Blog Archive

On the Frontline: Improving Child Protective Services Investigations

The Casey Foundation launches On the Frontline — a multiyear effort to improve child protective services in selected jurisdictions across the country.

What Happens to Housing Assistance Leavers?

Low-Income Working Families, Paper 27

This report uses HUD and HOPE VI data to explore why families leave housing assistance and how their outcomes compare to those who remain on it.

Eleven Leading Philanthropies Announce Steps to Expand Opportunities for Young Men of Color

Recommendations and initial funding commitments set stage for long-term effort to ensure success in health, education and employment of young men of color.

JDAI in New Jersey

A Statewide Replication Success Story and Lessons for Taking JDAI Statewide

This report documents New Jersey’s success in replicating the JDAI model and highlights the importance of state leadership to progress.

Washington State’s Basic Food Employment and Training Program

This report reviews Washington’s BFET program and offers broader insights into the federal SNAP Employment & Training (SNAP E&T) initiative.

New Seattle Jobs Initiative Report Offers a True Insider’s Guide to Creating a Strong State SNAP E&T

A new report highlights lessons from the development and expansion of Washington’s remarkably successful Basic Food Employment & Training program.

Embedding Detention Reform in State Statutes, Rules and Regulations

A Guide to Juvenile Detention Reform

This report helps jurisdictions align state law with JDAI goals, promoting safer detention systems and better alternatives to secure confinement.

Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) 2013 Annual Results Report

Inter-site Conference Summary

This annual JDAI report shares progress from 131 sites working to reduce juvenile detention and build a safer, fairer and more efficient justice system.

Noncitizen Youth in the Juvenile Justice System

A guide to juvenile detention reform

This JDAI report explores immigration and juvenile justice, urging safe, fair detention practices for noncitizen youth and reduced reliance on detention.