New Hope for Low-Income Workers Improving Economic and Child Outcomes in Milwaukee Milwaukee’s New Hope program boosted parents’ earnings and jobs — and improved sons’ behavior and academic success through added work supports. Read More
AdvoCasey: Summer 1999 “Above Average” Welfare Reform This AdvoCasey issue explores welfare reform’s impact, highlighting programs helping recipients gain work and income, like the Earned Income Tax Credit. Read More
Resident Involvement in Community Change The Experiences of Two Initiatives This report explores the challenges and benefits of involving residents in neighborhood change through Casey’s Plain Talk and Youth Development projects. Read More
Consider the Alternatives planning and implementing detention alternatives This report promotes JDAI’s call for alternatives to detention that cut costs, reduce crowding and improve youth outcomes while maintaining public safety. Read More
Effective Language for Communicating Children’s Issues This report explores how media portrays children’s issues and shows how strategic messaging can shift narratives to support policy and outreach efforts. Read More
Controlling the Front Gates Effective Admission Policies and Practices This JDAI report offers tips to help jurisdictions make fair detention decisions and find more effective, efficient alternatives to juvenile detention. Read More
Collaboration and Leadership in Juvenile Detention This report shares lessons on leadership and teamwork in detention reform, with insights from sites in Casey’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative. Read More
Planning for Juvenile Detention Reforms A Structured Approach This model helps jurisdictions assess and improve juvenile detention practices, offering tested strategies and solutions from a five-year pilot. Read More
The Eye of the Storm Ten Years on the Front Lines of New Futures This report reflects on Casey’s first failed system reform effort and the lessons that shaped its future approach to community change work. Read More
Overview: The JDAI Story Building a Better Juvenile Detention System This report provides an overview of JDAI, a five-year, five-site experiment designed to streamline and rationalize local juvenile detention systems. Read More
