Lessons from the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Social Investment Program
This report shares the results of an in-depth evaluation of Casey’s Social Investment Program. Readers will learn if the program is making a difference, the opportunities and challenges that impact investors commonly face, and what lessons the Foundation has learned in navigating the mission investing field.
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Transforming Virginia's Child Welfare System
A collaboration between the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Commonwealth of Virginia decreased the number of children in foster care and reduced the state’s overreliance on congregate care. This case study describes the effort that successfully introduced a family-centered child welfare practice model, increased both permanency rates and access to community-based care, and reduced overall spending.
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An Initiative to Improve Child Welfare Systems
This document explains why and how the Casey Foundation set out to improve child welfare systems and practices across the country and what the Foundation learned in the process.
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Findings from an Exploratory Scan
This report explores how workforce development programs can better meet the needs of youth and young adults who have justice-system experience.
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State Profiles of Child Well-Being
This 19th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book provides national and state-by-state information on the conditions of America’s children and families. The 2008 Data Book essay looks at ways to reduce unnecessary detention and incarceration and increase opportunities for youth development and community safety.
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Family to Family Tools for Rebuilding Foster Care
This practice guide explains family-centered foster care and shows how foster families can be recruited, trained, supported and retained to insure the best outcome for the child.
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A Comprehensive Guide to Creating a Car Ownership Program
This guide outlines the pros, cons, process, costs and feasibility for organizations starting a car ownership program for low-income workers.
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Exploring Development in the Field and Opportunities for Growth
In 2007, the Annie E. Casey Foundation convened two teams of experts to discuss parental incarceration and its impact on families. Beyond summarizing the key lessons from these sessions, this report also spells out what we still need to learn about the issue, where we can be doing more and how the Foundation has already invested in aiding these vulnerable children and families.
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An Agenda for Rebuilding America's Older Core Cities
This report explores the opportunities and challenges confronting older core cities by looking closely at five of them: Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
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Evidence2Success
This toolkit outlines a five-step strategic finance planning process geared toward supporting programs that serve children and families. It aims to help public and community leaders work together to examine what they want to finance, how their current investments align with their financing goals, and which strategies can help them achieve these goals.
This process and toolkit were developed to support Evidence2Success, an Annie E. Casey Foundation initiative meant to help leaders identify the resources that they need to start up, scale and sustain evidence-based programs that produce positive results for children and families.
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