The Eye of the Storm Ten Years on the Front Lines of New Futures This report reflects on Casey’s first failed system reform effort and the lessons that shaped its future approach to community change work. Read More
Rent Burden, Housing Subsidies and the Well-Being of Children and Youth This brief pulls together current housing affordability/child well-being research and recommends policy changes to help families and communities thrive. Read More
Big Ideas for Job Creation A Policy Brief Highlighting Job Creating Initiatives This report highlights a UC Berkeley project that gathered expert ideas nationwide to develop innovative job creation proposals. Read More
Building Family Economic Success: The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) This report explains the Earned Income Tax Credit and highlights Casey’s efforts to expand it, securing $310M+ in tax relief for low-income families. Read More
Using Integrated Data to Identify and Solve Housing Conditions that Harm School Readiness A Cleveland Case Study This case study tells how shared data can be used to identify educational risk factors and then develop and implement solutions for addressing them. Read More
Using Brain Science to Design New Pathways Out of Poverty This report links poverty’s effects on the brain to policy, showing how stress and bias can hinder cognitive skills and efforts toward self-sufficiency. Read More
The High Cost of Being Poor in Hartford This report showcases the “high cost of being poor” reality by presenting the everyday budget struggles of low-income working families in Hartford, CT. Read More
Serving Immigrant Families Through Two-Generation Programs Identifying Family Needs and Responsive Program Approaches This report explores how 11 programs support immigrant parents with young kids and what’s needed to better serve this growing, vulnerable group. Read More
Race Matters: Unequal Opportunities for School Readiness This fact sheet offers a quick source for analysis and strategies related to issues of racial inequity surrounding school readiness. Read More
Achieving Permanency Through Adoption The Permanency Continuum Series This 2-day training guide for social workers focuses on achieving and sustaining permanency for children and youth in foster care through adoption. Read More