Tipping the Scale Opening Opportunities for Systems-involved Youth This report shares growth strategies from partners engaged in the LEAP initiative. Read about their experiences and insights. Read More
Fixing a Broken System Transforming Maine's Child Welfare system Using a unique consulting approach, the Annie E. Casey Foundation collaborated with the Maine Office of Child and Family Services to drastically refocus their child welfare practice. The result: A reformed system that was more child-centered and outcomes-driven. Also included are data on key improvements, such as a 77% drop in residential placements and a 28% increase in kin placements over five years. Read More
What’s the Return on Investment? Using Placement Analysis to Measure Child Welfare Costs In this brief, child welfare leaders and agencies learn about an approach, called placement day analysis, that calculates the financial impact of diverting or shortening child welfare placements. Equipped with this information, decision makers can identify the right interventions and program changes to invest in moving forward. Read More
An Integrated Approach to Fostering Family Economic Success How Three Model Sites are Implementing the Center for Working Families Approach This report presents insights into three successful programs showing how they have adopted the CWF approach in response to different local circumstances and opportunities. Read More
KIDS COUNT Data Snapshot on Foster Care Placement This Data Snapshot highlights newly available data on the KIDS COUNT Data Center marking the progress made by many states to increase the rates of children in foster care who are living with families and decrease the rates of those placed in institutions or group homes. The data also show that the type of foster care placement varies depending on the age of the child as well as the state of residence. Read More
Climbing the Ladder of Reading Proficiency The First Two Years of Atlanta’s Dunbar Learning Complex This report tells how a group of parents, educators, community-based service providers, funders and education experts created the Dunbar Learning Complex with the goal of permanently changing the path of children living in poverty. It also shares the impact of those efforts on children and their parents two years later. Read More
Kinship Policy Improvements Toward Child Welfare System Transformation Part Five of Family Ties: Analysis From a State-by-state Survey of Kinship Care Policies States are partnering with kin to strengthen child welfare systems, but more can be done. Discover state practices and opportunities for improvement. 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
Guidelines for Promoting Racially Equitable Purchasing More Race Matters Update #2 This guide, part of the Race Matters Toolkit, outlines a clear, three-step strategy for helping organizations make more racially equitable purchasing decisions. Visit the Race Matters Institute for more entries in the Race Matters collection. Read More
Washington State’s Basic Food Employment and Training Program This report provides an extensive overview of Washington’s Basic Food Employment & Training (BFET) program and, more broadly, of federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment & Training (SNAP E&T). Read More
