Building on What Works Improving Children’s Futures This magazine article spotlights the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Evidence2Success project, which aims to facilitate new partnerships between school and community leaders en route to improving the well-being of children in low-income areas. Readers will learn about the project’s evidence-based strategies, as well as its survey tool, goals and next steps. Read More
Working Toward Wellness Telephone Care Management for Medicaid Recipients with Depression, 36 Months After Random Assignment This report examines a telephone care management program called Working Toward Wellness, which served depressed parents receiving Medicaid in Rhode Island. The 1-year program, which was active from 2004 to 2006, involved clinicians calling participants and encouraging them to seek out and sustain needed mental health care. Readers will learn about the intervention’s impact and discover if these parents were still benefiting from the program 2 years after its conclusion. Read More
Responsible Approaches to Neighborhood Stabilization Case Studies in Action Using several case studies, this report delves into a more holistic understanding of what’s involved in community renewal and stabilization as government-led agencies try to restore neighborhoods devastated by the 2009 foreclosure crisis. Read More
A Road to Results: Investing in Resources to Achieve Results Learn how Casey’s education portfolio invested, supported and measured grantee programs and performance to achieve foundation goals at the time of this report. Read More
States as Innovators in Low-Income Health Coverage This paper focuses on state efforts to extend health insurance coverage to low-income Americans. It reviews the mechanisms available to do so and identifies 13 innovative states that have effectively pushed coverage well beyond levels required by law. Read More
Policy Matters: Setting and Measuring Benchmarks for State Policies This paper outlines clear policy moves and proposed benchmarks in a bid to focus state-level efforts on enhancing the health of low- to moderate-income families and kids. The publication is part of the Policy Matters project, an initiative by the Center for the Study of Social Policy that aims to develop and promote coherent, comprehensive information about the strength and adequacy of state policies affecting children, families and communities. Read More
Education Policy and the Jobs Initiative: Part Three This paper is the third in a series of Jobs Initiative issue briefs. It looks at the results of the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Jobs Initiative and its implications for public policy, including reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Read More
Connecting the Dots How Practitioners Engage Parents, Families and Youth Around Reproductive and Sexual Health This report summarizes focus group feedback from 54 adolescent reproductive health service providers. It describes common Parent and Family Engagement (PFE) activities and challenges. It also identifies technical supports that providers must have to effectively serve young people and their reproductive health needs. Read More
Expanding College and Job-Skills Opportunities in Western Maine Strengthening Rural Families This is the story of Franklin County, Maine, a rural community crippled by poverty and too few economic opportunities. It’s a story with two stars: 1) local leaders who rally together to bring college courses and job training to the area; and 2) residents who step out of their comfort zone to grow new skills and careers. Read More
Using an Investment Approach to Grantmaking Lessons Learned from the Casey Foundation's Jobs Initiative This report explores the challenges, similarities and differences among local and national investors in workforce development initiatives. Read More
