Funding Prevention in Communities Lessons From Evidence2Success This report shares how communities fund and sustain prevention programs using Evidence2Success, with lessons from real-world successes and challenges. Read More
Developing Supportive Educational and Career Pathways for Young People Lessons From the Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential (LEAP) Initiative This report highlights strategies to create equitable, youth-centered pathways to education and career success for at-risk youth. Learn more. Read More
Strengthening Research Through Participatory Methods Partnering With Young People to Study Persistence and Engagement in the Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential Initiative Researchers partnered with 10 young LEAP participants to strengthen a study of how to help youth progress in school and work. Read the findings. Read More
Kids, Families and COVID-19 Pandemic Pain Points and the Urgent Need to Respond This KIDS COUNT report uses Census data to show how families with kids fared during the pandemic, highlighting health and economic challenges nationwide. Read More
Job Training for Youth With Justice Involvement A Toolkit The National Youth Employment Coalition released a toolkit to boost collaboration between workforce and juvenile justice professionals. Learn more. Read More
Building Equity by Supporting the Whole Student Findings from Case Studies of Two Colleges in the Working Students Success Network This report highlights two community colleges helping underserved students succeed through a 19-college, four-state network of integrated support services. Read More
The Effects of Training for Adoption Competency on Clinical Services With Adoptive Families Executive Summary This study finds that the Training for Adoption Competency model improves clinical care for adoptive families, adopted youth and birth parents. Read more. Read More
Four Principles to Make Advanced Data Analytics Work for Children and Families This brief looks at the rise of advanced data analytics and explores the challenges and opportunities it creates for agencies. Learn four principles for the effective and equitable use of advanced analytics to develop better and fairer solutions for kids and families. Read More
To Adapt Interventions to Serve Youth That Have Been Marginalized, Service Providers Can Seek Funding From Public Agencies This brief presents findings on two neighboring jurisdictions that implemented an intervention called Multisystemic Therapy for Emerging Adults. Read More
Keeping Youth Out of the Deep End of the Juvenile Justice System A Developmental Evaluation Overview of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Deep-End Reform This report presents findings from a multiyear evaluation of the Casey Foundation’s deep-end reform, an initiative designed to safely, significantly and equitably reduce out-of-home placements in 12 juvenile justice systems across the country. Read to learn more. Read More
