Investing in Innovation Reflections on the Family Economic Success-Early Childhood Education Pilots This report, designed to aid funders, shares lessons and recommendations that are based on the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s experience with a two-generation initiative aimed at breaking the cycle of poverty. Read More
Integrating Data to Support Serving Children and Parents Together This report focuses on the benefits and challenges of building an integrated data system to support two-generation programming. Read More
Transforming Juvenile Probation A Vision for Getting it Right The Casey Foundation shares its vision for transforming juvenile probation into a focused intervention that promotes personal growth, positive behavior change and long-term success for young people with serious and repeat arrest histories. Read More
Generation Work Equipping Young People With In-Demand Employment Skills and Credentials This report checks in on a multiyear, five-site initiative launched by the Annie E. Casey Foundation in 2016. Called Generation Work, this initiative explores new ways of connecting young people — particularly youth of color — with the knowledge and experience necessary to succeed in today’s job market. Read More
Supporting Social-Emotional Learning With Evidence-Based Programs This brief shares nine strategies for implementing and sustaining evidence-based programs to support students’ social and emotional health. Input from administrators in seven school districts — each with a track record of delivering and sustaining social-emotional learning (SEL) programs — helped shape the strategies identified. Read More
Advancing Collective Prosperity Through Entrepreneurship in Atlanta This report promotes African-American business ownership as a pathway to building community wealth in Atlanta. Published by Prosperity Now, the report examines the harsh economic realities facing black families in Atlanta and proposes strategies for supporting businesses owned by African Americans. Read More
Noncitizen Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: 2018 Update A guide to juvenile detention reform In 2014, the Annie E. Casey Foundation issued a report, Noncitizen Youth in the Juvenile Justice System, aimed at ensuring the safe and fair treatment of noncitizen youth in detention. This update picks up where the 2014 report left off. Read More
Transformational Relationships for Youth Success This seven-page brief shares lessons culled from more than 80 interviews with organizations, their workers and the youth that they support. Readers will learn about the pivotal and powerful difference that a strong relationship can make in a young person’s life and precisely what professionals and public systems can do to support these vital connections. Read More
Reshaping Workforce Development in Baltimore Ensuring Community Voice and Expertise Guide Us In Baltimore, organizations were hitting hurdles in their efforts to connect young people to training and job opportunities. Enter the Annie E. Casey Foundation, which invested in a participatory research pilot to capture both authentic community voices and the employment experiences of local youth. This report shares what the Casey Foundation learned from Baltimore residents — both interviewees and consultants — and delivers a road map for implementing similar research and engagement models. Read More
Postsecondary Systems Change Lessons From the Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential (LEAP) Initiative This LEAP brief shares insights into transforming postsecondary systems to improve equity, access and outcomes for youth. Learn more. Read More
