A Case Study
The social sector lacks straightforward, accessible pathways for minorities to find social sector leadership roles. The Casey Foundation, Management Leadership for Tomorrow and New York University’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and Stern School of Business are partnering to change that.
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Reengaging Students and Closing the School-to-Prison Pipeline
A guide to using federal pandemic relief funds to rethink K–12 education and close the school-to-prison pipeline. Learn more now.
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Making the Business Case: Research and References for 10 Practices and Appendices
The Child Welfare Leader’s Desk Guide is designed to help busy child welfare leaders gauge their agency’s effectiveness and chart a course toward measureable improvement. Part two of the Desk Guide includes research, references and appendices that will help leaders and their staff make the business case for improving policies and practices, with a goal of improving how children in the child welfare system fare.
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Identity and Culture
This guide supports a strengths-based exploration of identity development. It is part of the Equity Conversation Guides For Young Leaders and Partners series that aims to help leaders engage young people in conversations about dismantling racism in child-serving systems and ultimately partner with these youth to advance equity and inclusion solutions.
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Building Quality Networks for Young People in Foster Care
This brief discusses the meaning of social capital and how it affects the growth and development of kids in foster care. It’s part of the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative issue brief series for youth engagement.
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to Support Young Children, Their Families, and School Readiness
This tool kit provides resources, strategies and guidance to help communities achieve cultural and linguistic competence across all programs that help families with young children, toward a goal of promoting healthy early childhood development and school readiness.
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Analysis From a State-By-State Survey of Kinship Care Policies
A survey of state kinship care policies identifies opportunities to strengthen support for caregivers and children. Read the analysis. |
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The Financial Crisis and Family Wealth Changes in Low-Income Neighborhoods
The recent financial crisis has shown the importance of asset building. This report sheds light on how families fared during the Great Recession, looking at those living in low-income neighborhoods who may see disproportionate effects from the crisis.
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Black youth are less likely than white youth to be diverted from the formal court system. Read more about racial inequities in diversion.
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The Impact of Incarcerating Youth in Detention and Other Secure Facilities
This policy brief looks at the consequences of detention on kids and communities and the positive results coming from Casey’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI).
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