Investing in the Adult Workforce, Workforce Narrative Project An Opportunity to Improve Children's Life Chances This paper compares workforce development programs and continuing education programs created to give poor, under-educated parents a chance at increased economic success and advantageous child rearing. Read More
Self-Inflicted Wounds Protecting Families and Our Economy from Bad Budget Choices This report compares several 2010 budget cutting proposals and how each will affect the United States population. Read More
Connecting the Dots: Growth, Work, and Prosperity This report maps out the findings and recommendations of groups in various sectors — government, business, philanthropic and nonprofit — that have examined what it will take to build a stronger Connecticut. Read More
Metropolitan Contexts for Community Initiatives Contrasts in a Turbulent Decade, Revised Draft The purpose of this statistical report is to illustrate the conditions and trends that have plagued America’s metropolitan areas during the 2000s to give community planners a basis for thinking about the implications for their future work. Read More
Understanding the State of Knowledge of Youth Engagement Financing and Sustainability This report provides critical information on the costs, funding sources, financing strategies and sustainability of youth engagement programs. It outlines clear ways for funders get involved — including an urgent call to mobilize experts who can help these programs secure long-term, financial success. The end goal is simple: Give these programs the advantage that they need to continue empowering youth to shape their lives, strengthen their communities and build a brighter tomorrow. Read More
Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative 2012 Annual Results Report This report shares findings from the most comprehensive review ever conducted of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s ambitious Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI). It amasses the latest statistics from 112 JDAI sites while drawing clear comparisons to pre-reform data. The goal? Find out if two decades of JDAI-driven changes have helped reduce the inappropriate use of detention for youth. The answer? An overwhelming two thumbs up. The report offers a renewed sense of progress, information about problem areas and statistical successes sure to inspire further action. Read More
The High Cost of Being Poor Issue Brief #7 Child Care Subsidies This brief explores one topic: child care subsidies in Virginia. It examines who’s eligible and how the state can do better to make child care and school more affordable for working parents in need. It is both a product of the Casey Foundation’s “The High Cost of Being Poor” forums and the seventh installment in a series that shares strategies on advocating for low-income families across America. Read More
State Legislative Leaders' Perceptions of KIDS COUNT Summary of Research Findings This report recaps results from a survey offered to 333 state legislative leaders and devoted to one topic: KIDS COUNT. Readers will learn what the lawmakers think about KIDS COUNT, what they like and don’t like, and exactly how they use the KIDS COUNT Data Book in the legislative arena to help build a brighter, fairer landscape for America’s children. Read More
How Human Services Programs and Their Clients Can Benefit from National Health Reform Legislation This report explores the ways in which implementation of the Affordable Care Act enables agencies serving low-income households to streamline and modernize their own systems in order to ensure families are accessing all the services for which they are eligible. Read More
A Path Less Traveled Reflections on Making Connections This report includes observations and insights from Casey Foundation senior staff who served as local site team leaders as well as local site coordinators, during the Foundation’s 10-year Making Connections community change initiative. Read More
