The Center for Working Families FES Helping Families Achieve Economic Success This brief provides an overview of the Center for Working Families’ framework and goals. The Center for Working Families® (CWF) is an approach to help low-income families reach financial stability and move up the economic ladder. Read More
Faithful Citizenship Project: Congregational Profiles A Guide to Non-Partisan Voter Registration in Religious Congregations This report describes a faith-based voter registration initiative in eight communities. The initiative focused on congregations of varying denominations to help identify non-voters and register them to vote. Read More
Race Matters: What's Race Got To Do With It? Before you decide race is an issue, check out these 6 steps to make sure. Read More
Stepping Up, Staying Engaged Succession Planning and Executive Transition Management for Nonprofit Boards of Directors This publication focuses particularly on board leaders. It provides a set of practical perspectives, hands-on tools, brief case studies and useful resources to help board chairs, officers, and members take a proactive approach to preparing their organizations for a transition. Read More
The Road to Success Summary of Life-Skills Activities and Principles This paper reviews the many programs and activities offered to increase and enhance the life skills of youth in care. Read More
The 2006 KIDS COUNT Data Book State Profiles of Child Well-Being The 2006 KIDS COUNT Data Book focuses on the needs and conditions of America's most disadvantaged children and families, as well as statistical trends. The 2006 edition essay focuses on improving early childhood development opportunities for young children living in low-income neighborhoods and the impact that family, friend and neighbor care has on improving outcomes for children. Read More
AdvoCasey: Winter 2005 Double Jeopardy: AdvoCasey Explores the High Cost of Being Poor This edition of AdvoCasey documents the high cost of being poor in eye-opening detail — including the immense cost of credit paid by many low-income families. AdvoCasey is a seasonal publication with themed issues that spotlight programs and policies making measurable differences in the lives of kids and families. Read More
Casey Connects: Winter 2005 Applying Casey Lessons to Rural Poverty This issue of Casey Connects highlights the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s commitment to helping rural families achieve economic success. Read More
Center for Working Families EarnBenefits Evaluation/Learning Paper This learning paper focuses on Casey's CWF initiative and Seedco’s experiment to test if integrating core services is a better way to help low-income families achieve economic self-sufficiency. Read More
Building Community Partnerships, Step by Step Family to Family Tools for Rebuilding Foster Care This manual shows why community partnership programs are essential for child welfare work and provides the steps for how to establish those relationships. Read More