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
Assessing the KIDS COUNT Composite Index Researchers ask if the 10-item KIDS COUNT Index is an effective gauge of child well-being. Read about their findings. Read More
Recent Changes in the Percent of Children Living in Single-mother Families This paper shares data on America’s changing family structure, including how the share of kids living with single moms is shrinking. Explore the data. Read More
Casey Connects: Summer 2003 Countering the Hidden Costs of Poverty This issue explores how the working poor pay more for basics — plus Foundation efforts to fix it, a workforce initiative and profiles of standout leaders. Read More
Perceptions and Misperceptions of America’s Children The Role of the Print Media This report examines the print media’s role in fueling misperceptions about children. Read how newspapers may have fueled the confusion. Read More
AdvoCasey: Spring 2003 Juvenile Justice at a Crossroads Reform efforts and policy innovations offer new hope for America’s juvenile justice system — where failure, waste and abuse have long been widespread. Read More
