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Philanthropic Due Diligence

Exploratory Case Studies to Improve Investments in Urban Schools

This paper proposes using Exploratory Case Studies as a tool to improve philanthropic giving to school districts empowering funders to make smarter, more strategic investments in our children’s future.

Moving Up Is A Steep Climb

Parents’ Work and Children’s Welfare in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Jobs Initiative

Researchers spent 18 months following families to better understand how parental employment intersects with child well-being. Their study focused on 10 low-income families from two Jobs Initiative sites — Seattle and Milwaukee. The goal? Learn how workforce development impacts a parent’s job mobility and if this mobility — or lack thereof — affects their kids.

Casey Connects: Spring 2002

Helping Advocates Weigh In On The Welfare Reform Debate

This issue of Casey Connects spotlights the efforts of the Casey Foundation to help parents, kids and advocacy groups discuss child welfare reform and foster care remodeling in an effort to move things forward.

American Indian and Alaska Native Children in the 2000 Census

This report utilizes census data to examine how the American Indian population is changing — and growing. It is part of a series of papers on the 2000 census prepared for the nationwide network of KIDS COUNT projects.

End Games: The Challenge of Sustainability

This report explores how funders and grantees think about sustainability, and how to best support and prepare promising projects for post-grant sustainability.

AdvoCasey: Spring 2002

Paul Revere Rides Again: Inside the Remarkable Rise of the Houston Public Schools

This issue of AdvoCasey starts with an article examining the academic transformation of schools in Houston, then delivers a story on Chicago’s Child-Parent Centers before moving to Miami to spotlight innovative treatments for substance-using teens. The final story lands in Tulsa, Okla., and tells how a local nonprofit is helping working poor families avoid expensive tax preparation fees, maximize refunds and save for the future.

AdvoCasey is a seasonal publication of the Foundation that covers some serious ground. Each themed issue spotlights programs and policies that have made measurable differences in the lives of kids and families.