Journey to Engagement A First-Person Reflection on How to Engage Residents Garland Yates shares lessons from Denver on engaging residents in change — part of the Casey Foundation’s Diarist Project and Making Connections series. Read More
KIDS COUNT Indicator Brief: Reducing the Child Death Rate This brief outlines five strategies to address health and safety issues that affect the well-being of children ages 1-14. Read More
Factors Affecting State Differences in Child Well-Being A KIDS COUNT Working Paper This report uses KIDS COUNT data to identify how child well-being across states is linked to state-level policy and population characteristics. 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
The DREAM Act Securing America’s Future in Education This brief outlines a case for the DREAM Act as a way of providing educational opportunities to undocumented immigrant children who consider the U.S. home. Read More
Ensuring Success for Young Children: Transition to Kindergarten This guide shows how to support nonprofits that boost school readiness through early childhood education, helping close gaps that affect school success. Read More
Lifelong Families Guardianship Case Study Mealea This case study shows how the Lifelong Families model helped Mealea achieve permanency through guardianship in treatment foster care. 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
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
The Forgotten Fifth Child Poverty in Rural America This report urges policymakers to consider rural areas — alongside cities — when designing programs to support children in poverty. Read More
