Push to Strengthen Black Entrepreneurship in Atlanta Receives $1 Million Boost The Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative received $1M to boost Black entrepreneurship in Atlanta and help close the racial wealth gap — with Casey support. Read More
New Resource Aims to Align Terms and Concepts Related to Adolescent Development Child Trends has launched an online resource offering science-based definitions for terms and concepts related to adolescent development. 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
Casey Makes Trove of Data on Foster Care Experiences Available to Researchers Data from the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative is available to select researchers. Apply to access data on youth in foster care. Read More
Evaluation Finds Casey Effort to Enhance Child Welfare Investigative Decision Making is on the Right Track On the Frontline helps child welfare staff make better decisions, with insights from two counties in Ohio and Colorado since 2015. Read more. Read More
Workforce Strategies Shift to Serve Young People During Crisis Workforce programs are shifting to help young people gain skills for jobs and careers during the pandemic and economic downturn. See local examples. 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
Strengthening Relationships Between Funders and Grantees in Support of Families During this webinar, learn about practices that strengthen relationships among grant makers, community organizers and other nonprofit leaders. Read More
The Foundation Awards Over $850,000 in Grants to Summer Programs for Baltimore Kids and Youth The Casey Foundation has awarded grants to 43 local nonprofits through its Baltimore Direct Services Grants (BDSG) program, amounting to a combined $860,000 that will support summer activities and programs for hundreds of Baltimore City’s young people in 2016. Read More
Opportunity Zones: Incentivizing Investment in Low-Income Neighborhoods Charles Rutheiser, Casey Foundation senior associate, talks Opportunity Zones — and how they can evolve with the help of a federal tax incentive program. Read More
