Policy Report Explores Youth and Work A 2012 KIDS COUNT report found 6.5 million U.S. youth were not in school or work, facing underemployment and lacking needed 21st century job skills. Read More
Leaders Commit to Young Workers’ Success at Maryland Business Summit The Maryland Business Summit brought together over 150 leaders to explore strategies for addressing workforce gaps. Read about the convening. Read More
New Initiative Harnesses Higher Ed’s Role in Strengthening Local Communities Schools across the United States have joined the new Higher Education Anchor Mission Initiative — a Casey-funded effort to help colleges and universities harness their capacity to strengthen their local communities. Read More
Casey Selects 15 Sites to Train Juvenile Justice Frontline Staff Casey chose 15 agencies for its first RJJ Institute to expand training for staff working with youth in the juvenile justice system. Learn more. Read More
What’s Standing in the Way of Evidence-Based Programs? Evidence-based programs could play a real game-changing role for child and family programs if the dissemination of such programs reached a larger segment of the population. A new report examines the lack of dissemination and offers recommendations. Read More
The Community Investment Fund: Inspiring Innovative Resident-Led Change Something special is happening in Atlanta’s Neighborhood Planning Unit V. Each year, people who live or work in the neighborhood can apply to receive small grants through Casey's Community Investment Fund. The goal? Promoting community-driven change by empowering residents to tackle common neighborhood challenges. Read More
La 25ª Edición del Libro de Datos KIDS COUNT Destaca las Mejoras Desde 1990 Los cambios en políticas nacionales y estatales han resultado en cambios positivos para los niños desde el primer Libro de Datos en 1990, sin embargo más niños viven en áreas de alta pobreza y familias monoparentales ahora, según el reporte sobre el bienestar de los niños de la Fundación en 2014. Read More
One in Five American Kids Speak a Language Other Than English at Home In the United States, one in five children — nearly 12 million kids total — speak a language other than English at home, which research shows is beneficial for children. Read More
Jim Casey Initiative Names Young Fellows From 12 States The Annie E. Casey Foundation recently named 12 new Jim Casey Young Fellows, who will be trained in leadership and advocacy skills to help inform the philanthropy's efforts to improve outcomes for youth transitioning from foster care to adulthood. Read More
Early Childhood Leaders Benefit From Results-Based Accountability A recent report by the New Venture Fund examines the importance of leadership development in the area of early childhood education and the impact private programs like the Casey Foundation's results-based leadership development approach could have on the field. The subject of quality leadership has been on Casey's radar for quite some time. Read More
