Community Safety and Justice A Guide to Key Ideas, Effective Approached, and Technical Assistance Resources for Making Connections Cities and Site Teams This report shows how Making Connections cities partner with neighbors and justice systems to build safer communities. Read More
Building Bridges for Child Welfare with Families, Neighborhoods, Communities Family to Family This brief highlights Casey’s Family to Family initiative, detailing the strategy and success of its neighborhood-based, family-centered child welfare model. Read More
Juvenile Jailhouse Rocked: Reforming Detention in Chicago, Portland and Sacramento A Preprint for AdvoCasey Fall/Winter 1999 This article explores how secure detention really works, how Casey launched JDAI and its impact on jurisdictions and the broader detention field. Read More
The ABC's of Early Childhood Trends, Information and Evidence for Use in Developing an Early Childhood System of Care and Education This report provides evidence to support greater investment in a comprehensive system of early childhood care and education. Read More
Contracting for Child and Family Services A Mission-Sensitive Guide This report examines privatized child welfare through contracting and managed care, guiding agencies through today’s complex service landscape. Read More
By the Numbers the role of data and information in detention reform This report shares data and tech-driven tips from Casey’s JDAI to advance juvenile detention reform and promote effective alternatives to incarceration. Read More
Improving Conditions of Confinement in Secure Juvenile Detention Centers This report shares lessons from JDAI on improving facility conditions and provides principles for safer, more humane and continuously assessed institutions. Read More
New Hope for Low-Income Workers Improving Economic and Child Outcomes in Milwaukee Milwaukee’s New Hope program boosted parents’ earnings and jobs — and improved sons’ behavior and academic success through added work supports. Read More
AdvoCasey: Summer 1999 “Above Average” Welfare Reform This AdvoCasey issue explores welfare reform’s impact, highlighting programs helping recipients gain work and income, like the Earned Income Tax Credit. Read More
Resident Involvement in Community Change The Experiences of Two Initiatives This report explores the challenges and benefits of involving residents in neighborhood change through Casey’s Plain Talk and Youth Development projects. Read More
