KIDS COUNT Indicator Brief: Preventing Teen Births This KIDS COUNT Indicator Brief puts the topic of teen pregnancy under the microscope. It shares statistics, causes and challenges related to early childbearing and outlines 6 strategies for preventing teen pregnancy in America. Read More
Core Principles for Engaging Young People in Community Change This report outlines 8 principles of engaging youth in social change. It begins with tips for designing a strong outreach strategy and ends with advice on creating opportunities for sustained access and influence. At each stop along the way, readers learn key ideas, real-world implementation details and reflection questions. The end goal is simple: Help organizations enable all youth — especially those least like to succeed without help — to drive powerful and positive community change. Read More
A Very Intense and Complex Balancing Act A Reflection by Former Making Connections Oakland Director Fred Blackwell This interview gives readers an inside look at the ups and downs of managing a foundation initiative at the local level. Read More
An Analysis of Racial/Ethnic Disproportionality & Disparity at the National, State, and County Level The brief discusses the efforts of the Casey-CSSP Alliance for Racial Equity in Child Welfare to reduce the disproportionate number of youth of color in the child welfare system. Read More
Grant Making with a Racial Equity Lens A focus on racial equity can increase funders' effectiveness at every stage of the grant making process. This guide explores how a racial equity lens can help develop new leaders, encourage innovative approaches, get people talking and inspire change inside foundations. Read More
A Road to Results: A Performance Measurement Guidebook For the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Education Program This guidebook is designed to help Casey’s education grantees — and others interested in this topic — through the process of choosing and reporting results-based performance measures. Read More
TIme for Reform: Aging Out and On Their Own More Teens Leaving Foster Care Without A Permanent Family This report gives a background of foster care issues in need of reform from the kids’ perspective while outlining what policy reforms make sense. Read More
Investing in Our Communities: Strategies for Immigrant Integration A Toolkit for Grantmakers This report from Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) gives the historical context of U.S. immigration, its vital and unyielding role in shaping the US and how grant makers can help assimilate populations, social change and community building in the future. Read More
Community Engagement is Key Ingredient in Casey Recipe for Results Empowering residents to tackle community challenges is central to the Casey Foundation’s mission to improve outcomes for kids and families. Read More
Many Strategies, One Goal: Empowering Residents Believing resident involvement is key to lasting change, the Casey Foundation engages residents in local solutions and connects them to needed resources. Read More
