A Practical Guide to Documenting Influence and Leverage In Making Connections Communities This guide offers practical steps for capturing and documenting the effects of influence and leverage in Casey's Making Connections communities. Read More
Mentoring as a Family Strengthening Strategy This brief uses case studies and expert Q&As to explore how youth mentoring programs can engage parents and help strengthen families. Read More
No Time to Be Sick Why Everyone Suffers When Workers Don’t Have Paid Sick Leave This report explains why paid sick leave matters — who lacks access — and how policymakers can help expand it to support a strong, healthy workforce. Read More
Social Capital in Community Development This report explores social capital in immigrant communities and communities of color — highlighting its role in driving community development. Read More
Working Hard, Falling Short America’s Working Families and the Pursuit of Economic Security This report examines why so many families struggle — and how policy change could help more Americans achieve economic security and the middle-class dream. Read More
Good Jobs and Careers What Communities Need to do to Train and Move Low-Income, Low-Skilled People into Good Jobs and Careers This brochure describes the Casey Foundation's take on the 10 key components of implementing a successful long-term job retention workforce initiative. Read More
Introduction to Family Strengthening The State of Family Well-Being, Policy Brief #1 This paper describes an innovative way of looking at helping families in poverty and how this new "strengthening" ideal can affect public policy. Read More
Generation Broke The Growth of Debt Among Young Americans Statistics are presented to show how debt affects young people's future and what can be done about it. Read More
Parental Involvement in Education Policy Brief No. 3 This brief shares real-world strategies for boosting parental involvement in schools — shaping how family-focused policies impact low-income communities. Read More
Making KIDS COUNT in Rural Northern New England This report blends data with stories of rural family success in Northern New England — offering insights and ideas to help these communities thrive. Read More
