Casey Connects: Winter 2006 Juvenile Detention Reform Initiative Sparking a Vibrant National Movement This issue of Casey Connects shines a light on the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, a justice reform movement creating a safer, fairer and more cost-efficient system for detained kids. Readers will also learn how conventional detention systems are failing girls and what some places are doing to engage youth in detention reform. Read More
Race Matters: Unequal Opportunities within News Media Coverage This fact sheet offers a quick source for analysis and strategies related to issues of inequity surrounding media coverage and race. Read More
Race Matters Toolkit: User's Guide This 6-page user’s guide explains how to use the Race Matters toolkit. Read More
Detention Facility Self-Assessment A Practice Guide to Juvenile Detention Reform #2 This practice guide provides extensive instructions and checklists on conducting a secure detention facility self-inspection. Read More
Juvenile Detention Risk Assessment A Practice Guide for Juvenile Detention Reform #1 Risk screening evaluates arrested minors to see if they need secure lock up. Learn how each risk and needs assessment for juvenile offenders is customized in this practical guide for juvenile detention reform. Read More
Guidelines for Promoting Racially Equitable Purchasing More Race Matters Update #2 This guide, part of the Race Matters Toolkit, outlines a clear, three-step strategy for helping organizations make more racially equitable purchasing decisions. Visit the Race Matters Institute for more entries in the Race Matters collection. Read More
3 Tools for Getting Started with the Race Matters Toolkit More Race Matters Update #4 This four-page update — part of the Race Matters Toolkit — introduces three simple tools for starting racial equity work off right. For more entries in the Race Matters collection, visit the Race Matters Institute website. Read More
Race Matters: Racial Equity Impact Analysis Assessing Policies, Programs, and Practices All policies, programs and practices have some impact on racial equity. The challenge is to find out what those impacts are and make changes. Read More
Strengthening Rural Families: P-3 Community Foundation Building a Community Coalition to Advance Rural Family Economic Success This brief describes how a community foundation was started to address the needs of the working poor in rural Florida. Read More
The Center for Working Families: A How-To Guide This report show how impoverished families can use the Center for Working Families strategy of Earn it, Keep it, Grow It for financial success. Read More
