Investing in Tribal Governments An Analysis of Impact and Remaining Need Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act The federal Recovery Act only addresses some of the economic needs of tribal communities in Indian Country. This paper examines what a meaningful recovery would look like for historically marginalized Native communities. It contrasts the need and the federal investment in two general and 10 tribal-specific program investments. Read More
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Additional $25 Million Pledged for Socially Responsible Investment Practices The Annie E. Casey Foundation will add $25M for social investments using endowment dollars to yield financial and social returns for vulnerable families. Read More
Measuring Poverty at the State Level: Low-Income Working Families Paper 17 This report looks at the results of implementing a poverty measure for Minnesota using the American Community Survey (ACS) – including the benefits, challenges and policy implications of establishing this poverty benchmark. Read More
Patrick McCarthy Named President & CEO The Annie E. Casey Foundation Board of Trustees named Patrick T. McCarthy as president and chief executive officer, effective April 4, 2010. Read More
Children in Immigrant Families An Action for Children North Carolina Emerging Issues Report This report shares facts and statistics about children from immigrant families living in North Carolina. It aims to educate the public and engage policymakers in meaningful conversations about eliminating the barriers that these children and their families face. Read More
Upside Down The $400 Billion Federal Asset-Building Budget While the federal government poured millions of dollars into helping with asset building in 2009, this report shows how using the tax code for subsidies just helped the rich get richer. Read More
An Integrated Approach to Fostering Family Economic Success How Three Model Sites are Implementing the Center for Working Families Approach This report presents insights into three successful programs showing how they have adopted the CWF approach in response to different local circumstances and opportunities. Read More
Finding Place in Making Connections Communities Applying GIS to Residents’ Perceptions of Their Neighborhoods For policymakers, funders and front-line professionals, this report describes how to involve residents in place-based strategies that address the needs of disadvantaged children and families. Read More
Indiana Results-Based Leadership Helping Ex-Offenders Turn Their Lives Around in Marion County, Indiana This report outlines the Marion County, Indiana Leadership in Action (LAP) program to reduce the rate of re-arrest by incarcerated people after they are released from prison or jail. Read More
