McCarthy: “Let Us Be the Leaders Who Witness the Closing of the Last Training School” Former Casey Foundation President & CEO Patrick McCarthy gave the keynote at the 2010 Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Inter-site Conference. Read More
National Youth in Transition Database Lessons Learned from the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative The National Youth Transition Database (NYTD) allows for states to learn how to improve outcomes for youth exiting foster care. This document — a pep-talk packaged in a publication — shares lessons learned from implementing a similar tool called the Opportunity Passport Participant Survey. Read More
The Missouri Model: Worthwhile Reform Benefits Youth and States A new report finds the Missouri Model in juvenile justice boosts public safety and youth outcomes with no extra taxpayer cost. Learn more. Read More
Social Capital and Social Geography This report explores how social capital and social geography affect the economic and overall well-being of families. Read More
Hard Times Made Harder Struggling Caregivers and Child Neglect Using data from a national survey, this brief links specific caregiver struggles to a higher incidence of out-of-home placements among neglected children. It closes with one clear recommendation: Offer integrated — and early — caregiver support services to help counter this trend and better aid America’s at-risk children and families. Read More
"Upside Down" Report Calls for Equitable Tax Subsidies A new study shows more than half of the $400 billion spent by the U.S. in FY2009 on wealth-building strategies benefited the nation’s wealthiest 5%. Read More
Peer Networking and Place-Based Initiatives This report — a thought paper rooted in 47 interviews with industry leaders — highlights what we’ve learned about utilizing peer networking to advance recent place-based initiatives. It then shapes these lessons into 10 solid strategies for successfully incorporating peer networking into the new multiyear, mutli-million dollar Building Healthy Communities project. Read More
Children of Immigrants: 2008 State Trends Update Brief 17 This brief presents trends about children of immigrants, including links to race, poverty and education. Read More
Paying for College: Availability of Need-based Financial Aid for New Jersey's Working Adults This policy brief identifies the challenges that low-income working adults in New Jersey encounter when they pursue a college education – including access to adequate financial aid. Read More
Immigration Enforcement and Family Separation This one-page brief examines the impact of enforcement raids on immigrant children and their families. Read More