Relative Strength A Report on the Family's Place in Workforce Development Initiatives This report explores family-centered employment strategies, beginning with a look at the reasons why some families live in poverty. Read More
The Need for Self-Evaluation Using Data to Guide Policy and Practice This descriptive guide provides examples of data tools as they related to the self-evaluation process for Family to Family sites and child welfare services. Read More
A Jobs Initiative Research Brief Approaches to Measuring and Tracking Career Advancement This research brief explores the findings and challenges of data collected over an eight-year period on thousands of individuals who were placed in jobs through the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Jobs Initiative. Read More
Small Investments, Big Changes A 10-Year Review of the Casey Fellows' Mini-Grants Program This report summarizes 10 years of the Fellows Alumni Network mini-grants history, alumni involvement and awards, from Casey's Children and Family Fellowship program. Read More
The Connection Strategy Preparing Young People to Succeed in College and Beyond This publication chronicles the stories and some of the results achieved by the preschool through college education connection effort in Atlanta, Georgia. Read More
Trying Out a Real Time Advocacy Self-Evaluation Process Guidance and Considerations for KIDS COUNT Grantees This brief describes an existing advocacy evaluation concept for policy work and discusses the pros and cons of how grantees could effectively test this real-time self-evaluation approach to document and support their advocacy work. Read More
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
An SEA Quick-Start Guide for Identifying Evidence-Based Interventions for School Improvement The quick-start guide provides a brief overview of the self-study process which is described in more detail in the full State Education Agencies (SEAs) Guide for Identifying Evidence-Based Interventions for School Improvement. This process helps SEAs to identify appropriate and relevant interventions that may be implemented in schools requiring comprehensive or targeted support. Read More
Summary of Research Findings: Awareness, Use and Perceptions of KIDS COUNT Among Congressional Staff A KIDS COUNT Working Paper This report presents Congressional staff knowledge and usage of KIDS COUNT data. Read More
Toward Reduced Poverty Across Generations: Full Report Early Findings from New York City's Conditional Cash Transfer Program This comprehensive report offers a preliminary assessment of New York City's conditional cash transfer (CCT) program of paying participants to improve education and workforce skills. Read More
