East Baltimore Snapshot A Progress Report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation through December 2010 This snapshot speeds through nine years of an ambitious development project aimed at transforming Maryland’s East Baltimore neighborhood — home to disproportionally high rates of crime, unemployment and poverty. Readers will learn how the Foundation is helping to spearhead this charge in typical Casey style — by partnering with the local residents, listening to their needs and recognizing that true progress requires more than new fancy buildings to build brighter futures. Read More
A Call to Action: Safeguarding New York's Children of Incarcerated Parents A Report of the New York Initiative for Children of Incarcerated Parents This report draws attention to the needs of children whose parents are in the criminal justice system, and describes how good support systems can minimize these children's trauma and harm, and, instead, support their resiliency and success. Read More
Melting Pot Cities and Suburbs Racial and Ethnic Change in Metro America in the 2000s The racial and ethnic distribution of population in the United States is changing, as the 2010 Census revealed. This report debunks old myths while revealing why cities and suburbs are becoming true melting pots. Read More
When Work Supports Don’t Support Work A Case for Parental Health Coverage in Mississippi This brief tells how Mississippi’s work support system fails to support working families. Readers will learn about gaps in the state’s parental health insurance coverage and explore policy ideas aimed at addressing these gaps while also strengthening the health and economic security of low-income families. Read More
Bridges to Manhood A multifaceted probation strategy that incorporates fatherhood development The juvenile probation office in Cook County, IL, created a fatherhood program to keep delinquent dads on track toward probation. This report details that program. Read More
KIDS COUNT Data Snapshot on Foster Care Placement This Data Snapshot highlights newly available data on the KIDS COUNT Data Center marking the progress made by many states to increase the rates of children in foster care who are living with families and decrease the rates of those placed in institutions or group homes. The data also show that the type of foster care placement varies depending on the age of the child as well as the state of residence. Read More
Linking Home-Based Child Care and State-Funded Preschool The Community Connections Preschool Program (Illinois Action for Children) This report describes an evaluation of the Community Connections preschool program model, which incorporates classroom-based and home provider-based elements. Read More
Foster Care to 21: Doing it Right This issue brief outlines critical questions and policy moves for states to consider when extending foster care to age 21. It champions comprehensive, developmentally-appropriate programs that offer youth the priceless opportunity to have more time, support and space to grow into successful adults. Read More
Students Who Don’t Read Well in Third Grade Are More Likely to Drop Out or Fail to Finish High School Students who don’t read proficiently by third grade are four times more likely to leave high school without a diploma than proficient readers. Read More
Tech Solutions for Pressing Human Services Problems Casey Foundation Board Chair Michael Eskew, and past presidents Patrick McCarthy and Douglas Nelson, spoke at the Symposium of the Future of Child Welfare. Read More
