Eliminate Confinement as a Response to Probation Rule Violations Juvenile confinement harms youth, fails to deter crime, worsens disparities and contradicts adolescent brain science. Read more about the findings. 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
In-Depth Case Studies of Authentic Youth Engagement in Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative Sites This report explores how the Jim Casey Initiative engages youth and shares key findings and tips for expanding authentic youth involvement. Read More
MORE Race Matters Occasional Updates #3 Advancing Better Outcomes for All Children MORE Race Matters provides advice on topics that advance racial equity. This guide focuses on producing racially equitable data and presentations. Read More
Peer Influence on Sexual Behavior What We Know About African American Teens This report explores peer influence on Black teens’ sexual behavior — what we know and what we still don’t about youth, friendships and sex. Read More
The National Fund for Workforce Solutions A History of Collaboration This report shows how funders can partner to address economic challenges and inspire similar efforts in workforce development. Read More
Grant Making with a Racial Equity Lens This guide shows how applying a racial equity lens can boost grantmaking, develop leaders, spark innovation and inspire change within foundations. Read More
Reducing the High School Dropout Rate This data brief, part of the KIDS COUNT series, outlines strategies for reducing the high school dropout rate. Read More
No Place for Kids Issue Brief The Case for Reducing Juvenile Incarceration This brief shows that decades of data reveal juvenile incarceration has failed as a strategy to reduce youth crime. Read More
The Essential Need for Partnering With Youth and Families to Fundamentally Transform Youth Probation Juvenile justice agencies must partner with youth and families to transform youth probation. Learn now to put these partnerships to work. Read More