Podcast Archive

Collective Impact in Workforce Development: A Working Paper

Perspectives From the Field

This working paper explores the concept of collective impact in the workforce development field — its successes, limitations and potential for benefiting prospective employees and business alike. Drawing from interviews with experts, this report offers several examples of multisector collaboration and recommendations for implementing such strategies for funders, policymakers and organizations focused on employment and training.

Baltimore Becomes Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative Site

The Annie E. Casey Foundation and Baltimore City have partnered to launch the newest Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative site in Baltimore.

New Paper Examines Role of Centers of Excellence in Promoting Systems Reform

In a new paper, The Institute for Innovation & Implementation at the University of Maryland School of Social Work and The Center for Innovative Practices at Case Western Reserve University explain how Centers of Excellence work help improve outcomes for children and families in communities across the country.

New SSIR Case Study Shares Three Communications Lessons of KIDS COUNT

In a new case study for the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR), Casey Foundation President & CEO Patrick McCarthy and Vice President for External Affairs Lisa Hamilton share three communications insights gained from the Foundation’s long-standing KIDS COUNT platform.

By The Numbers: A Race for Results Case Study

Using Disaggregated Data to Inform Policies, Practices and Decision-making

This case study examines how collecting and utilizing race-based data to inform decision making can help support better outcomes for children and communities of color.

New Report: KIDS COUNT Shows Value of Long-Term Philanthropic Investment

For more than 25 years, KIDS COUNT has been the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s flagship investment for providing public officials and child advocates with data, tools and policy recommendations to improve outcomes for vulnerable children.A new report tells the story of how a single data book documenting measures of child well-being tranformed into a mission-critical vehicle for building bipartisan support for proven solutions and policy change.

Immigrant Families with Kids Are at Greater Risk of Financial Instability

A family’s financial well-being can make a difference in a child's upbringing. But, for many immigrant families, financial stability isn’t a given — even when parents have stable employment, according to KIDS COUNT Data Center statistics.

Five Questions with Casey: Scot Spencer Talks Community-Based Work and Baltimore’s Successes

As associate director of advocacy and influence, Scot Spencer works to advance strategies that create more opportunities for kids and families in low-income communities to succeed. He also coordinates efforts to spur community and economic development in the Foundation’s hometown of Baltimore.

From Project to Platform

The Evolution of KIDS COUNT

This report tells the story of how a single data book documenting child well-being measures turned into a mission-critical vehicle for the Casey Foundation in building bipartisan support for proven practice solutions and policy change.