Laying the Groundwork for Collective Impact: A Working Paper Early-Stage Advice for Multisector Collaborations This paper summarizes the literature and provides start-up advice for aligning public, private and philanthropic resources interested in “collective impact” when making community-wide changes for kids and families. Read More
Thirty-five Largest U.S. Cities Saw Increase in Child Poverty Rate Between 2005 and 2013 The 2013 American Community Survey data show the first decline in the national child poverty rate since it began to rise in 2008. Although many cities also experienced declines between 2012 and 2013, the child poverty rate in the majority of America’s largest cities has not yet returned to prerecession levels. Read More
Five Questions with Casey: Tracey Feild on the Need to Reform Child Welfare Funding Tracey Feild, director and manager of the Child Welfare Strategy Group, discusses child welfare funding reform. Read More
Intersecting Worlds Promoting Affordable Care Act Enrollment Through Community Tax-Preparation Programs This report — tailor-made for the Affordable Care Act era — tells how four tax-preparation programs are breaking the mold and tackling the world of health care enrollment. Readers will learn the challenges and opportunities associated with such a move, which has the potential to help millions of low-income Americans take a critical first step toward a healthier future. Read More
Reflecting on 25 Years of the KIDS COUNT Data Book: Rethinking Public Services (1993) Learn how selected themes of the KIDS COUNT Data Book helped define a generation of work at the Casey Foundation and the field. Read More
Five Things You Need to Know About Measuring Poverty in America As debates swirl about measuring poverty in the United States, Casey's Laura Speer offers five important facts to consider. Read More
Fresh Strategies for Creating Jobs at Big Ideas for Jobs The Big Ideas for Jobs project has once again tapped into the minds of some of the brightest experts from a variety of fields to come up with a new set of ideas that can lead to sustainable jobs today. Their proposals span areas of federal policy, industries and entrepreneurship. Read More
The White House and Experts Explore Low-Cost Randomized Controlled Trials Well-conducted randomized controlled trials (RCTs) produce highly credible evidence about the effectiveness of programs, practices and other interventions, yet traditionally, RCTs can be quite expensive. Learn how the Casey Foundation and others are exploring low-cost ways to implement RCTs. Read More
New Report Captures Local Perspectives on Making Connections Local Voices: On-the-Ground Perspectives on Driving Community Change in the Making Connections Sites is a new report, produced in partnership with Community Science, that examines the contributions of Casey’s signature community change initiative, Making Connections, in building community capacities and achieving local results. Read More
