When Child Welfare Works: Discussions from the Field A Proposal to Finance Best Practices Since the release of When Child Welfare Works: A Working Paper, many organizations and individuals have weighed in with significant feedback on comprehesive child welfare systems reform, and in the spirit of continuing a public dialogue about this critical issue, this document presents the collective feedback on the recommendations presented in the working paper. Read More
Paying for College: Availability of Need-based Financial Aid for New Jersey's Working Adults This policy brief identifies the challenges that low-income working adults in New Jersey encounter when they pursue a college education – including access to adequate financial aid. Read More
Building Evidence to Advance Equity Casey spent seven years helping nonprofits better leverage data to advance equity. Discover the insights gained along the way. Read More
The Effects of State EITC Expansion on Children's Health This brief examines the impact of state-level Earned Income Tax Credits on specific health-related outcomes for children. Read More
Undocumented and Abused: A Texas Case Study Children in the Child Protective Services System Using Texas as a case study, this report looks at undocumented children in state child welfare systems because of abuse or neglect – and ways to improve the process by which these children may obtain legal residency. Read More
Detention Reform in Rural Jurisdictions challenges and opportunities This report tackles the issue of detention reform in rual areas and supports the ideal that children everywhere—regardless of their zip code—deserve to be treated fairly when facing detention. It shares lessons learned from a multiyear, multisite project conducted by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Called the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI), the project aimed to do just what its name suggests: identify more effective, efficient alternatives to juvenile detention. Read More
Ensuring That Adoptions Succeed is in Everyone's Best Interest Failed adoptions are an increasing trend, and result in trauma to the children who are directly affected. This article makes the case for pre- and post-adoptive services to improve the likelihood of successful adoptions. Read More
School, Community, Family Connections This Casey investment snapshot shows how the education portfolio invested in community schools to build strong connections that support everyone’s success. Read More
Replicating Detention Reform Lessons from the Florida Detention Initiative This report compares two reform initiatives with nearly identical objectives yet drastically different final chapters. Readers will learn how officials successfully reduced local detention center populations and why a similar statewide effort failed just years later. Replicating Detention Reform is the 12th installment in a series devoted to identifying more effective, efficient alternatives to juvenile detention. Read More
By the Numbers the role of data and information in detention reform This report offers examples and tips for using data and information technology to advance juvenile detention reform efforts. It is part of a series that shares lessons from a multi-year, multi-site project conducted by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Called the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI), the project aimed to do just what its name suggests: Identify more effective, efficient alternatives to juvenile detention. Read More
