Testing the Validity of the KIDS COUNT State-Level Index of Child Well-Being This report compares two indices of child well-being to determine if and how their results align. See how Casey’s KIDS COUNT® Data Book fared. Read More
Connecting People to Jobs Neighborhood Workforce Pipelines This report is a comprehensive guide to building jobs “pipelines” from low-income neighborhoods to city-wide and/or regional employment sectors in ways that benefit residents and employers. Read More
Racial Disproportionality, Race Disparity, and Other Race-Related Findings in Published Works Derived from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being To examine the relationship between race/ethnicity and child welfare, this report summarizes published and in-press articles and chapters from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being (NSCAW). Read More
Growing Up in North America Child Health and Safety in Canada, the United States and Mexico This report examines the health status of children in Canada, the United States and Mexico, notes similarities and disparities in child health on several key indicators and highlights the challenges facing youth across North America. The report was developed collaboratively by The Annie E. Casey Foundation, Red Por Los Derechos de la Infancia en Mexico and the Canadian Council on Social Development. Read More
Community Benefits Agreements: The Power, Practice, and Promise of a Responsible Redevelopment Tool The Casey Foundation convened experts on both sides of the redevelopment issue to discuss establishing community benefit agreements as a tool for helping low-income neighborhoods become a partner with business in the redevelopment process. Read More
The Connection Strategy Preparing Young People to Succeed in College and Beyond This publication chronicles the stories and some of the results achieved by the preschool through college education connection effort in Atlanta, Georgia. Read More
Steps Toward Safety Improving Systemic and Community Responses for Families Experiencing Domestic Violence This report dips into a decade of history to show how far we’ve come in supporting families impacted by domestic violence. Readers will learn about a new set of protocols and practices aimed at aiding both abused adults and their children. Even more, they will discover that the reform effort’s current to-do list is long and there is still much work to do to help these fragile families find hope, be heard and heal. Read More
Eminent Domain: Implications for Community Redevelopment Efforts The Casey Foundation convened people on both sides of the eminent domain issue to see how to support rather than displace affected families. The discussion produced a set of guiding principles outlined in this report. Read More
Florida's Employment Restrictions Based on Criminal Records Key Findings and Recommendations Based on Governor's Executive Order Requiring an Inventory of Florida's Employment Restrictions This report examines the barriers to employment for ex-offenders in Florida based on current law and practice, and recommends reforms to the system to improve opportunities for ex-offenders to find jobs. Read More
A Cost-Saving Approach Detention Reform Brief 1 The Casey Foundation’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) describes how communities in its program have reduced wasteful spending on unnecessary jail time for kids. Read More
