Podcast Archive

The DREAM Act

Securing America’s Future in Education

This brief outlines a case for the DREAM Act as a means of providing educational opportunities to undocumented immigrant children who have grown up in America and consider the United States home.

Small Investments, Big Changes

A 10-Year Review of the Casey Fellows' Mini-Grants Program

This report summarizes 10 years of the Fellows Alumni Network mini-grants history, alumni involvement and awards, from Casey's Children and Family Fellowship program.

Funding Permanency Services

A Guide to Leveraging Federal, State and Local Dollars

This guide helps readers brush up on the finer points of child welfare funding. It also highlights how states and localities can dial back costly congregate care in favor of community-based permanency services for children and families.

Responsible Redevelopment in East Baltimore

This report outlines the goals, strategies and progress of the East Baltimore, Maryland, Revitalization Initiative.

Early Warning! Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters

A KIDS COUNT Special Report on the Importance of Reading by 3rd Grade

Millions of American children get to fourth grade without achieving a 3rd grade reading level, and that puts them on the high school dropout track. Learn why the ability to read is critical to a child’s success in school.

Focusing on Results in Promise Neighborhoods

Recommendations for the Federal Initiative

This report explains how to implement the Federal Promise Neighborhoods initiative using Results-Based Accountability.

Changing Systems is Like Moving a Mountain

...And Other Insights from Successful Workforce Leaders

This report offers insights and observations from successful leaders who have worked on system change, in answer to the philanthropic community’s need for more discussion and analysis of the traits, talents and tactics that make good leaders, especially in workforce development.

Facing Our Future

Children in the Aftermath of Immigration Enforcement

This report examines the consequences of parental arrest, detention, and deportation on 190 children in 85 families in six locations across the country.

Improving School Readiness in DeKalb County, Georgia

This case study provides an example of how Casey's results-based Leadership in Action Program helped leaders in a Georgia community work more collaboratively and produce measurable results to improve the lives of children.

Back on Track

Transforming Virginia's Child Welfare System

A collaboration between the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Commonwealth of Virginia decreased the number of children in foster care and reduced the state’s overreliance on congregate care. This case study describes the effort that successfully introduced a family-centered child welfare practice model, increased both permanency rates and access to community-based care, and reduced overall spending.