Weathering the Recession The Financial Crisis and Family Wealth Changes in Low-Income Neighborhoods This report highlights how families, especially in low-income areas, were impacted by the Great Recession and underscores the need for asset building. Read More
Guiding Questions to Advance Equity in Evaluation and Research A Process for Developing Inclusive, Culturally Relevant and Rigorous Methods This resource shares guiding questions to foster a common approach for conducting equity-centered research and evaluation with partners. Learn more now. Read More
Improving Conditions of Confinement in Secure Juvenile Detention Centers This report shares lessons from JDAI on improving facility conditions and provides principles for safer, more humane and continuously assessed institutions. Read More
Race Matters: What's Race Got To Do With It? Before you decide race is an issue, check out these 6 steps to make sure. Read More
Rental Market Stresses Impacts of the Great Recession on Affordability and Multifamily Lending Despite high vacancies and lower rents, the Great Recession worsened rental affordability as demand rose and affordable housing options shrank. Read More
Trauma Informed Community Building Evaluation Infographic A Formative Evaluation of the TICB Model and Its Implementation in Potrero Hill This infographic shows the community-building principles and activities used as part of the Trauma Informed Community Building model in San Francisco. Read More
Consider the Alternatives planning and implementing detention alternatives This report promotes JDAI’s call for alternatives to detention that cut costs, reduce crowding and improve youth outcomes while maintaining public safety. Read More
Mentoring as a Family Strengthening Strategy This brief uses case studies and expert Q&As to explore how youth mentoring programs can engage parents and help strengthen families. Read More
Jobs Initiative Findings and Statistics Addressing Race and Cultural Competence in the Jobs Initiative This report explores how Casey’s Jobs Initiative sites tackled racial equity and expanded job access for young people in low-income communities. Read More
Building on Strength: Positive Youth Development in Juvenile Justice Programs This report summarizes observations and conclusions from six juvenile justice programs working to improve their intervention approaches. Read More
