Measuring Poverty at the State Level: Low-Income Working Families Paper 17 This report looks at the results of implementing a poverty measure for Minnesota using the American Community Survey (ACS) – including the benefits, challenges and policy implications of establishing this poverty benchmark. Read More
Workforce Development for Working Families A Solution in Search of Civic Commitment This article by the Casey Foundation's Family Economic Success initiative, describes how communities can create successful workforce initiatives based on lessons and findings from the Foundation's Jobs Initiative. Read More
Food for Thought: Building a High-Quality School Choice Market This report looks at the benefits of school choice in low-income, urban neighborhoods having low educational achievement. Read More
Understanding the Maze: If Your Child Has Contact With the Law 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. Read More
Finding Place in Making Connections Communities Applying GIS to Residents’ Perceptions of Their Neighborhoods For policymakers, funders and front-line professionals, this report describes how to involve residents in place-based strategies that address the needs of disadvantaged children and families. Read More
Not Quite Chaos Toward a More Disciplined Approach to Community Building This report introduces two new guides, the Process Framework and the Structural Framework, that aim to bring order to the very organic enterprise that is resident-empowered change. The text — which dives deeply into Casey’s Making Connections initiative in Denver — also pitches a strong case for using these two frameworks to help move community building from a intuition-driven journey to a more disciplined and sustainable field of practice. Read More
Health Insurance in Nonstandard Jobs and Small Firms Differences for Parents by Race and Ethnicity This brief looks at current health insurance coverage by race, ethnicity and size of employer, and how the proposed 2009 federal health insurance coverage bill would affect minority uninsured workers. Read More
Advice to a New Child Services Leader This paper by the Honorable James Payne, a retired judge and former director of the Indiana Department of Child Services, offers personal insights for top leaders new to posts in public child-serving systems. Read More
Help is on the Way: A Powerful Approach to Technical Assistance Communities Get the Results They Want From Peer Matches This is a comprehensive guide on using peer-to-peer technical assistance in community change efforts. Read More
Internet-based Children's Data Users Perceptions of KIDS COUNT This brief presents survey data on KIDS COUNT products from users of the internet-based Child Trends Databank. Read More
