What is Trauma? This five-page report reviews symptoms and treatments associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and trauma. It tells how traumatic events can impact children and offers four recommendations for helping them cope with trauma. 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
Moving Up Is A Steep Climb Parents’ Work and Children’s Welfare in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Jobs Initiative Researchers spent 18 months following families to better understand how parental employment intersects with child well-being. Their study focused on 10 low-income families from two Jobs Initiative sites — Seattle and Milwaukee. The goal? Learn how workforce development impacts a parent’s job mobility and if this mobility — or lack thereof — affects their kids. Read More
Casey Connects: Spring 2002 Helping Advocates Weigh In On The Welfare Reform Debate This issue of Casey Connects spotlights the efforts of the Casey Foundation to help parents, kids and advocacy groups discuss child welfare reform and foster care remodeling in an effort to move things forward. Read More
American Indian and Alaska Native Children in the 2000 Census This report utilizes census data to examine how the American Indian population is changing — and growing. It is part of a series of papers on the 2000 census prepared for the nationwide network of KIDS COUNT projects. Read More
End Games: The Challenge of Sustainability This report explores how funders and grantees think about sustainability, and how to best support and prepare promising projects for post-grant sustainability. Read More
AdvoCasey: Spring 2002 Paul Revere Rides Again: Inside the Remarkable Rise of the Houston Public Schools This issue of AdvoCasey starts with an article examining the academic transformation of schools in Houston, then delivers a story on Chicago’s Child-Parent Centers before moving to Miami to spotlight innovative treatments for substance-using teens. The final story lands in Tulsa, Okla., and tells how a local nonprofit is helping working poor families avoid expensive tax preparation fees, maximize refunds and save for the future. AdvoCasey is a seasonal publication of the Foundation that covers some serious ground. Each themed issue spotlights programs and policies that have made measurable differences in the lives of kids and families. Read More
Repealing the Hidden Tax This article, which originally appeared in the spring 2002 issue of AdvoCasey, tells how a nonprofit in Tulsa, Okla., is helping working poor families avoid expensive tax preparers, maximize refunds and save for the future. The Foundation produced AdvoCasey as a seasonal publication with themed issues that spotlight programs and policies making measurable differences in the lives of kids and families. Read More
On the Road Car Ownership as an Asset Building Strategy for Reducing Transportation Related Barriers to Work This report explores seven of the more promising car ownership programs across the United States designed to help improve mobility and job access for the working poor and welfare recipients. Read More
Providing the Missing Link A Model for a Neighborhood-Focused Employment Program This report presents a model for implementing a neighborhood-focused workforce development strategy. Read More
