Podcast Archive

Developing State Budgets in Tough Fiscal Times

Principles from the Center for the Study of Social Policy, a Casey partner, aid policymakers in balancing state budgets while protecting public well-being.

Advocates Convince Arizona to Use Stimulus Dollars for Child Care

Read Michael Hill’s story: Arizona single father credits stimulus-funded child care for helping him and his son overcome a financial setback.

Protecting Assets and Child Custody in the Face of Deportation

A Guide for Practitioners Assisting Immigrant Families

The United States' increase in immigrant deportations has been fueled largely by detentions for non‐violent immigration violations. Funded in part by the Casey Foundation, this bilingual (English-Spanish) manual provides guidance for volunteer lawyers and non-lawyer practitioners working with families at risk for deportation.

Philadelphia Foreclosure Prevention Program Serves as Model

Read about Sandra Rodriguez, a mother who kept her home with help from Philadelphia's Casey-supported foreclosure prevention program.

Making Homes Healthier and More Energy Efficient in Baltimore

Safe at Home, a Casey-supported program, repairs Baltimore homes for children with asthma. Tasha Mitchell’s daughter has benefited from this effort.

Casey Connects: Fall 2009

Making Sure New Policies Benefit Vulnerable Families

This issue of Casey Connects highlights how the Annie E. Casey Foundation is working with partners and grantees to help states and localities navigate new federal initiatives and make the most of available resources. The end goal? Better, brighter futures for vulnerable families and communities.

Investing in Sustainable Community Change: A Funder’s Guide to Community Coaching

This guide is a resource for funders who include coaching in their community change initiatives. A community coach supports communities and organizations in identifying and achieving their goals.

Connecting Youth Through Multiple Pathways

This slide deck is a field scan of what selected school districts, foundations and nonprofit organizations are doing to prepare at-risk youth for further education, careers and life.

Advancing the Mission: Tools for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

This toolkit condenses 15 years of the Casey Foundation’s employee work “hard-wiring” racial equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) into the organizational culture.

Improving Medicaid Managed Care for Youth with Serious Behavioral Health Needs

A Quality Improvement Toolkit

This tool kit shares the experiences of nine Medicaid managed care organizations which collaborated over a two-year period to identify better ways to care for youth with serious behavioral health needs. Its pages tell of quality-improvement strategies, challenges, lessons learned and care innovations worthy of a closer look.