Making Connections is the flagship initiative of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s strategy to help children succeed based on the belief that the best way to improve outcomes for vulnerable children living in tough neighborhoods is to strengthen their families’ connections to economic opportunity, positive social networks, and effective services and supports. The foundation’s Evaluation Unit invited Community Science to evaluate the capacity-building support provided to the ten Making Connections grantees by both the unit and the Technical Assistance Response Center. Using an online survey and interviews with grantee local support teams, Community Science identified areas of effective capacity-building support, as well as areas in which support could be improved. The findings were presented at a grantee meeting along with recommendations for improvement. (2006-2007)
