Present, Engaged, and Accounted For The Critical Importance of Addressing Chronic Absence in the Early Grades The research is clear: Missing school has significant consequences for America’s youngest learners. This report — an examination of chronic early absence in education — highlights how poor attendance cracks a child’s academic foundation. It explores causes and potential solutions for this all-too-common classroom challenge and makes a compelling case for giving this issue more attention in relevant child welfare initiatives. Read More
ARC Reflections Facilitator Guide for Session Three Put on Your Oxygen Mask This ARC Reflections Training Curriculum walks a facilitator — slide by slide — through each session’s content. Session Three helps facilitators teach participants how to understand their own responses to stress and trauma, identify their strengths and vulnerabilities and identify self-care issues. Read More
Exploring Quality Choices: School Vouchers This publication presents an in-depth look at Casey’s investment in the Washington, D.C. voucher effort and summarizes its results. Read More
2006 KIDS COUNT Essay Family, Friend, and Neighbor Care: Strengthening a Critical Resource to Help Young Children Succeed This essay, taken from the 2006 KIDS COUNT Data Book, examines how "family, friend and neighbor care", a type of child care used by millions of families, nurtures young children and how parents and providers can connect to resources to increase the quality of this care. 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
Opportunity Passport Financial Capacity for Young People Who Experience Foster Care Young people leaving foster care face a steep climb to economic security. Learn how financial education and a matched savings program can help. Read More
Casey Connects: Fall 2003 Helping Immigrant and Refugee Families Not Just Survive, But Thrive This issue of Casey Connects highlights why immigrants are so important to America’s economy and how the Foundation is working to boost community engagement among these families. Smaller stories spotlight a roundup of Casey-recommended resources, the expanding influence of National Family Week, and the ramifications of pending legislation on private foundations and their grant recipients. Read More
The Center for Working Families: A How-To Guide This report show how impoverished families can use the Center for Working Families strategy of Earn it, Keep it, Grow It for financial success. Read More
ARC Reflections Facilitator Guide for Session Nine Endings and Beginnings This ARC Reflections Training Curriculum walks a facilitator — slide by slide — through each session’s content. Session nine emphasizes that not all endings are the same, transitions can be challenging for children and teens in foster care and foster parents can support a positive transition in a number of ways. Read More
Race Matters: Unequal Opportunity in Adolescent Reproductive Health This 2006 fact sheet brings awareness to the issue of racial inequality and teen pregnancy. Read More
