Counting is Not Enough Investing in Qualitative Case Reviews for Practice Improvement in Child Welfare This first-of-its-kind report reviews the QCR tool and offers tips to improve its use in child welfare systems across the country. Read More
Racial Gaps in Early Childhood Socio-emotional Health, Developmental, and Educational Outcomes Among African-American Boys This report looks at black and white boys and how racial disparities emerge in early childhood, especially for kids in poverty. Read More
The High Cost of Being Poor: Essay From the 2003 KIDS COUNT Data Book Another Perspective on Helping Low-Income Families Get By and Get Ahead This essay explores how low-income families face higher costs and shares Casey’s four-part plan to help workers build a brighter, more secure future. Read More
Families as Primary Partners in their Child’s Development and School Readiness This toolkit helps communities partner with parents to boost school readiness by developing them as teachers and involving them as leaders. Read More
Balancing Justice with Mercy An Interfaith Guide for Creating Healing Communities This report outlines the Healing Communities model and how congregations can support reentry from arrest through a person’s return home from prison. Read More
ARC Reflections Facilitator Orientation and Handouts This guide helps facilitators deliver ARC Reflections, a trauma training for foster parents from the Casey Foundation and Justice Resource Institute. Read More
TIme for Reform: Aging Out and On Their Own More Teens Leaving Foster Care Without A Permanent Family This report gives a background of foster care issues in need of reform from the kids’ perspective while outlining what policy reforms make sense. Read More
Nonprofit Executive Leadership and Transitions Survey This study shares demographic, geographic and career data from a survey of 2,200+ U.S. nonprofit leaders navigating leadership transitions. Read More
A Reason, a Season, or a Lifetime Relational Permanence Among Young Adults with Foster Care Backgrounds This study shares insights from 29 young adults on life after foster care, their support needs and how they view family and adult relationships. Read More
Child Poverty in Massachusetts A tale of two states This report explores child poverty in Massachusetts and offers key questions and first steps to help reduce poverty statewide. Read More
