Celebrating Youth Apprenticeship Week Resources and data spotlight the benefits of apprenticeship for both young workers and employers. Learn more. Read More
Two Social Justice Champions Receive Bimel Award The Annie E. Casey Foundation has named Lynn Ausley, a member of the Juvenile Court Family Council in Pierce County, Washington, and Frankie Guzman, director of the California Youth Justice Initiative at the National Center for Youth Law, as its 2019 Natalie S. Bimel Award recipients. Read More
Call for Nominations for 2019 JDAI Awards The Foundation is seeking nominations for five national awards that acknowledge those who have made extraordinary contributions to juvenile justice reform. Read More
Mental Health and Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Youth Stereotypes harm the mental health of Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander youth. See the data on this growing crisis. Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Children Are Not a Monolith Asian and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Child Poverty and Economic Well-Being Education and the Model Minority Myth Mental Health and Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Youth The Adverse Effects of Racial Discrimination on Asian American Kids Read More
Report: Youth in Foster Care Need Family, Not Just Skills for Independence A new report, funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, tells what states and child welfare agencies can do to help teens thrive upon leaving foster care. It describes the beneficial role that a supportive adult can play — and places the need for family on par with a young person’s developmental and practical needs. Read More
Minnesota in Focus: The KIDS COUNT Chart-topper Talks Success For the second year in a row, Minnesota topped the nation’s KIDS COUNT Index for overall child well-being. The state also captured top-10 spots — No. 1 in health; No. 3 in economic well-being; No. 6 in education and No. 4 in family and community. Read More
Video Series Helps Organizations Learn to Build Evidence in Five Steps The Casey Foundation supported Child Trends to produce Building Evidence for Effective Programs, a video series that outlines the evidence-building process for nonprofit organizations. The series presents an easy-to-follow guide with five key steps to building evidence of effectiveness. Read More
Pima County Reforming Juvenile Justice With Casey-Sponsored Training Juvenile justice stakeholders in Pima County, Arizona, have completed the Re-Imagining Juvenile Justice training, and participants are now rethinking the way they approach their work. Read More
Lessons From the Field: Evaluating a Two-Generation Approach to Breaking the Cycle of Poverty The difficult work of delivering integrated services to low-income families has gained some essential guideposts. The source? A newly published evaluation of Casey’s Family Economic Success - Early Childhood Education (FES-ECE) initiative. Read More
Equity-Focused Leadership Program in Atlanta Continues to Strengthen Neighborhoods An equity-focused leadership program in Atlanta has created a network of residents who continue to strengthen local neighborhoods. Read More