning.
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Children With Incarcerated Parents: A List of Selected Resources
2008
This resource guide, last updated in June 2008, lists selected citations of documents and resources in four categories: general, research, program and practice, and policy and state/local level activity. While the guide is not meant to be inclusive of all relevant information available on children with incarcerated parents, it represents informative work in the topic areas addressed.
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Integrating Immigrant Families in Emergency Response, Relief and Rebuilding Efforts
2008
This report offers a framework for how local governments can incorporate limited-English proficient residents and immigrants into the emergency planning process and for how public agencies can increase their capacity to communicate with residents.
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Children of Incarcerated Parents Fact Sheet
2008
This fact sheet includes data on incarceration of adults, its affects on children and families left behind, and how it affects children and youth with respect to foster care. The fact sheet was produced by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Casey Family Programs, and Marguerite Casey Foundation.
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