Launched in 1988, New Futures tested strategies to reduce teen pregnancy and dropout rates — shaping nearly every Casey initiative that followed.
Scot Spencer advances equity for kids and families in low-income areas and leads efforts to boost Baltimore’s community and economic development.
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This report — a thought paper rooted in 47 interviews with industry leaders — highlights what we’ve learned about utilizing peer networking to advance recent place-based initiatives. It then shapes these lessons into 10 solid strategies for successfully incorporating peer networking into the new multiyear, mutli-million dollar Building Healthy Communities project.
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The report presents the lessons learned from New Futures, the Casey Foundation's first attempt at a large-scale community change effort.
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This report reflects on Casey’s first failed system reform effort and the lessons that shaped its future approach to community change work.
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