• Providing Direct Services
• Reforming Public Systems
• Providing Strategic Consulting
• Transforming Neighborhoods
• Strengthening Families
• Building Economic Success
• Using Data & Evaluation
• Ensuring Racial & Ethnic Equity

• Child Welfare / Permanence
• Community Change
• Economic Security
• Education
• Juvenile Justice

The Annie E. Casey Foundation Top Resources

Casey Connects: Winter 2010-2011 In this issue of the Annie E. Casey Foundation newsletter, President/CEO Patrick McCarthy discusses honoring founder Jim Casey's legacy through the Foundation's core values. Highlights include Casey's launch of a local campaign for grade-level reading in Connecticut, a new web-based tool with the potential to transform child welfare case managment, and Casey's work to make evidence-based practice the norm in serving children and families. more >>

The Missouri Model: Reinventing the Practice of Rehabilitating Youthful Offenders The state of Missouri’s approach to juvenile detention is designed to help troubled teens make lasting behavioral changes so that they can successfully transition back to their communities. This report explores the success of the model and builds the case for juvenile detention reform. more >>

Upside Down: The $400 Billion Federal Asset-Building Budget More than half of the $400 billion in benefits go to the top 5 percent of taxpayers, those earning more than $167,000. Meanwhile, low-income families get next to nothing. This report looks at the upside down set of tax subsidies at a time when the economic downturn has left many low- and middle-income families struggling to get by. more >>

About Casey This two-page fact sheet about the Annie E. Casey Foundation provides a quick overview of our mission, history, investment priorities, and approach to grantmaking. A brief tour of the website is included. more >>

Advancing the Mission: Tools for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion RESPECT is an internal, multi-cultural affinity group of the Annie E. Casey Foundation whose mission is to strengthen the Foundation’s staff capacity to work effectively in diverse communities, and maximize its contributions to children and families in disinvested neighborhoods. This toolkit describes development experiences and lessons learned over the past 16 years. more >>

Simply Put: Selected Speeches of Douglas W. Nelson Simply Put is a compilation of speeches by the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s former president and CEO, Douglas W. Nelson. With twenty years of leadership experience, Nelson’s speeches highlight the Foundation’s commitment to improving the lives of the country’s vulnerable children and families. Former President Jimmy Carter offers an introduction to the compilation with a few comments on Nelson’s achievements. more >>

Race Matters: User's Guide This guide explains how organizations can use the "Race Matters Toolkit" and all of its components in their work. It introduces a series of documents designed to help decision-makers, advocates, and elected officials. more >>

2010 KIDS COUNT Special Report: Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters The 2010 KIDS COUNT Special Report makes the case that reading proficiently by grade three is a fundamental benchmark in developmental success and overall childhood well-being. more >>

2011 KIDS COUNT Data Book: State Profiles of Child Well-being According to data released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation in its 2011 KIDS COUNT ® Data Book, over the last decade there has been a significant decline in economic well-being for low income children and families. Data also reveals the impact of the job and foreclosure crisis on children. This year's message explores how children and families are faring in the wake of the recession and why it matters to help kids reach their full potential to become part of a robust economy and society. To find more information related to the 2011 KIDS COUNT Data Book, or to create your own customized maps, graphs, or charts, visit the 2011 Data Book home page. more >>

The Changing Child Population of the United States: Analysis of Data from the 2010 Census This paper explores the nation’s changing child population based on data from the 2010 census. While the number of U.S. children increased only slightly, the demographic shifts within the population were considerable. Some areas of the country (Nevada and Texas) and some demographic groups (including children of mixed race) grew significantly, while the number of children in other areas (Vermont and New York) and in other groups (such as non-Hispanic whites) declined. more >>

No Place for Kids: The Case for Reducing Juvenile Incarceration This report assembles a vast array of evidence to demonstrate that incarcerating kids doesn't work: Youth prisons do not reduce future offending, they waste taxpayer dollars, and they frequently expose youth to dangerous and abusive conditions. The report highlights successful reform efforts from several states and provides recommendations for how states can reduce juvenile incarceration rates and redesign their juvenile correction systems to better serve young people and the public. more >>