A Model for Public and Private Child Welfare Partnership Collaboration for Change, Part One This report provides detailed information about how child welfare organizations can plan and implement partnerships between public and private agencies. Read More
Back From the Brink: Women, Crack, and the Child Welfare System The Challenge of Drug Abuse in Child Welfare, Part One This document explores the effects of crack cocaine on women and their children — and promising approaches to treatment and recovery. Read More
The Need for Self-Evaluation (Summary) Using Data to Guide Policy and Practice Family to Family reinvents how data in child welfare is used by creating better structures and processes for compiling data and linking data to evaluation. Read More
Strategic Communications Media Relations for Child Welfare This guide provides tools for developing a strategic communications program to gain media coverage and support for the Family to Family initiative. Read More
Building Community/University Partnerships Drake University and Trinity College This report describes the learnings from a gathering between Drake University and Trinity College on how to improve university-community partnerships. Read More
The Human Services Workforce Initiative The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Commitment This report presents an overview of the Casey Foundation’s long-term efforts to address gaps in the systems that serve disadvantaged children and families. Read More
Welfare Policy and the AECF Jobs Initiative This policy brief summarizes key results and lessons learned from the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Jobs Initiative. Read More
Evaluation of the AECF Jobs Initiative First Annual/Cross-Site Report Executive Summary This report recaps the planning phase of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Jobs Initiative across six locations. Read More
Casey Connects: Fall 2000 Foundation Team Specializes in Tailor-Made Technical Assistance This Casey Connects issue focuses on family strengthening, highlighting community initiatives: KIDS COUNT; FAMILIES COUNT; and TARC. Read More
Relative Strength A Report on the Family's Place in Workforce Development Initiatives This report explores family-centered employment strategies, beginning with a look at the reasons why some families live in poverty. Read More