State Legislators’ Perceptions of Kids Count This report shares the results of a multi-pronged survey effort dedicated to one cause: KIDS COUNT. It reveals how legislators and their staff really feel about KIDS COUNT and tells what these groups like—and don’t like—about the initiative’s data book. Readers will also learn how KIDS COUNT is helping to guide lawmakers—no matter which way they’re leaning—toward a brighter, healthier future for all of America’s children. Read More
Creating Resident Led Governance Structures A Making Connections Peer Technical Assistance Match Between Boston, Massachusetts and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Documentation of an exchange between two Making Connections sites regarding ideas and emerging lessons about creating community governing boards and committees led by residents. Read More
Ranking States Based on Improvement in Child Well-Being During the 1990s This report utilizes a new index to examine state-level improvements in child well-being over time. See how each state ranked. Read More
Listening to Learn Stories from Rural Northwest Families This report tells the story of the Northwest Rural Communities Project, which gathered resident feedback and relevant statistics to paint a picture of what life is like for families in rural Oregon and Washington. Read More
Workforce Development for Working Families A Solution in Search of Civic Commitment This article by the Casey Foundation's Family Economic Success initiative, describes how communities can create successful workforce initiatives based on lessons and findings from the Foundation's Jobs Initiative. Read More
Nonprofit Executive Leadership and Transitions Survey This nonprofit leadership transition study reports demographic, geographic, executive management and career plan information from a survey of over 2,200 U.S. nonprofit leaders. Read More
Structural Racism and Community Building Race as an underlying, invisible barrier to true equality in the United States is examined and explained. Read More
The IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number An Operational Guide to the ITIN Program The purpose of this guide is to discuss the practical and operational issues currently surrounding the Internal Revenue Service’s Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) and how it affects immigrant workers. Read More
Building Culturally & Linguistically Competent Services to Support Young Children, Their Families, and School Readiness This tool kit provides resources, strategies and guidance to help communities achieve cultural and linguistic competence across all programs that help families with young children, toward a goal of promoting healthy early childhood development and school readiness. Read More
Race, Ethnicity and Health Snapshots of America’s Families III This snapshot uses national survey results to analyze how health insurance coverage rates and health status responses differ by race and ethnicity. It finds that disparities still persist — and that Hispanic kids are faring markedly worse than both their black and white peers. Read More
