What Works for Older Youth During the Transition to Adulthood Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Interventions This report identifies programs that help youth transition into adulthood and highlights the features that have the potential to contribute to success. Read More
Casey Connects: Spring 2010 Reflections on Doug Nelson’s 20 Years of Leadership This issue of Casey Connects honors Douglas W. Nelson, who retired as the Casey Foundation’s president and CEO in 2010. Learn more. Read More
Investing in Tribal Governments An Analysis of Impact and Remaining Need Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act This paper examines what a meaningful economic recovery would look like for historically marginalized Native communities. Read More
Measuring Poverty at the State Level: Low-Income Working Families Paper 17 This report looks at the results of implementing a poverty measure for Minnesota using the American Community Survey (ACS). Read More
Children in Immigrant Families An Action for Children North Carolina Emerging Issues Report This report shares facts about kids from immigrant families in NC. It aims to educate the public and engage policymakers in meaningful conversations. Read More
Upside Down The $400 Billion Federal Asset-Building Budget Despite millions spent on asset building in 2009, this report shows how tax code subsidies mainly benefited the wealthy. Read More
An Integrated Approach to Fostering Family Economic Success How Three Model Sites are Implementing the Center for Working Families Approach This report delves into three successful programs, showing how they adopted the CWF approach in response to local circumstances and opportunities. Read More
Finding Place in Making Connections Communities Applying GIS to Residents’ Perceptions of Their Neighborhoods For policymakers, funders and front-line workers, this report shows how to involve residents in place-based strategies to serve kids and families. Read More
Indiana Results-Based Leadership Helping Ex-Offenders Turn Their Lives Around in Marion County, Indiana This report outlines Indiana's Leadership in Action (LAP) program to reduce the rate of re-arrest by incarcerated people after they are released. Read More
The DREAM Act Securing America’s Future in Education This brief outlines a case for the DREAM Act as a way of providing educational opportunities to undocumented immigrant children who consider the U.S. home. Read More
