Publications For the City of Louisville, Office of the Mayor, Louisville Best Practices, November 2002 For the City of New Orleans, Office of the Mayor, Best Practices in New Orleans: Innovation in City Government, June 1999 For the Council of the Great City Schools and A&E Television Networks, Partnerships in the Great City Schools: Improving Education and Services for Children and  Families in Urban America, April 1999 For the Joint Center for Sustainable Communities, Connecting People to Jobs: Innovative Local Partnerships, June 1998 For the National Association of Counties, Skill Shortages in Large Urban Counties: A Survey on Impact and Response, November 1999 For the National Association of Counties and The United States Conference of Mayors, Regional Challenges and Cooperation: City and County Perspectives, June 1999 For the National League of Cities Council on Youth, Education and Families, Strengthening America's Families: What Municipal Leaders Must Do, December 2004 For The United States Conference of Mayors, Combating Problems of Vacant and Abandoned Properties: Best Practices in 27 Cities, June 2006 Impact of Unfunded Federal Mandates and Cost Shifts on U.S. Cities, June 2005 City Roles in Faith-Based Initiatives, June 2005 Third Mayors' Report to the Nation: Tracking Federal Homeland Security Funds, June 2004 After-School Programs in Cities Across the United States, June 2003 Best Practices in Affordable Housing, May 2003 The Cost of Heightened Security in America's Cities: A 192-City Survey, January 2002 A National Action Plan for Safety and Security in America's Cities, December 2001 The Influence of Community Policing in City Governments: A 171-City Survey, April 2001 Safer Neighborhoods through Community Policing, Volume I: Successful Initiatives in 72 Cities, April 2001 Safer Neighborhoods through Community Policing, Volume II: Three Case Studies, April 2001 America's Cities and the New Economy: A 177-City Survey, June 2000 The Death Toll Since Columbine: Victims of Gun Violence in Cities, April 2000 The Death Toll Since Columbine: Victims of Gun Violence in Cities, January 2000 Seizing Economic Opportunities in the New Millennium: How Cities Assess Untapped Markets, Skill Shortages and Other Challenges, September 1999 The Death Toll Since Columbine: Victims of Gun Violence in Cities, September 1999 Best Practices in Community Development: Celebrating 25 Years of Excellence, May 1999 The Status of Y2K Compliance in City Governments: A 220-City Survey, January 1999 The Fiscal Impact of the Census Undercount on Cities, A 34-City Survey, January 1999 Public/Private Partnership Awards, January 1999 Keeping the Promise in America's Cities, November 1998 The Welfare Challenge Facing America's Cities, A 125-City Survey, June 1998 For The U.S. Conference of Mayors and The Annie E. Casey Foundation, Successful EITC Campaigns in Cities: What Experience Has Shown, January 2005 When Strengthening Families is a Mayoral Priority: Comprehensive Initiatives in Charleston, Chicago and Rochester, January 2005 The Partnership for Working Families: Successful City Initiatives, June 2003 The Partnership for Working Families: Policy Paper, May 2003 A Summary of The Annie E. Casey Foundation's Guide to a Successful Tax Credit Campaign, January 2003 Cities Unite America: The Partnership for Working Families, January 2002 For The U.S. Conference of Mayors Workforce Development Council, Putting America to Work: Highlighting the Innovatons of the Public Workforce System, December 2005