Report: New York’s Close to Home Initiative Offers a New Model for Juvenile Justice New York’s landmark Close to Home juvenile justice reform initiative has radically transformed the experience of New York City’s youth — reforms that have led to significant benefits for young people, families and communities, according to a new report from the Center for Children’s Law and Policy. Read More
Talking Family-Centered Practice With United Way’s Henrietta Muñoz Henrietta Muñoz, senior vice president of research and evaluation at United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County, shares her thoughts on adopting a family-centered practice. In this post, she discusses the values driving this work, training recommendations and how family-centered approaches intersect with evidence-based service models. Read More
Casey Foundation Selects Memphis and Miami as Evidence2Success Communities The Casey Foundation has chosen Liberty City in Miami and South City in Memphis as the newest communities to implement Evidence2Success, a framework that combines public health and prevention science to help children and youth meet critical milestones. Read More
Event Highlights Results From New York City’s Close to Home Initiative President and CEO Patrick McCarthy recently spoke about how youth prisons fail kids — and how New York City’s Close to Home initiative serves as a model for juvenile justice systems across the country. Read More
Food Banks Demonstrate the Power of Community Engagement for Results Just over a year since adopting Results Count practices, two food banks on opposite sides of the country have used the Casey Foundation approach to further focus and improve their strategies. Read More
Apply for the 2018 Atlanta Community Investment Fund The Casey Foundation’s Community Investment Fund (CIF) is offering residents in several Southwest Atlanta communities a shot at receiving small grants that offer a big opportunity for lasting community change. Read More
Young Adults, College Paths and Race: What the Data Say The rate of young adults attending or completing college — 49% in 2016 — is on the rise. Despite this statistic trending in the right direction, deep racial and ethnic disparities persist along the pathway to a college degree. Read More
Helping Working Community College Students Succeed Community colleges have a powerful role to play in helping students who are struggling to pay for school while also working to support their families. A new report, which checks in on the first two years of the Working Students Success Network, examines the impact of bundling services to better support these students and their success. Read More
Report: Entrepreneurship is Key to Building Wealth for Black Atlantans Reinvesting in Atlanta’s African-American entrepreneurs can serve as a pathway to building community wealth, according to a new report from Prosperity Now, a nonprofit dedicated to building wealth for those in need. Read More
Residents, Partners, Casey Foundation Celebrate Groundbreaking for Atlanta's Pittsburgh Yards Residents and development partners reached a much-anticipated milestone today with the groundbreaking celebration for Pittsburgh Yards™, a unique mixed-use project expressly aimed at improving the lives of people in Atlanta’s Pittsburgh neighborhood and the surrounding Southside communities. Read More
