America’s Invisible Children Latino Youth and the Failure of Justice This brief explores how justice system failures impact Latino youth and urges reforms to protect them from prison and support a brighter future. Read More
Guiding Sustainable Community Change An Introduction to Coaching This guide explains how coaching supports community change efforts and highlights what makes it distinct and valuable in driving local transformation. Read More
Building Resident Power and Capacity for Change An "on-the-ground" reflection about what it takes for funders to work effectively with low-income communities A 2009 report that captures funder reflections on investing in neighborhood-based community organizing initiatives. Read More
Supporting Youth in Transition to Adulthood Lessons Learned from Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice This paper examines how juvenile justice and child welfare systems succeed — and fail — in helping at-risk youth transition successfully to adulthood. Read More
Getting Back on Track Effects of a Community College Program for Probationary Students This report examines the findings of an evaluation of two community college programs at Chaffey College in Southern California. Read More
Mental Health Practice Guidelines for Child Welfare This guide offers strategies to improve behavioral health care for youth in custody, developed by experts during a 2-day Casey Foundation conference. Read More
Feeding Our Future Growing Up Healthy with WIC This brief highlights the impact of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) on very young children. Read More
The Forgotten Fifth Child Poverty in Rural America This report urges policymakers to consider rural areas — alongside cities — when designing programs to support children in poverty. Read More
Ranking States on Improvement in Child Well-Being Since 2000 A KIDS COUNT Working Paper This report uses the 10 KIDS COUNT indicators to assess increases and decreases in absolute child well-being. View the data for each state since 2000. Read More
Youth Violence Myths and Realities: A Tale of Three Cities The Different Story of Delinquent Youth as Told by the Media and by Juvenile Justice System Professionals and the Youth Themselves This report explores youth views on violence, life circumstances and how the justice system responds to perceived increases in youth violence. Read More
