Moving Hard to House Residents to Work Supporting Vulnerable Public Housing Families, Brief #4 This brief reviews employment outcomes for public housing residents involved in the Chicago Housing Authority’s Family Case Management project. Read More
Ten Considerations for Advocacy Evaluation Planning Lessons Learned from KIDS COUNT Grantee Experiences This document outlines how KIDS COUNT and advocates can turn evaluation theory into practice to improve their work and impact real-world outcomes. 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
The Recession Generation Preventing Long-term Damage from Child Poverty and Young Adult Joblessness This report looks at how Congress can address the persistent needs of the Recession Generation and move our country toward a more prosperous future. Read More
Building Partnerships with Neighborhoods and Local Communities Building Community Partnerships in Child Welfare, Part One This document offers information about steps and strategies for child welfare agencies to establish community/neighborhood partnerships. Read More
Investing in Sustainable Community Change: A Funder’s Guide to Community Coaching This guide helps funders use coaching in community change efforts. Coaches support groups in identifying and reaching goals. Read More
AdvoCasey: Fall 2001 Fostered or Forgotten? This AdvoCasey issue explores challenges facing foster youth and highlights campaigns working to create better paths forward in cities across the U.S. 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
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
Juvenile Jailhouse Rocked: Reforming Detention in Chicago, Portland and Sacramento A Preprint for AdvoCasey Fall/Winter 1999 This article explores how secure detention really works, how Casey launched JDAI and its impact on jurisdictions and the broader detention field. Read More
