Building Family Economic Success: Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) and Other Savings Tools This brief highlights the power of Individual Development Accounts to help low-income families save, build assets and boost economic mobility. Read More
What Happens to Housing Assistance Leavers? Low-Income Working Families, Paper 27 This report uses HUD and HOPE VI data to explore why families leave housing assistance and how their outcomes compare to those who remain on it. Read More
Improving Access to Apprenticeship Strengthening State Policies and Practices This report urges employers and policymakers to expand programs like apprenticeships to help low-skill adults secure jobs and boost financial stability. Read More
The Affordable Care Act Implications for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care The ACA allows former foster youth to get Medicaid until age 26. This brief outlines 7 ways to improve health coverage and outcomes for these young adults. Read More
Casey Connects: Fall 2002 Partnerships Creating an "Echo Chamber" of Family Strengthening Messages This issue of Casey Connects highlights partnerships and FAMILIES COUNT honorees for promoting family strengthening as a national priority. Read More
Vulnerable Youth Recent Trends This paper, an extension of Casey's 2004 KIDS COUNT Data Book, examines national and state-level trend data on five types of vulnerable youth. Read More
KIDS COUNT Indicator Brief: Increasing the Number of Children Whose Parents Have Stable Employment This report outlines eight broad strategies for increasing the job stability of families to help improve children's healthy development. Read More
Organic Philanthropy Small Investments, Big Results This report highlights Casey’s “Organic Philanthropy” approach — using local resources and seed funds to aid Native and border communities. Read More
A Snapshot of Children on the Texas Border This snapshot highlights life for children on the Texas border — sharing key challenges, new opportunities and indicators of child well-being. Read More
Learning While Doing in the Human Services Sector Becoming a Learning Organization through Organizational Change This summary shares lessons from Casey Family Services that child welfare groups can use when navigating organizational change through learning-by-doing. Read More
