Casey Family Programs is a nonpartisan resource for federal and state public policy leaders on the issues facing children and families in the child welfare system.
These publications are offered free of charge. For a comprehensive collection of Casey's publications, initiatives, tools, stories, events, and links, go to the resources library.
Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act: Improving lives and opportunities for children in foster care
This document explains how the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act (H.R. 6893/P.L. 110-351) benefits young people in care.
The Need for Federal Finance Reform
This report analyzes how child welfare funding structures can align with the federal policy goal of providing safe, nurturing and permanent families for all children.
The Need to Reauthorize and Expand Title IV-E Waivers
This report examines how IV-E waivers have positively impacted the child welfare system in five states.
Published in 2007, this publication examines how the Chafee educational and training vouchers and other state-based supports for higher education have been working for alumni from foster care.
Published in July of 2007, this document chronicles educational reform efforts in Pima County, Arizona. It also offers some suggestions to other jurisdictions that want to design and implement their own reform initiatives.