Helping Children Aging Out of Foster Care Programs Prepare for Independence This guide shares ways to support foster youth aging out, with tips, discussion questions and where to find more info and resources. Read More
Discovering Self Identity and Culture This guide helps young people explore identity and engage in equity conversations to dismantle racism in child-serving systems. Read More
User's Guide to Essential Kinship Data This brief outlines key data child welfare agencies should track to measure efforts to place children who can’t return home with relatives. Read More
A Family for Every Child Strategies to Achieve Permanence for Older Foster Children and Youth This brief shares proven foster care strategies that help older youth find families and shows how lessons learned can be turned into action. Read More
Recruitment, Training, and Support: The Essential Tools of Foster Care Family to Family Tools for Rebuilding Foster Care This guide explains family-centered foster care and how foster families can be recruited, trained, supported and retained to ensure the best outcomes. Read More
Youth and Credit: Resources for Young People These fliers offer clear info for caseworkers to help youth navigate credit issues and ID theft, using real-life scenarios that speak to their experiences. Read More
How Youth Surveys Guide Collective Community Investment and Planning Benefits of Using Youth Data Surveys are a key tool for informing efforts to address pressing youth-facing issues. Read how. Read More
Advancing Collective Prosperity Through Entrepreneurship in Atlanta This report explores how Black-owned businesses can build community wealth in Atlanta and offers strategies to support their growth. Read More
Disposable Children The prevalence of child abuse and trauma among children prosecuted as adults in Maryland Researchers surveyed kids incarcerated as adults in Maryland and found a strong common tie: profound childhood trauma. Read more. Read More
Collective Impact in Workforce Development: A Working Paper Perspectives From the Field This paper explores collective impact in workforce development, sharing expert insights and strategies to help funders and policymakers support training efforts. Read More