KIDS COUNT Data Book Urges Support for Family-Based Child Care
This issue of Casey Connects summarizes findings from the 2006 KIDS COUNT Data Book and essay. More specifically: It tells what we should do — and what select programs are already doing — to help improve the quality of family, friend and neighbor care across America.
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An Analysis of Impact and Remaining Need Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
The federal Recovery Act only addresses some of the economic needs of tribal communities in Indian Country. This paper examines what a meaningful recovery would look like for historically marginalized Native communities. It contrasts the need and the federal investment in two general and 10 tribal-specific program investments.
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Assessing Quality in the Prepaid Industry with CFSI’s Compass Principles
This report describes how general purpose reloadable prepaid cards compare to financial industry standards and quality measures for financial products. Financially underserved households have increased their use of these cards in recent years.
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Reflections on Doug Nelson’s 20 Years of Leadership
This issue of Casey Connects honors the two-decade tenure of Douglas W. Nelson, who retired as Annie E. Casey Foundation’s president and chief executive officer in April 2010. Learn about Nelson’s key contributions in shaping both the Foundation and the nation’s perspective on serving vulnerable children and families.
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A Progress Report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation through December 2010
This snapshot speeds through nine years of an ambitious development project aimed at transforming Maryland’s East Baltimore neighborhood — home to disproportionally high rates of crime, unemployment and poverty. Readers will learn how the Foundation is helping to spearhead this charge in typical Casey style — by partnering with the local residents, listening to their needs and recognizing that true progress requires more than new fancy buildings to build brighter futures.
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A Future With Promise
This publication draws on a wide range of research to present education, immigration and health facts related to the sexual wellness of Latino youth. The goal is simple: Give readers a richer and more nuanced look into these teens’ lives while informing policy and practice to better support their reproductive health needs.
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A Practice Guide for State Advisory Groups #3
This detention reform practice guide is specifically designed for State Advisory Groups overseeing the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA), providing recommendations for ways to implement and lead an effective detention reform initiative.
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This toolkit highlights recommendations for policymakers and advocates on laws and policies designed to help jurisdictions effectively implement the normalcy provisions of the Strengthening Families Act.
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Special Report: May 2011
This special report takes a second look at Rhode Island’s dental safety net. It shares new statistics, successes and challenges and outlines 15 recommendations aimed at helping the state’s dental safety net continue to evolve and thrive.
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The Creation and Growth of the Center for Working Families Approach
This report discusses the Casey Foundation’s germination of a new approach to helping the poor find the social, financial and economic help available to them in a one-stop shopping environment – a new concept at the time.
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