Supporting Leaders in the Transformative Justice Movement The Peer2Peer Exchange program is preparing young leaders affected by incarceration and violence to lead a movement toward transformative justice. Following its inaugural year, the program looks to build on its success and build on its results. Read More
Tool Kit Puts Racial Equity at the Center of Data Integration Social service agencies and schools need well-designed data integration to meet the unique needs of kids and families. But without mechanisms that advance racial equity, these infrastructures can reinforce systemic inequities for people of color. A new tool kit from the University of Pennsylvania’s Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy (AISP) offers a blueprint for integrating data with an intentional focus on racial equity. Read More
Making Results Count Influencing Organizations to Achieve Population Results Through the Casey Children and Family Fellowship This report shares results from an evaluation of Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Children and Family Fellowship, which is an intensive leadership program that helps social sector executives transform the way their organizations work on behalf of children in low-income communities. Read More
Advancing Equity in Evaluation Policy The Forum for Youth Investment recently published "What’s the Role of Equity in Evaluation Policy?," a new brief that explores how agencies that serve youth use evaluation policies to address equity-related issues — and how those policies can be replicated or improved. Read More
On a Montana Reservation, Strengthening Tribal Identity to Prevent Youth Suicide For children and families of historically underrepresented communities, evidence-based programs that draw on cultural roots offer the greatest opportunities for success. This realization informs the work of Little Holy One, a project that utilizes a culturally oriented approach to curtail youth substance abuse and suicide at Montana’s Fort Peck Reservation. Read More
External Forces Affect Efforts to Serve Parents and Children Together Two evaluation reports document how communities participating in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Family-Centered Community Change™ initiative have grappled with broad trends in housing, education and transportation as they pursue new approaches to strengthening families. Read More
In-Depth Case Studies of Authentic Youth Engagement in Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative Sites This report examines how the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative approaches youth engagement. It draws on more than 100 survey and interview responses across four sites to explore what authentically engaging youth looks like and how it benefits youth. It also shares recommendations for expanding the practice. Read More
Data Governance for Two-Generation Programs Planning Tool Kit This tool kit aims to help two-generation initiatives — programs that serve children and families together — harness data in their decision making, funding strategy and service delivery. Supplemental resources include a guiding framework, a brief that identifies elements of data capacity and an infographic that charts progress through the tool kit. Read More
Step-by-Step Guide on Using Equity Principles in Social Science Research How to Embed a Racial and Ethnic Equity Perspective in Research is a working paper from Child Trends, published with support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, that suggests how researchers can do more to achieve equitable outcomes for children, families and communities. Read More
A Road Map to Quality Collective Impact Programming With Fiscal Independence The Providence Children and Youth Cabinet Story This report examines how the Rhode Island’s Providence Children and Youth Cabinet (CYC) has changed since adopting the Evidence2Success® framework seven years ago. During this time frame, CYC transitioned from backbone organization to agile and independent intermediary. Read More
