Southwest Border & Native Families
You are in the Southwest Border & Native Families section of the Casey Foundation Knowledge Center, which offers resources that are either published or funded by the Casey Foundation. The following resources address efforts to promote family strengthening and economic opportunity in Southwest border communities and Native families.
See also Our Work: Southwest Border & Native Families, an overview of Casey's investment in this issue.
Building the Financial Vitality of Border Families
2008
This report was written to promote a greater understanding of the role that community foundations have in supporting and promoting family economic success strategies in the U.S.-Mexico border region. By highlighting the experiences of community foundations already involved in these initiatives, this report may serve as a guide for other funders who support using family economic success strategies as a part of their anti-poverty efforts.
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A Family-Strengthening Agenda: A Profile of El Paso County Judge Dolores Briones
2007
This profile highlights the work of Dolores Briones, a former El Paso County judge who throughout her career was an advocate of Casey’s family strengthening efforts. During her tenure, Judge Briones promoted the Strong Families, Strong Future Initiative—a family strengthening and preventative approach that aims to provide services to community residents before their involvement with the child welfare and criminal justice systems.
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The Frontera Asset Building Network: Building Strong Partnerships for Community Change Along the Southwest Border
2007
This report summarizes the work of and lessons learned from the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Frontera Asset Building Network, a dynamic learning community composed of local and regional border coalitions from San Diego, California to Brownsville, Texas. The mission of the network is to increase coalition members’ collective and local impact by creating and promoting asset-building vehicles for families living along the Southwest border.
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The Unique Challenges to the Well-Being of California's Border Kids
2007
This report challenges stereotypes about the California border and the well-being of over 800,000 children living within the border region. It equips policymakers, community organizations, and public agencies with accessible, useful facts about children and families living along the border. Developed by KIDS COUNT partner, Children Now, with support of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, more information on the report and additional data can be found at www.childrennow.org/borderkids.
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A Snapshot of Children on the San Diego-Mexico Border
2006
This snapshot presents indicators of well-being for children and families situated on the San Diego- Mexico border. The data focuses on community demographics, poverty, economic security, language abilities, teen birth rate, and educational attainment.
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