A Powerful First Step in Transforming Child Welfare Systems
This report illustrates how the Annie E. Casey Foundation collaborated with New York City, Louisiana, Maine and Virginia to identify five levers of change, reduce the use of congregate care and improve other performance indicators. The report also includes data on key improvements in each jurisdiction.
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Creating Good Endings and New Beginnings: A Guide for Executive Directors and Boards
This guide examines the unique challenges presented by transitions involving founders or long-term executives. It provides clear advice for executives and their boards in confronting the complex issues these transitions present.
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A Primer for Social Workers
Parenting from jail can be difficult without some help from assigned social workers.
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This guide helps facilitators administer a curriculum aimed at strengthening the financial literacy and independence of young people who have experienced foster care.
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Additional HHS Assistance Needed to Help States Reduce the Proportion in Care
This study by the GAO analyzes the major factors influencing the proportion of African American children in care and the extent to which states and localities have implemented promising strategies. The study also examines was in which federal polices may have influenced African American representation in foster care.
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Achieving Results, Advancing Equity and Improving the Lives of Children, Youth and Families
Drawing on lessons from Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, this report shows child welfare leaders how to strengthen systems by eliminating racial disparities, preventing system involvement and prioritizing permanence.
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This two-page infographic highlights the steep consequences of stopping foster care at 18 and offers a promising solution: extend high-quality, developmentally-appropriate services to age 21. It is a product of Success Beyond 18, a national campaign by the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative aimed at forging a better path for youth who are exiting foster care and entering adulthood.
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Policy Reforms to Equip Youth and Young Adults in Foster Care to Thrive
This brief recommends federal policy reforms that build on temporary pandemic-relief measures to expand support for older youth in foster care. |
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Children Living in America's High-Poverty Communities
This data snapshot highlights newly available national, state and city data in the KIDS COUNT Data Center that shows a 25% increase in the number of children residing in areas of concentrated poverty since 2000.
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A Practice Guide for Juvenile Detention Reform #1
Risk screening evaluates arrested minors to see if they need secure lock up. Learn how each risk and needs assessment for juvenile offenders is customized in this practical guide for juvenile detention reform.
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