The 2005 KIDS COUNT Data Book This KIDS COUNT Data Book provides a state-by-state statistical portrait of the educational, health, and economic conditions of American children. The essay examines four employment barriers that policymakers and others consider among the most difficult to overcome: substance abuse, domestic violence, a history of incarceration and depression. Read More
Detention Reform and Girls Challenges and Solutions This report examines the complex personal and social backdrop for girls in the delinquency system and looks at how girls are tracked at various key points in the juvenile justice process. By mapping how girls end up in the system, this report provides recommendations for gender-responsive detention reform. Read More
Using an Investment Approach to Grantmaking Lessons Learned from the Casey Foundation's Jobs Initiative This report explores the challenges, similarities and differences among local and national investors in workforce development initiatives. Read More
When and How to Use External Evaluators This practice guide is a simple, straightforward resource for grantmaking program officers interested in using external consultants for program evaluations. Read More
The Need for Self-Evaluation Using Data to Guide Policy and Practice This descriptive guide provides examples of data tools as they related to the self-evaluation process for Family to Family sites and child welfare services. Read More
Reducing Racial Disparities in Juvenile Detention This report explores racial disparities in juvenile confinement and outlines how we can create a fairer juvenile justice system for today’s minority youth. Read More
The Need for Self-Evaluation (Summary) Using Data to Guide Policy and Practice For many child welfare agencies data can be overwhelming and sometimes not useful. This document describes an attempt by the Family to Family Initiative to reinvent the way data in child welfare is used by creating better structures and processes for compiling data, conducting analyses, and linking data to evaluation. Read More
Planning for Juvenile Detention Reforms A Structured Approach This planning approach is designed to help jurisdictions gain an accurate understanding of their own detention policies, practices and problems. Its structured planning model has been tested and refined at various sites over a five-year period, and it makes reference to a variety of solutions to juvenile detention problems. Read More
Evaluating Comprehensive Community Change Report of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 1997 Research and Evaluation Conference The document provides a summary of a two-day meeting where researchers, evaluators and other key stakeholders discussed evaluating comprehensive community initiatives. Challenges, best practices and examples from experts are highlighted. Read More
