Building Evidence on How to Move Young Latinas Toward College Harnessing the power of the mother-daughter relationship, Con Mi MADRE uses a two-generation approach to prepare girls for academic success from the sixth grade through the completion of postsecondary studies. The Casey Foundation is working to support the nonprofit in building evidence of the program's effectiveness. Read More
Webinar: Implementing Evidence and Research in Public Systems On March 23, the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the William T. Grant Foundation are hosting a webinar focused on helping child welfare leaders implement adaptations of evidence-based programs. Read More
New Recruits Join Network Aimed at Promoting Diversity in Evaluation Sector The Casey Foundation has selected a new group of evaluators and researchers to join its network of evaluation experts from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups. Read More
Casey Hosts 100 Experts to Explore Building Evidence for Two-Generation Approaches More than 100 researchers, evaluators, funders, providers and other experts gathered in Balitmore to discuss strategies for evaluating two-generation work and the challenges of building evidence for these approaches. Read More
Helping Funders Build Evidence for Two-Generation Approaches A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation aims to help funders strengthen the evidence for two-generation approaches. It arrives amid renewed interest in initiatives designed to meet the needs of parents and their children at the same time and an increased demand for rigorous research on the core components of two-generation approaches. Read More
Strengthening the Foundation Strategic Evidence Building for Two-Generation Approaches A new report by the Casey Foundation highlights the ups and downs of two-generation approaches. Interest in initiatives designed to meet the needs of parents and their children at the same time is increasing the demand for stronger research on what makes two-generation strategies successful and how funders can better evaluate them. Read More
Evaluating Programs in Complex Systems: New Approaches Increasingly, human service programs that serve children and families together often are embedded in complex systems. Integrating these services that traditionally have been separate requires a new approach to evaluation as well. Read More
Scholars Named to Program Promoting Diversity in the Evaluation Field The Casey Foundation recently welcomed 20 new scholars into its Leaders in Equitable Evaluation and Diversity (LEEAD) program, part of an effort to increase the ranks of underrepresented researchers of color in leadership positions in the evaluation field. Read More
Bringing Culture to Implementation: The Tribal REDI Pilot Study Researchers are partnering with tribal communities in South Dakota on a pilot program that introduces an evidence-based intervention for young children that also incorporates a strong cultural component. Read More
Apply to Join Casey Network of Diverse Evaluators and Researchers The Casey Foundation seeks qualified experts to join the Advancing Collaborative Evaluation Network, a group of experienced evaluators from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. Read More
