In 2004, the Lumina Foundation for Education launched “Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count,” a national initiative aimed at improving success among community college students, especially low-income students and students of color. From…

The TANF Faith-Based and Community Organizations Initiative was designed to examine promising partnerships between TANF offices and FBCOs working in their communities. The goal of the initiative was to help low-income participants attain economic…

Community colleges around the country are faced with the task of teaching basic skills courses to over 2.5 million students. These students are often unable to make the transition to college-level coursework, an inability that has significant…

From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, this news report discusses Census data that show, despite the economic recession, government efforts prevented an increase in poverty in 2009. Specifically, existing programs, such as unemployment…

From 2008 to 2009, the nation’s rate of homelessness rose by 20,000 people, or 3 percent. About four out of every 10 of these individuals live on the street, in a car, or another location not intended for human habitation. The National Alliance…

In 2010, it is estimated that there were 45.9 million adults in the United States with mental illness. Of these 45.9 million adults, 32.9 percent received mental health services. NSDUH presents the results of interviews conducted with household…

This article was published by the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education. Using data from a 2008 survey data of EITC-eligible households assisted at Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites, authors analyze differences in…

The Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Commonwealth of Virginia collaborated to reduce the number of children in foster care and reduce the use of congregate care. This report provides an overview of their efforts by building a family-centered…

Low-wage workers must navigate through multiple social systems in order to access benefits to support employment. The Center on Law and Social Policy, in partnership with the Annie E. Casey Foundation, developed this toolkit to help state and…

Managed by the Hatcher Group with support from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, and the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Tax Credits for Working Families Web site provides a one-stop resource on tax credits that…