Growing Up Healthy with WIC
This brief highlights the impact of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) on very young children.
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Effects of a Community College Program for Probationary Students
This report examines the findings of an evaluation of two community college programs – Opening Doors and Enhanced Opening Doors – at Chaffey College in Southern California.
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A Case Study Describing Resource Media's Use of a Learning Circle
This case study explores the use of Learning Circles as a practice that can be effective in sparking discussions about evaluation data and informing organizational improvement and decision making.
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Findings from the Annie E. Casey's Jobs Initiative
This report summarizes key outcomes and lessons from the Casey Foundation's Jobs Initiative, which emphasized workforce development reforms on behalf of low-skilled job seekers.
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Improving Systemic and Community Responses for Families Experiencing Domestic Violence
This report dips into a decade of history to show how far we’ve come in supporting families impacted by domestic violence. Readers will learn about a new set of protocols and practices aimed at aiding both abused adults and their children. Even more, they will discover that the reform effort’s current to-do list is long and there is still much work to do to help these fragile families find hope, be heard and heal.
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Lessons from Using the Framework for Labor Market Systems Reform
This policy brief looks at the challenges and opportunities of pursuing systems change related to job retention and advancement for low-income workers.
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Access to Healthcare in Wisconsin for Immigrant Children and Families
From flu shots to school physicals, basic medical care is vital to growing up healthy. Yet, for immigrant families, the hurdles to health care can be steep. This policy brief is set in Wisconsin but packed with statistics, stories and solutions that cross all geographic boundaries. Its main message? We must do more to connect America’s immigrant families with quality, timely medical care — and here’s how.
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Benefits of Using Youth Data
Surveys are a key tool for informing efforts to address pressing youth-facing issues. Read how.
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A Parent's Resource Guide
This question and answer brochure offers a quick summary for parents on how best to navigate the New York City criminal and juvenile justice system to help a justice-involved child.
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A Brief History
This report examines efforts through time to identify and leverage social indicators of child well-being. Read how the work has evolved.
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