Improving School Readiness Outcomes Lessons from Six Communities This report describes six local government efforts to achieve improved school readiness for young children. Read More
Casey Connects: Winter/Spring 2003 Exploring the Role of the Faith Community in Family Strengthening This issue highlights the role of faith groups in supporting families and Casey’s efforts to uplift East Baltimore through a local development project. Read More
Building an Integrated Services Model This report shows how peer technical assistance — sharing knowledge and outside innovations — can help communities strengthen families. Read More
Beyond the Boundaries Low-Income Residents, Faith-Based Organizations and Neighborhood Coalition Building This document outlines the Faith Communities and Urban Families Project and summarizes efforts from four communities involved in the work. Read More
Improving Outcomes for Children with Special Needs This report looks at what kids with disabilities in Rhode Island need — and the impact on families when systems of care don’t meet those needs. Read More
Education Policy and the Jobs Initiative: Part Three This brief — part of a series — shares Jobs Initiative results and what they mean for public policy, including Higher Ed Act reauthorization. Read More
Policy Matters: Setting and Measuring Benchmarks for State Policies This paper shares policy ideas to improve health for low-income families and kids and offers benchmarks to assess state policies and programs. Read More
Casey Connects: Fall 2003 Helping Immigrant and Refugee Families Not Just Survive, But Thrive This issue shows how Casey supports immigrant families, promotes engagement and explores policy impacts on foundations and their grantees. Read More
Resident Engagement and Leadership to Improve Results An International Tool Kit helping Children and Youth, Families and Communities This toolkit features case studies from six countries highlighting resident-driven change strategies that can be adapted to other communities. Read More
Community Investments for Family Economic Success A guide to key ideas, effective approaches, and technical assistance resources for Making Connections cities and site teams. This report offers an overview of tools and strategies to spark new or improved housing, retail and infrastructure investment in low-income communities. Read More