Nutrition in Low-Income Communities Affordable Housing as a Platform to Overcome Nutritional Challenges This report shares strategies to meet low-income communities’ nutrition needs, showing how housing can help expand access to healthy food. Read More
Realizing the Power of Youth and Young Adult Voice Through Youth Leadership Boards This brief shares lessons from the Jim Casey Initiative’s work with youth leadership boards, including voices from foster youth and adult partners. Read More
What's Going On In There? Understanding the Adolescent Brain and Its Implication for Young People This fact sheet outlines brain research for teens and how kids in foster care are impacted during development by the lack of close relationships. Read More
When Child Welfare Works: Discussions from the Field A Proposal to Finance Best Practices This document compiles feedback from organizations and individuals on child welfare reform after the release of When Child Welfare Works: A Working Paper. Read More
Juvenile Detention Facility Assessment 2014 Update This publication provides a guide to help Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative sites improve conditions in juvenile detention facilities. Read More
Community Building to Drive Change Strategies for the Atlanta Civic Site This brief summarizes Casey’s decade-long involvement in improving community viability and family life in a distressed section of Atlanta, Georgia. Read More
Prepaid Industry Scorecard Assessing Quality in the Prepaid Industry with CFSI’s Compass Principles This report compares prepaid cards to financial standards and shows their growing use among financially underserved households in recent years. Read More
Race for Results Building a Path to Opportunity for All Children This KIDS COUNT report shows how kids of different races are progressing on key milestones at national and state levels using the Race for Results Index. Read More
Team Decision Making Case Study Engaging Families in Placement Decisions A discussion of the importance of engaging family, friends and community in child welfare decisions regarding child removal, reunification and placement. Read More
A Guide to Support the Implementation of Foster Care Beyond 18 Questions and Answers, Summary of Federal Fostering Connections Guidance and Perspectives from the Field This guide helps leaders implement extended foster care and is part of a campaign supporting youth transitioning from care to adulthood. Read More
