Chafee Plus Ten A Vision for the Next Decade Marking 10 years of the Chafee Act, this report reflects on key lessons for helping youth in foster care succeed as adults. Read More
Casey Connects: Spring 2000 Pioneering Panel Hastens Pace Of Child Welfare Reform This issue of Casey Connects shows how real transformation starts with the heart — of people and systems — as three Casey reforms are explored. Read More
Casey Connects: Spring 2002 Helping Advocates Weigh In On The Welfare Reform Debate This issue of Casey Connects highlights efforts to support families and advance child welfare and foster care reform through advocacy and dialogue. Read More
Indicators and Indices of Child Well-Being A Brief History This report examines efforts through time to identify and leverage social indicators of child well-being. Read how the work has evolved. Read More
Casey Connects: Winter 2001 Conference Focuses on Helping Adoptive Families This issue highlights top family well-being advocates, including National Families Count honorees, 2001 Casey Fellows and other standout leaders. Read More
When Should the State Cease Parenting? Evidence from the Midwest Study This study presents the case for extending the age for federal foster care reimbursement to states from 18 to 21. Read More
Rethinking Juvenile Detention in Ohio Why Ohio, Why Now This brief reviews juvenile detention data in Ohio, highlights JDAI success and offers four ways to reduce the state’s reliance on detention. Read More
Building Neighborhood Capacity for Strong Families and Safe Children A Making Connections Peer Technical Assistance Match Between Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Louisville, Kentucky This report shows how Milwaukee sought guidance from Louisville on integrating neighborhood-level services by studying the Neighborhood Place model. Read More
Strengthening Rural Families By the Numbers: Using Data to Drive Action on Behalf of Children and Families This brief illustrates how data collection and analysis can influence decisions to improve the well-being of low-income working families in Minnesota. Read More
A House of Cards: Refinancing the American Dream Borrowing to Make Ends Meet Rising costs push families to rely on high-cost credit. This brief explores growing debt, equity use and the impact of mounting financial burdens. Read More