Rural Children Are More Likely to Live in Cohabiting Couple Households This policy brief presents findings about the proportion of children living in cohabiting households, as well as the characteristics of those households, based on an analysis of Census data (1995 to 2006). Read More
Relationships Matter How Agencies Can Support Family and Social Network Development This report, the third in a series aimed at exploring the power of social networks, spotlights the stories of two enterprising organizations: Lawrence Community Works in Massachusetts and the Family Independence Initiative in California. Readers will navigate text infused with firsthand feedback from program participants and learn how both agencies are leveraging social networks in innovative ways to better serve America’s most fragile families. Read More
Resolution, Reinvestment, and Realignment Three Strategies for Changing Juvenile Justice This report reviews the history and development of three juvenile justice reform strategies and analyzes their impact on policy, practice and public safety. Read More
What Grantees Want Funders to Know Lessons From the Southern Partnership to Reduce Debt The SPRD initiative aims to alleviate burdensome debt for communities of color in the South. Read how it's working and where there's room to improve. Read More
Pursuit of the Dream Cars & Jobs in America Using three real-life stories, this discussion guide illustrates ways in which common pitfalls prevent families from reaching better jobs, better opportunities and a better quality of life. Read More
Getting Back on Track 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. Read More
A Snapshot of Children on the San Diego-Mexico Border This report — part of the KIDS COUNT Snapshot series — looks at life in San Diego County’s border communities. These areas are home to higher proportions of Mexican immigrants and Latinos who face distinct challenges such as language barriers, higher child poverty rates and higher teen birth rates compared to other communities in the county. Read More
Banking in a Global Market -- Executive Summary Financial Institution Guide for Offering International Remittance Services This executive summary accompanies a full report that provides users with a step-by-step approach to establishing a remittance program that is beneficial to both consumers and the financial institutions serving them. The report describes several effective remittance programs, drawing on the experiences of financial institutions throughout the U.S. Read More
Improving Medicaid Managed Care for Youth with Serious Behavioral Health Needs A Quality Improvement Toolkit This tool kit shares the experiences of nine Medicaid managed care organizations which collaborated over a two-year period to identify better ways to care for youth with serious behavioral health needs. Its pages tell of quality-improvement strategies, challenges, lessons learned and care innovations worthy of a closer look. Read More
Steps Toward Safety 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. Read More
