Ten Years of the EITC Movement Making Work Pay Then and Now This report discusses why the Earned Income Tax Credit is crucial for America’s working families because it encourages work and reduces poverty. Read More
Child Trends Data Snapshot Foster Care Foster Care Data Snapshot 2011 This Data Snapshot uses NCANDS data from state child welfare systems on investigated child maltreatment reports. Read More
Improving Access to Work Supports: Strengthening State Policies and Practices Strengthening State Policies and Practices This brief shares ideas and examples to improve access to work supports, backed by a national effort to help vulnerable working families thrive. Read More
How to Evaluate Choice and Promise Neighborhoods This brief describes key research questions to keep in mind when evaluating community development efforts. Read More
Connecticut City Launches Local Campaign for Grade-Level Reading New Britain’s Campaign for Grade-Level Reading supports kids ages 0-8 to boost the district’s third-grade reading levels — the lowest in Connecticut. Read More
Casey Works to Make Evidence-Based Practice the Norm Learn how the Casey Foundation drives evidence-based practice in child welfare, system reform, and health and well-being. Read More
Child Trends Data Snapshot: Maltreatment Child Maltreatment Data Snapshot This snapshot reviews child maltreatment trends using national and state data, including a companion report on foster care trends from Child Trends. Read More
New Casey Web Tool May Transform Case Management in Child Welfare Learn about Casebook, an app that adopts social networking tools to help child welfare professionals serve children and families more effectively. Read More
Learning While Doing in the Human Services Sector Becoming a Learning Organization through Organizational Change This summary shares lessons from Casey Family Services that child welfare groups can use when navigating organizational change through learning-by-doing. Read More
Measuring Change While Changing Measures Learning In, and From, the Evaluation of Making Connections This report shares key insights and lessons from evaluating the Foundation’s decade-long, multisite Making Connections community initiative. Read More