The Center for Working Families: Multiple Pathways to Opportunity and Careers The Center for Working Families Inc. uses a unique, customized-coaching approach while providing support services that meet the needs of NPU-V families and move them along a path toward economic success. The center has developed three distinct pathways to that end: the Moving to Work, Moving to Wealth and Moving to Entrepreneurship. Read More
20th-Anniversary Children and Family Fellowship Class Announced Sixteen children and family services leaders will work toward community and system reform. Read More
Reflecting on 25 Years of the KIDS COUNT Data Book: Rethinking Public Services (1993) To mark the 25th anniversary of our KIDS COUNT initiative, this is the first in a series of articles chronicling how selected themes of the KIDS COUNT Data Book helped define a generation of work at the Casey Foundation and shape the field. Read More
Work, Income and the American Family Three years ago, the unemployment rate among U.S. parents hit a post-recession low of 4%, and this statistic has held steady ever since. Read More
Dan Cardinali on Big Bets, Supporting Democracy and Driving Impact In this episode of CaseyCast, Casey Foundation President and CEO Lisa Hamilton interviews Independent Sector President and CEO Dan Cardinali. Their conversation covers the nonprofit sector and explores how it can and is driving change for the public good. Read More
Push to Strengthen Black Entrepreneurship in Atlanta Receives $1 Million Boost The Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative (AWBI) has received a $1 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. This investment — coupled with support from Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Kendeda Fund — will advance the initiative’s efforts to bolster African-American entrepreneurship in Atlanta while also closing the city’s racial wealth gap. Read More
Healthy Recreational Opportunities in NPU-V Working with the community and public and private partners, the Atlanta Civic Site fostered the revitalization of a neighborhood park and community center in the city's Neighborhood Planning Unit V. Read More
Improving Local Data and Decision Making With Youth Surveys A report stresses the importance of using local youth survey data when creating or investing in programs for young people. Learn why this data is critical. Read More
Experts Talk Developing a Model for Extended Foster Care and Re-Entry Policies The final webinar in a six-part series explores key components of a youth-engaging extended foster care system, includng model programs, policies in various states and reform plans. Read More
Former Youth Council Leader Wins 2021 Reebok Human Rights Award Hernán Carvente-Martinez, a social entrepreneur and a founding member of Casey’s youth advisory council on juvenile justice, has received a 2021 Reebok Human Rights Award. Read More