When Work Supports Don’t Support Work A Case for Parental Health Coverage in Mississippi This brief tells how Mississippi’s work support system fails to support working families. Readers will learn about gaps in the state’s parental health insurance coverage and explore policy ideas aimed at addressing these gaps while also strengthening the health and economic security of low-income families. Read More
Policy Matters: Setting and Measuring Benchmarks for State Policies This paper outlines clear policy moves and proposed benchmarks in a bid to focus state-level efforts on enhancing the health of low- to moderate-income families and kids. The publication is part of the Policy Matters project, an initiative by the Center for the Study of Social Policy that aims to develop and promote coherent, comprehensive information about the strength and adequacy of state policies affecting children, families and communities. Read More
Understanding the Experiences and Needs of Children of Incarcerated Parents Views from Mentors This report details conversations from mentors of kids with parents in prison and how the prison time affects the kids. Read More
America’s Invisible Children Latino Youth and the Failure of Justice This policy brief sifts through statistics and stereotypes to offer an engaging look at how America’s justice system is failing Latino youth. Readers will learn what various organizations are doing — nationally and locally — to address damaging racial and ethnic disparities and support our country’s largest minority group. The text closes with clear actions that policymakers must take to fix our broken justice system and keep all involved youth safe, out of adult prison and bound for a brighter tomorrow. Read More
Resident Engagement and Leadership to Improve Results An International Tool Kit helping Children and Youth, Families and Communities This toolkit contains results-based case studies from 6 countries showing resident-engaging community change strategies that can be adapted to work in other localities. 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
Big Ideas for Job Creation: Rethinking Work Opportunity From Tax Credits to Subsidized Job Placements This brief shows how a current tax credit program is not creating jobs and could be redirected into subsidized job opportunities. Read More
Back into the Fold: Helping Ex-Prisoners Reconnect through Faith This report provides an overview of why faith-based organizations have created programs to serve ex-prisoners and describes the types of services these programs provide. Read More
Juvenile Detention Reform: A Guide for County Officials This guidebook captures alternative practices to juvenile detention that counties can implement while cutting costs and increasing public safety. Read More
Melting Pot Cities and Suburbs Racial and Ethnic Change in Metro America in the 2000s The racial and ethnic distribution of population in the United States is changing, as the 2010 Census revealed. This report debunks old myths while revealing why cities and suburbs are becoming true melting pots. Read More