Podcast Archive

Faith Matters: Race/Ethnicity, Religion and Substance Use

This report explores the substance abuse problem in the United States and explores how religion may be the best hope for a solution in ethnic communities.

Kinship Care: Supporting Those Who Raise Our Children

Elders as Resources Intergenerational Strategies Series

This report presents the background on kinship care and the challenges facing kinship caregivers.

Colleges and Universities as Economic Anchors

Profiles of Promising Practices

This report urges colleges to act as economic anchors in their communities — planning efforts cohesively, not as an afterthought.

Journey to Engagement

A First-Person Reflection on How to Engage Residents

Garland Yates shares lessons from Denver on engaging residents in change — part of the Casey Foundation’s Diarist Project and Making Connections series.

Coming Home: From Prison to the Community with the Help of Faith

This summary highlights lessons from faith-based re-entry programs and the impact incarceration has on families of those who are incarcerated.

The Role of Faith-Based Organizations in Achieving the Six Core Results

This summary shows how faith-based groups can create services to support the economic and social needs of low-income families in their communities.

The 2005 KIDS COUNT Data Book

This KIDS COUNT Data Book shares stats on child well-being and highlights four barriers to employment: abuse, violence, incarceration and depression.

Detention Reform and Girls

Challenges and Solutions

This report explores how girls enter the justice system and offers recommendations for gender-responsive detention reform.

A Family for Every Child

Strategies to Achieve Permanence for Older Foster Children and Youth

This brief shares proven foster care strategies that help older youth find families and shows how lessons learned can be turned into action.

A Call to Action

An Integrated Approach to Youth Permanency and Preparation for Adulthood

This report highlights efforts to ensure that youth in the foster system benefit from the most strategic preparation and supports for entering adulthood.