The Recession Generation Preventing Long-term Damage from Child Poverty and Young Adult Joblessness This report looks at how Congress can address and support the persistent needs of the Recession Generation and move our country toward a more prosperous future. Read More
Mobility, Career Pathways, and the Landscape of Employer and Youth Engagement in the South An Issue Brief for the Annie E. Casey Foundation This issue brief examines the two key elements needed to connect southern young adults with rewarding employment opportunities: engaging employers and youth. Case studies from six southern cities show how they are engaging employers and young people in ways that help the entire community. Read More
A New Model for Integrating Housing and Services Supporting Vulnerable Public Housing Families Brief #2 This brief evaluates the Chicago Housing Authority’s traditional service Plan and the Chicago Family Case Management Demonstration service model according to the challenges faced and solutions implemented when trying to help residents with severe financial, mental, emotional and social issues. Read More
Business Leaders' Perceptions of KIDS COUNT This report summarizes data showing how business leaders in Fortune 1000 companies perceive and use the KIDS COUNT Data Books. Read More
Moving Hard to House Residents to Work Supporting Vulnerable Public Housing Families, Brief #4 This brief explores the employment experiences of public housing residents during the Chicago Housing Authority’s partnership in the Family Case Management Demonstration project. 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
Philanthropic Due Diligence Exploratory Case Studies to Improve Investments in Urban Schools This paper proposes using Exploratory Case Studies as a tool to improve philanthropic giving to school districts empowering funders to make smarter, more strategic investments in our children’s future. Read More
Children’s Budget 2012 In an effort to expand federal funding for our nation’s children, readers get to learn the financial facts, which fill more than 180 pages of this graph-packed report, and learn how much the government has invested in each program since 2008. Read More
Lifelong Families Guardianship Case Study Mealea This is part of a set of case studies which illustrate how Lifelong Families – a practice model developed and tested by the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s former direct service agency – helped advance permanency outcomes for older youth in treatment foster care. This case study highlights how Mealea achieved permanence through guardianship. Read More
For the Welfare of Children Lessons Learned from Class Action Litigation This publication presents class action litigation information from varying perspectives. It is hoped the “lessons learned” will improve state and local child welfare systems charged with keeping vulnerable children from harm, and help those invoved with possible or real changes that must be made. Read More
